This just in from the "It's warmer in the sun" school of science.
Spanking Found To Have Negative Effects On Low-income Toddlers
ScienceDaily (Sep. 15, 2009) — A new longitudinal study that looks at how low-income parents discipline their young children has found that spanking 1-year-olds leads to more aggressive behaviors and less sophisticated cognitive development in the next two years. Verbal punishment is not associated with such effects, especially when it is accompanied by emotional support from moms. In addition, 1-year-olds' fussiness predicted spanking and verbal punishment at ages 1, 2, and 3.
The study, which explored whether mothers' behaviors lead to problematic behavior in children, whether children's challenging behaviors elicit harsher discipline, or both, appears in the September/October 2009 issue of the journal Child Development. It was conducted by researchers at Duke University, the University of Missouri-Columbia, the University of South Carolina, Columbia University, Harvard University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Making Science More Better For You 08/18/09
You mean there's a comet with donuts? Or maybe beer?
Comet Contains One of Life’s Precursors (Wired Science))
Scientists have discovered the amino acid glycine, a critical component of all living things, hiding in samples from the comet Wild 2.
It’s the first time an amino acid has been found inside a comet, and NASA scientists say the discovery supports the theory that some of the ingredients necessary for life originated in space and traveled to Earth by comet or meteorite.
“If you’re seeing amino acids in comets, then that really gives credence to the idea that the basic componenets of life are going to be widespread throughout the universe,” said planetary biologist Max Bernstein of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, who was not involved in the research. “It’s one thing for me to do it in the lab and say it should be so, but it’s another thing for somebody to actually measure it.”
Glycine was isolated from tiny samples of material collected from Wild 2 in 2004 by the NASA spacecraft Stardust. As the spacecraft flew through dense clouds of gas and dust surrounding the comet’s nucleus, a container of aerogel trapped particles from the comet. Since the aerogel capsule was parachuted to Earth in 2006, scientists have been racing to analyze the contents of the collected samples. Although preliminary reports indicated traces of glycine in the aerogel, researchers didn’t have enough aerogel sample to determine whether the amino acid was an Earthly contaminant or had truly come from space.
To get enough glycine for their analysis, the scientists actually analyzed the aluminum foil that lined the inside of the aerogel collection grid. Volatile gas particles had diffused through the aerogel and gotten stuck to the foil — but even the foil provided only a half a nanamole of glycine to work with, and it took the researchers two years to confirm that the glycine had extraterrestrial origins.
“What we did was look at the carbon isotopes,” said NASA scientist Jamie Elsila, who presented the work Sunday at the American Chemical Society meeting in Washington D.C. “The stuff on the Earth has a special signature, and the extraterrestrial signature is very different. When we looked at glycine and measured its carbon signature, we saw that it’s in the extraterrestrial range.”
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Making Science More Better For You On 07/28/09
Yeah, you try to explain causality to a headline writer. Go on, try it.
Blue M&Ms linked to reducing spine injury
(CNN) -- The same blue food dye found in M&Ms and Gatorade could be used to reduce damage caused by spine injuries, offering a better chance of recovery, according to new research.
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that when they injected the compound Brilliant Blue G (BBG) into rats suffering spinal cord injuries, the rodents were able to walk again, albeit with a limp.
The only side effect was that the treated mice temporarily turned blue.
So, we guess that what we always heard about the green ones was true
Monday, July 27, 2009
Making Science More Better For You 07/27/09
Back from a long spring hiatus..let's go right to the headlines of the day
Cops mace berserk groundhog after it tries to attack them (the Obscure Store)
This raises so many issues. How does one know when a groundhog has gone beserk? And are they really better with mace, as a opposed to sage or thyme?Canary-fighting resulsts in 19 arrests. (CNN)
We can only guess that somebody sang....
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 04/14/09
Would that include prehistoric trash and prehistoric peanut butter?
Prehistoric Bears Ate Everything And Anything, Just Like Modern Cousins
ScienceDaily (Apr. 13, 2009) — By comparing the craniodental morphology of modern bear species to that of two extinct species, researchers from the University of Málaga have discovered that the expired plantigrades were not so different from their current counterparts. The cave bear, regarded as the great herbivore of the carnivores, was actually more omnivorous than first thought.
