May 2011
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Have we achieved our scientific and engineering... →
jlvernonphd:
The future still has much to offer.
Inspired by jtotheizzoe’s tweet:
1994 feature about “tablet news readers” hits pretty much 99% of our digital life right on the head http://youtu.be/JBEtPQDQNcI
which features a video of things to come as based on 1994 expectations:
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WatchTo infinity, and beyond!! No, really …
via Voyager: Humanity’s Farthest Journey
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WatchTime for your Friday dose of wow. Soothing timelapse of the North American night sky over South Dakota.
HD, full screen, you know the drill.
Orion: The Beauty of South Dakota Nights in Time Lapse
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NASA reports launch of STS-134 has been postponed... →
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NIH Wins Appeal of Stem Cell Injunction →
This decision reverses last year’s injunction of NIH’s hESC funding policies, ensuring (for the time being) that hESC funding and research will continue. The so-called Dickey-Wicker amendment, the basis for the original lawsuit and probably the silliest amendment name ever, was ambiguous and did not expressly prohibit ESC research.
So basically, this is a victory for US stem cell...
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WatchEndeavour heads to the ISS to deliver the last piece of the research station today. STS-134, its final voyage. Video courtesy of NASA-TV
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Genetic Disease and Royal Weddings
It’s no secret that descendants of Queen Victoria are at risk for a genetic blood disorder, the result of royal inbreeding in a small and highly related mating population.
So, since some fresh genes are joining the family today (Kate Middleton), here’s the case for and against royal inbreeding, genetic-style.
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Fukushima update: TEPCO delays plans to submerge... →
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WatchReady to be grossed out in an awesome way? Watch these carpet beetle larvae devour a dead frog in a time-lapse video chronicling three beetle life cycles. It takes a village …
iwrite89-deactivated20121021 asked: Is that really you in your little pic thing?
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Little-known fact: The shuttle Endeavour is spelled all screwy and British-like (or normal, and British-like, depending on your perspective), as an homage to Capt. James Cook’s ship that took him to the South Pacific.
It’s final launch is scheduled for 3:47 PM EST, tomorrow. Stream it live on NASA TV.
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nbcnightlynews:
What we’re following:
- Simple checklist may spot signs of autism by age 1
BUT WAIT! They haven’t had their MMR vaccine at age 1! How will they have caught teh autismz!?!
In all seriousness, early detection is an awesome plan for every disease disorder, but efforts like this run the risk of hyping borderline symptoms, freaking out parents who are already terrified...
slightly-abducted asked: Where on earth did you get that epic 'Scientist' t-shirt?? I must obtain one to wear in the lab, just so people know! :)
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Scientific journal Cell gets royal wedding fever,...
From Ivan Oransky’s Retraction Watch blog, I give you the result of what happens when a respected journal like Cell tries to frame their best papers of the week a la Royal Wedding:
Below, find a few choice excerpts:
Although few can relate to William’s particular challenge of searching for a future bride amidst such an overwhelming number of would-be princesses, his problem was...
Hey, who's that guy over there?
A little while back, someone asked me about my Tumblr avatar, that weird-looking dog over there. It’s obviously not very “science-y”, so what’s the deal?
Truth is, when I started my Tumblr a year ago, I knew I would be interested in science news and science outreach, but I didn’t realize how many people would be so excited to hear about it. I found that picture...
therodentqueen asked: Hey there! I just read the question you answered about science journalism and how difficult it is to write for the masses. I was wondering if you've ever read anything by Mary Roach, a journalist who has written several popular science books. The one book that I've read, Stiff, hardly goes into textbook-like detail, yet she obviously does an incredible amount of research and is...
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A glimpse under the rim – the composition of... →
Research paper title of the day.
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aamberrae asked: Does it bother you as much as it bothers me that just about everything intelligent people say these days has to be dumbed down so the majority of the population will be able to grasp some meaning? I've seen the CDC do it and it drives me nuts!!
And happy tumblr-versary!
And happy tumblr-versary!
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The science of sex on Tumblr. Sounds like Thursday to me!
newsweek:
Your tumblr is hosting a live chat RIGHT NOW about what the largest sex study in history reveals about human desire. Join her and the scientists behind the study for a half-hour. (You can log-in anonymously!)
<a...
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intranaut replied to your post: intranaut replied to your post: Just throwing this…
Right, then our first step is to make a documentary about… what is it you research? And then appeal to the wonder it makes you feel and make that accessible to scientific laypeople. And then we have Sagan/Bill Nye 2.0
Nah, it doesn’t have to be about what I study, I’ll talk about anything...
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intranaut replied to your post: Just throwing this out there, is Carl Sagan…
We’ve got to reproduce this effect with more scientists! I move that the next meme/popular scientist is Feynmann!
More scientists? Hey, I’m a scientist, can I volunteer to be the next Sagan or Feynmann? Let’s get on this, people.
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Happy one year Tumblr-versary to me! Yeeeaaaahhhhhhhhh!
One of the best decisions I ever made. Thanks for everyone for following and your love for science and science news. I absolutely love bringing them to you. And now the day of celebration begins …
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katelin-is-your-champion-deacti asked: okay... every time you post dual pictures (anything with 2 images L to R) i automatically think it's a stereogram. my instinct is to get excited and cross my eyes. i look like an idiot child hopped up on crack cocaine. thank you.
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Warmer oceans release CO2 faster than thought →
New Scientist reports that the release of CO2 from deep oceans, as will be the case with a warming Earth, is likely to happen much faster than anticipated. It could start as soon as 200 years from now, instead of the original estimates of 500-1000 years.
Not like we needed another ticking time bomb in terms of the environment or anything.
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WatchUnderstanding the Large Hadron Collider with Lisa Randall, physicist, Harvard University
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Grad students eat less hot wings if you leave the... →
At an all-you-can eat buffet in a sports bar, it was tested whether people would eat less if they knew how much they had already eaten. 50 graduate students (34 women; M age = 24.1 yr.) were seated at 21 tables randomly assigned to be bussed (leftover wings removed) or unbussed (wings left on table). The 31 students at the bussed tables ate more than those at the unbussed tables (7 wings vs. 5.5...
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Just throwing this out there, is Carl Sagan becoming the new “cat videos” of Tumblr?
That damned genius is everywhere, no? I’m not complaining, though. More, more, more!
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