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RSS feeds from Science Blogs- Ask Dr. Isis - Do I Submit An Abstract Without My PI? [On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess] November 14, 2009 Isis the Scientist none@example.com
- South African wildlife - Tyson the leopard [Not Exactly Rocket Science] November 14, 2009 Ed Yong none@example.com
- Today's Mystery Bird for you to Identify [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)] November 14, 2009tags: birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] photographed at Atherton, Queensland, Australia. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Steve Duncan, 26 August 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200 w/ Nikkor 300mm f/4 & TC17E. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Read the rest of this post... | Read the c […]"GrrlScientist" none@example.com
- My visit to Purdue [Pharyngula] November 14, 2009Jen has the full account, complete with a video, of my talk. I was a rude boy. Right now, I'm in Bloomington, at the "Current Frontiers in Evolution, Development and Genomics" conference. I gave the keynote last night — which means I am now free to sit back and simply enjoy the meeting without fretting over a silly talk any more. I think […]PZ Myers none@example.com
- Photo of the Day #763: Silvered leaf monkeys [Laelaps] November 14, 2009A group of silvered leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus cristatus), photographed at the Bronx Zoo. Read the comments on this post...Brian Switek none@example.com
- 300,000 Birds [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)] November 14, 2009tags: birds, flock behavior, denmark, wildlife, wow, streaming video This astonishing video from Denmark documents a flock of 300,000 birds in flight. I've seen flocks of as many as a million (or more) shorebirds in flight, but despite that, the sight never ceases to amaze me. For example, how do birds fly at such high speeds in such close quarters, cha […]"GrrlScientist" none@example.com
- Animal Research Resources from the American Physiological Society [On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess] November 13, 2009According to the APS: We have a new FAQ on animal research--great for education & outreach efforts. Download the PDF, order hard copies, or donate for outreach efforts here. Check it out. Read the comments on this post...Isis the Scientist none@example.com
- The Physics of Touching your Toes! [Starts With A Bang] November 13, 2009Can you touch your toes? Seems like an easy thing to do for those of us who have the flexibility. Now, here's the challenge. Stand with your back and your heels pressed up against a wall, and now try to touch your toes. You can't do it! Not without putting your hands down on the floor, you can't. There's a super-simple reason for this: ce […]Ethan Siegel none@example.com
- Genetics in Advertising FAIL? [On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess] November 13, 2009 Isis the Scientist none@example.com
- Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection XVIII: The End is Near [Evolution for Everyone] November 13, 2009August 22, 2009. I am at the annual meeting of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) in Turin, Italy. Twelve hundred evolutionists have gathered to strut their stuff and party over a five-day period. I'm here to speak at a symposium on levels of selection that is being held on the first day. The symposium is one of six held concurrently a […]David Sloan Wilson none@example.com
