I've been busting my hump - with life, the Carnival (what fun), the dissertation (I know the numbers aren't moving but I'm working). I realize I needed a little bit of peace.Enjoy.This is also my first time participating in Watery Wednesd...
Diversity in Science #1: Black History Month Celebration
Welcome the Inaugural Edition of Diversity in Science Carnival! This carnival celebrates the people of science and engineering – those who innovate, invent, research, teach, and reach out. This Blog Carnival tells the stories of achievement and perseverance....
Exceptionally deep view of strange galaxy
Exceptionally deep view of strange galaxy (2/5/09)A spectacular new image of an unusual spiral galaxy in the Coma Galaxy Cluster has been created from data taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. It reveals fine...
Book Review: Animal Tracks & Signs
For all of my loyally readers who love the blog and have wished you could take it along with you when you were exploring outside, I have the perfect field guide for you! Animal Tracks & Signs Author: Jinny JohnsonPublished by National GeographicAnimal...
What are mirror neurons good for?
Last week I noted that there have been some serious questions raised in a paper by Gregory Hickok about the "mirror neuron theory of action understanding".I've now read the paper, and there's a lot that could be said on the topic.But first, what's the...
Charles Henry Turner: Animal Behavior Scientist
Charles Turner was born in 1867 to newly freed slaves. He was raised and schooled in Cincinnati, Ohio. In fact he earned his undergraduate degree (B.S.) and graduate degree (M.S.) from the University of Cincinnati. In 1907 he earned his Ph.D. in Zoology...
Wordless Wednesday: Wonder Up Yonder
This week’s Thematic Photographic 36 - is Up – another perspective challenge - photos taken of things up above and towards the sky. This is another popular perspective for me because of trees and animals that live in them. Here are a few samples. A...
Black & Brown Faces in America's Wild Places - A Picture Book.
Okay, I dropped the ball on Monday Book Reviews. I am very sorry about this. Travel and conferences can take it out of me....And I know that Dissertation Progress Meter hadn't moved much and my deadline is less than 48 hours away. Watch how busy I will...
Gut feelings may actually reflect reliable memories
We've had a bit of discussion of "gut feelings" recently. See here, here.I've thought for a long time that one explanation of "intuition" and "gut feelings" when applied to dealing with a particular issue or problem is that we have dealt with a similar...
Problems for the mirror neuron theory of action understanding
This is a heads-up for people who have been assuming that mirror neurons – which have been most thoroughly studied in monkeys rather than humans – play an important role in the ability of humans to "understand" the actions of others. (It's kind of hard...
Recaps from the AAAS Conference
Interacting with other scientists is one of the best parts of attending conferences like these. With this being such a large multi-discipline conference, I'm meeting scientists, engineers and educators of every type.In fact, I bumped into fellow science...
Largest General Science Conference Meets in Chicago
This weekend (February 12 -16, 2009) I am in Chicago attending the annual meeting of The American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS publishes the magazine Science and is the world’s largest general science conference. Thousands of...
Charles Darwin was a Naturalist, Just Like You!
Today is the 200th Anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and I am at the world’s largest scientific conference, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Chicago, Illinois. Everyone here is very excited about this landmark with...
Wordless Wednesday: Beauty Down Below
This week’s Thematic Photographic 35 - is Down – a perspective challenge - photos taken of things on the ground or looking down or near the ground. I actually take many of my nature photos from this perspective because that’s where the subjects are...
The George Washington Carver Exhibit at the Missouri History Museum
Last year for Memorial Day I was in Chicago. There were signs everywhere advertising an upcoming exhibit about George Washington Carver, quite arguably, the father of African-American Science. Though I visited Chicago a few more times over the summer...
Book Review: Bees
Title: Bees of the Animals Animals SeriesAuthor: Judith Jango-CohenPublisher: Marshall CavendishThis book describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of bees. It is a perfect addition to your classroom or home school animal series...
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