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Resveratrol
Resveratrol, of course, is somewhat famous as the substance in red wine that is widely believed to be able to retard aging and promote longevity. There are various hypotheses as to how it might do this, and several may turn out to be correct, as they...
Two scoops please. Arctic Ice is melting, too!
Related to yesterday's post, The North Pole is melting, too. This is very said. I hope there's enough of it left to celebrate International Polar Year until March 2009, when it ends. If you thought those heart-breaking pictures of the polar bears swimming...
Adiponectin
As we noted in this article back in July, there are several hormones and neurotransmitters that have noteworthy effects on appetite and eating behavior, and as a result are of much interest with respect to weight gain (or loss) and obesity. The two mentioned...
Antarctic Ice: hurry up and get a scoop before it's gone!
2007 is International Polar Year celebrating the beautiful, complex, and woefully not-fully comprehended ecosystem of the the Poles. But unfortunately our planet's largest continent and most frozen land mass is loosing its character. Antarctic snow...
Beyond Einstein redux
You may recall a rather detailed discussion last November of NASA's Beyond Einstein program back here. In a nutshell, NASA was looking at a number of very interesting space missions related to astrophysics and cosmology. But because of the foolish emphasis...
Study Lights Up The Political Brain
Since we've been looking at political science a bit recently (here and here), perhaps a little more might not be out of order. One interesting thing about the studies discussed so far is that they rely largely on experimental techniques of classical...
More Cute Stuff
Okay, I like small rodents - microtines to be exact. Why? Well, because I've worked with them for nearly ten years. So, I couldn't help but share this with you all - the British Vole Appreciation Society. I've worked with meadow voles and prairie voles,...
Petascale computing and beyond
National Science Board Approves Funds For Petascale Computing SystemsToday [Aug. 14, 2007] the National Science Board (NSB) approved a resolution authorizing the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund the acquisition and deployment of the world's...
Readings, 12 September 2007
#editor {color: #00b000}Today's edition deals with psychology and neuroscienceThe text following each item is quoted material, except for editorial comments, which are in color.Lobes of SteelScientists have suspected for decades that exercise, particularly...
Urban Wildlife Watch - Coyotes
Coyotes conjure up a lot of different images: Wil E Coyote of Looney Toons or evil bandits that attack sheep and other livestock. But the Coyote, scientific name Canis latrans, are a mixed bag. We typically think of predators species like coyotes as...
Political affiliation could be all in the brain
For a long time I've felt that political science is just a branch of psychopathology. Now it appears that technology is approaching the point that political science can be studied by techniques of neuroscience:Political affiliation could be all in the...
Cool science articles I wanted to share
Okay, these are some really cool science articles - about everything from hunting eels to mental health, to environmentalism.Check them out!Moray eelsDiversity & the U.S. Environmentalism MovementThe Cause & Cure of Nail bitingSchizophrenia Genes...
Readings, 8 September 2007
#editor {color: #00b000}Today's edition deals with physics and mathematics.The text following each item is quoted material, except for editorial comments, which are in color.StringscapeIn its near 40-year history, string theory has gone from a theory...
Memory and long-term potentiation
To begin with, we have an in-depth series of four recent articles by Terry McDermott of the Los Angeles Times on Gary Lynch and his work on the neurobiology of memory. In spite of some minor criticisms, it's as heroic a piece of exposition as one will...
Stellar Siblings in Serpens South
Stellar Siblings in Serpens South (8/8/07)This Spitzer Space Telescope photograph shows the Serpens South star cluster – a relatively dense group of 50 young stars, 35 of which are protostars just beginning to form. Tints of green in the image represent...
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