The short-faced bear, a hypercarnivore, also ate plants depending on their availability. The work offers key insights into the evolution of the carnivore niches during the Ice Age.
The team of palaeontologists have reconstructed the trophic ecology, or eating habits, of two extinct bear species that lived during the Pleistocene (between 2.59 million and 12,000 years ago): the short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) of North America and the cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) of Europe. The morphometric analysis carried out on the eight bear species in existence today has confirmed that prehistoric bears were not fussy eaters.
'Knowing what the extinct bears ate is of utmost relevance to finding out about the evolution of carnivore niches in the Pleistocene when climatic conditions were changing', explains Borja Figueirido, lead author of the study and researcher for the Ecology and Geology Department of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Málaga. Scientists have discovered that, even at that time, bears were 'great opportunists' thanks to their morphological and ecological flexibility.
Trophic ecology and morphological flexibility. Yeah Dude, break me off some of that.
Prehistoric Bears Ate Everything And Anything, Just Like Modern Cousins
ScienceDaily (Apr. 13, 2009) — By comparing the craniodental morphology of modern bear species to that of two extinct species, researchers from the University of Málaga have discovered that the expired plantigrades were not so different from their current counterparts. The cave bear, regarded as the great herbivore of the carnivores, was actually more omnivorous than first thought.
The short-faced bear, a hypercarnivore, also ate plants depending on their availability. The work offers key insights into the evolution of the carnivore niches during the Ice Age.
The team of palaeontologists have reconstructed the trophic ecology, or eating habits, of two extinct bear species that lived during the Pleistocene (between 2.59 million and 12,000 years ago): the short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) of North America and the cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) of Europe. The morphometric analysis carried out on the eight bear species in existence today has confirmed that prehistoric bears were not fussy eaters.
'Knowing what the extinct bears ate is of utmost relevance to finding out about the evolution of carnivore niches in the Pleistocene when climatic conditions were changing', explains Borja Figueirido, lead author of the study and researcher for the Ecology and Geology Department of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Málaga. Scientists have discovered that, even at that time, bears were 'great opportunists' thanks to their morphological and ecological flexibility.
Trophic ecology and morphological flexibility. Yeah Dude, break me off some of that.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 04/09/09
Headline of the day
Grandmother dies trying to stop sword fight (MSNBC)
Sadly, when you name one kid Darth and one kid Luke, this is what you get.
Grandmother dies trying to stop sword fight (MSNBC)
Sadly, when you name one kid Darth and one kid Luke, this is what you get.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 04/03/09
Dave, do these fiber optics make me look fat? What are you doing Dave?
Robot achieves scientific first
By Clive Cookson, Science Editor
Published: April 2 2009 19:17 | Last updated: April 2 2009 19:17
A laboratory robot called Adam has been hailed as the first machine in history to have discovered new scientific knowledge independently of its human creators.
Adam formed a hypothesis on the genetics of bakers’ yeast and carried out experiments to test its predictions, without intervention from its makers at Aberystwyth University.
Professor Ross King, the chief creator of Adam, said robots would not supplant human researchers but make their work more productive and interesting.
“Ultimately we hope to have teams of human and robot scientists working together in laboratories,” he said.
Adam is the result of a five-year collaboration between computer scientists and biologists at Aberystwyth and Cambridge universities.
The researchers endowed Adam with a huge database of yeast biology, automated hardware to carry out experiments, supplies of yeast cells and lab chemicals, and powerful artificial intelligence software.
Interesting. A robot achieves limited consciousness and the first thing it does is try to figure out how to make beer.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 03/27/09
Headlines of the day
What Separates Humans From Mice? Bigger, Faster Astrocytes In Brain. (Science Daily)
Gosh, we would have sworn it was the fact that Mickey only has three fingers.
ShamWow Guy Beats Up Cannibal Hooker (Gawker)
We all knew the whole "martini, bikini" bit would somehow go terribly wrong.
What Separates Humans From Mice? Bigger, Faster Astrocytes In Brain. (Science Daily)
Gosh, we would have sworn it was the fact that Mickey only has three fingers.
ShamWow Guy Beats Up Cannibal Hooker (Gawker)
We all knew the whole "martini, bikini" bit would somehow go terribly wrong.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 03/24/09
Headline of the day
Suicidal behavior may run in families (CNN)
Rather quickly, we assume.
Suicidal behavior may run in families (CNN)
Rather quickly, we assume.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 03/17/09
Another argument for keeping the drinking age just where it is
Young Dinosaurs Roamed Together, Died Together
ScienceDaily (Mar. 16, 2009) — A herd of young birdlike dinosaurs met their death on the muddy margins of a lake some 90 million years ago, according to a team of Chinese and American paleontologists that excavated the site in the Gobi Desert in western Inner The sudden death of the herd in a mud trap provides a rare snapshot of social behavior. Composed entirely of juveniles of a single species of ornithomimid dinosaur (Sinornithomimus dongi), the herd suggests that immature individuals were left to fend for themselves when adults were preoccupied with nesting or brooding.
"There were no adults or hatchlings," said Paul Sereno, professor at the University of Chicago and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. "These youngsters were roaming around on their own," remarked Tan Lin, from the Department of Land and Resources of Inner Mongolia.
They were probably headed back from the party over at the raptors.
So my parents send a balloon into the upper stratosphere and all I get are these lousy bacteria
Scientists find new bacteria species
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Indian scientists have discovered three new species of bacteria in Earth's upper stratosphere that are resistant to ultraviolet radiation, researchers said.
The bacteria do not match any species found on Earth. They were found in samples that scientists collected when they sent a balloon into the stratosphere, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said in a statement Monday.
That layer of the Earth receives heavy doses of ultraviolet radiation, enough to kill most organisms.
In their analyses of the retrieved samples, microbiologists detected 12 bacterial and six fungal colonies.
Of them, three bacterial colonies were new species, the ISRO said.
Indian scientists named one of them Janibacter hoylei, after astrophysicist Fred Hoyle.
"While the present study does not conclusively establish the extraterrestrial origin of microorganisms, it does provide positive encouragement to continue the work in our quest to explore the origin of life," the ISRO said.
Let's get this right. These are bacteria that don't match anything found here on earth and weren't killed by heavy doses of ultraviolet radiation and these guys are happy that they brought them back. They think this is a good idea. Really. These sound like the same people that liked Cloverfield.
Young Dinosaurs Roamed Together, Died Together
ScienceDaily (Mar. 16, 2009) — A herd of young birdlike dinosaurs met their death on the muddy margins of a lake some 90 million years ago, according to a team of Chinese and American paleontologists that excavated the site in the Gobi Desert in western Inner The sudden death of the herd in a mud trap provides a rare snapshot of social behavior. Composed entirely of juveniles of a single species of ornithomimid dinosaur (Sinornithomimus dongi), the herd suggests that immature individuals were left to fend for themselves when adults were preoccupied with nesting or brooding.
"There were no adults or hatchlings," said Paul Sereno, professor at the University of Chicago and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. "These youngsters were roaming around on their own," remarked Tan Lin, from the Department of Land and Resources of Inner Mongolia.
They were probably headed back from the party over at the raptors.
So my parents send a balloon into the upper stratosphere and all I get are these lousy bacteria
Scientists find new bacteria species
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Indian scientists have discovered three new species of bacteria in Earth's upper stratosphere that are resistant to ultraviolet radiation, researchers said.
The bacteria do not match any species found on Earth. They were found in samples that scientists collected when they sent a balloon into the stratosphere, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said in a statement Monday.
That layer of the Earth receives heavy doses of ultraviolet radiation, enough to kill most organisms.
In their analyses of the retrieved samples, microbiologists detected 12 bacterial and six fungal colonies.
Of them, three bacterial colonies were new species, the ISRO said.
Indian scientists named one of them Janibacter hoylei, after astrophysicist Fred Hoyle.
"While the present study does not conclusively establish the extraterrestrial origin of microorganisms, it does provide positive encouragement to continue the work in our quest to explore the origin of life," the ISRO said.
Let's get this right. These are bacteria that don't match anything found here on earth and weren't killed by heavy doses of ultraviolet radiation and these guys are happy that they brought them back. They think this is a good idea. Really. These sound like the same people that liked Cloverfield.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 03/04/09
Headline of the day
Male fish increasingly looking like ladies — but why? (MSNBC)
That's easy. Free drinks at happy hour.
Man: I'm not the first guy to put a cat into a big bong! (The Obscure Store/Romenesko)
Right, Da Vinci, Copernicus and U. S. Grant are all said to have had their cat in the bong period. Dr. Seuss too. In fact, you could come up with a kind of big bong theory......
Male fish increasingly looking like ladies — but why? (MSNBC)
That's easy. Free drinks at happy hour.
Man: I'm not the first guy to put a cat into a big bong! (The Obscure Store/Romenesko)
Right, Da Vinci, Copernicus and U. S. Grant are all said to have had their cat in the bong period. Dr. Seuss too. In fact, you could come up with a kind of big bong theory......
Friday, February 27, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 02/27/09
Headlines of the day
Octopus pulls plug, floods aquarium (CNN)
When octopi fish with M-80s....
Axl Rose says Slash is ‘a cancer’(MSNBC)
It's the nose ring, isn't it?
That Napoleonic code sure is different.
Woman answers ad for bird by offering kids as payment
(CNN) -- Trading two children for a bird landed three people in jail in Louisiana, authorities say.The biological mother, who was not involved in the alleged trade, is to be interviewed by authorities Friday. Investigators seek further details about a case that they say unfolded this way:
Paul and Brandy Romero advertised that they were selling their pet cockatoo for $1,500.
A woman named Donna Greenwell responded and said she wanted to buy the bird. Greenwell then told the Romeros that she was taking care of three children whose biological parents were going through a separation.
Greenwell proposed selling two of the couple's children to the Romeros for $2,000, saying that her job as a truck driver made it hard to take care of the children, said Capt. Keith Dupre of the Evangeline Parrish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana.
The parties allegedly negotiated a trade involving the two kids, the bird and $175.
An anonymous tipster contacted authorities after the children began living with the Romeros.
And that's how Bobby Jindal got elected...
Octopus pulls plug, floods aquarium (CNN)
When octopi fish with M-80s....
Axl Rose says Slash is ‘a cancer’(MSNBC)
It's the nose ring, isn't it?
That Napoleonic code sure is different.
Woman answers ad for bird by offering kids as payment
(CNN) -- Trading two children for a bird landed three people in jail in Louisiana, authorities say.The biological mother, who was not involved in the alleged trade, is to be interviewed by authorities Friday. Investigators seek further details about a case that they say unfolded this way:
Paul and Brandy Romero advertised that they were selling their pet cockatoo for $1,500.
A woman named Donna Greenwell responded and said she wanted to buy the bird. Greenwell then told the Romeros that she was taking care of three children whose biological parents were going through a separation.
Greenwell proposed selling two of the couple's children to the Romeros for $2,000, saying that her job as a truck driver made it hard to take care of the children, said Capt. Keith Dupre of the Evangeline Parrish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana.
The parties allegedly negotiated a trade involving the two kids, the bird and $175.
An anonymous tipster contacted authorities after the children began living with the Romeros.
And that's how Bobby Jindal got elected...
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 02/26/09
So a Frenchman, a German and four Russians climb into a small room...
Europe names crew for Mars 'mission' (Breitbart.com)
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Friday named a Frenchman and a German who will join four Russians in an innovative 105-day isolation experiment to test whether humans can one day fly to Mars.
From March 31, the six "crew" will be locked inside a special facility in Moscow that replicates conditions of a space trip to Mars.
The simulation will be followed by a 520-day experiment, starting later this year, that would last as long as a real mission to Mars.
The two Europeans are Oliver Knickel, 28, a mechanical engineer in the German army, and Cyrille Fournier, 40, a captain with Air France who flies A320 airliners, ESA said in a press release.
The distance between Earth and Mars varies between 55 million kilometres (34 million miles) and more than 400 million kms (250 million miles).
Using current rocket technology, a there-and-back trip to the Red Planet would take at least 18 months.
No Brit? Who's going to cook?
Europe names crew for Mars 'mission' (Breitbart.com)
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Friday named a Frenchman and a German who will join four Russians in an innovative 105-day isolation experiment to test whether humans can one day fly to Mars.
From March 31, the six "crew" will be locked inside a special facility in Moscow that replicates conditions of a space trip to Mars.
The simulation will be followed by a 520-day experiment, starting later this year, that would last as long as a real mission to Mars.
The two Europeans are Oliver Knickel, 28, a mechanical engineer in the German army, and Cyrille Fournier, 40, a captain with Air France who flies A320 airliners, ESA said in a press release.
The distance between Earth and Mars varies between 55 million kilometres (34 million miles) and more than 400 million kms (250 million miles).
Using current rocket technology, a there-and-back trip to the Red Planet would take at least 18 months.
No Brit? Who's going to cook?
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 02/24/09
Headlines of the day
Reward offered for arrest in theft of 10,000 pounds of pecans (El Paso Times.com)
Not for nuthin', but we just saw a tanker truck full of Karo syrup headed in that direction.
Fed chief: U.S. suffering 'severe contraction. (MSNBC)
You mean like can't, don't or won't? Or maybe you're going for more of a Lamaze hook.
NASA's global warming satellite falls to Earth (MSNBC)
We bet they were aiming for that big "X" on Al Gore's house.
Reward offered for arrest in theft of 10,000 pounds of pecans (El Paso Times.com)
Not for nuthin', but we just saw a tanker truck full of Karo syrup headed in that direction.
Fed chief: U.S. suffering 'severe contraction. (MSNBC)
You mean like can't, don't or won't? Or maybe you're going for more of a Lamaze hook.
NASA's global warming satellite falls to Earth (MSNBC)
We bet they were aiming for that big "X" on Al Gore's house.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 02/23/09
Headine of the day
Nude man Tasered going to Bay City church (MLIVE.com)
Consider how the lilies grow. They don't work or spin yarn, but I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. Luke 12:27
And that's when Mae West said, "Are you happy to see me or is that a stamen your pocket?
Nude man Tasered going to Bay City church (MLIVE.com)
Consider how the lilies grow. They don't work or spin yarn, but I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. Luke 12:27
And that's when Mae West said, "Are you happy to see me or is that a stamen your pocket?
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 02/18/09
Headline of the day
Indian boy marries dog to ward off tiger attacks (MSNBC)
And the dish ran away with the spoon. At least there's no monkey business.
Indian boy marries dog to ward off tiger attacks (MSNBC)
And the dish ran away with the spoon. At least there's no monkey business.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 02/17/09
Headlines of the day
Rampaging chimp was given Xanax for anxiety (MSNBC)
Why couldn't he stick to booze like the rest of us monkeys?
Pa. woman to stand trial for selling pierced cats (AP)
"I call this one Trent."
Rampaging chimp was given Xanax for anxiety (MSNBC)
Why couldn't he stick to booze like the rest of us monkeys?
Pa. woman to stand trial for selling pierced cats (AP)
"I call this one Trent."
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 02/11/09
Hey kids, who wants to see how we make musk?
Zoorotica program at Binder Park Zoo
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Chocolate and flowers are nice, but this Valentine's Day why not take your honey for a walk on the wild side?
"We're going to talk about animal reproduction, the different animals here at Binder Park Zoo and their little quirks, different things that get them going to help them reproduce," said Jenny Parnett of Binder Park Zoo. It's a Valentine's Day date that's sure to ruffle some feathers.
Binder Park Zoo says love birds are flocking to sign up for the Zoorotica program. From frolicking frogs to the love-lives of leopards, this will give you an intimate look at animal mating rituals.The R-rated show lets you go where no zoo guests have gone before.
Tickets are sold out, but there is a waiting list. Just call the zoo office to add your name.
You can call it science if you want to. We just think pimpin' is pimpin.
Zoorotica program at Binder Park Zoo
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Chocolate and flowers are nice, but this Valentine's Day why not take your honey for a walk on the wild side?
"We're going to talk about animal reproduction, the different animals here at Binder Park Zoo and their little quirks, different things that get them going to help them reproduce," said Jenny Parnett of Binder Park Zoo. It's a Valentine's Day date that's sure to ruffle some feathers.
Binder Park Zoo says love birds are flocking to sign up for the Zoorotica program. From frolicking frogs to the love-lives of leopards, this will give you an intimate look at animal mating rituals.The R-rated show lets you go where no zoo guests have gone before.
Tickets are sold out, but there is a waiting list. Just call the zoo office to add your name.
You can call it science if you want to. We just think pimpin' is pimpin.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 02/10/09
Headline of the day
Human hair found in prehistoric hyena poop (Discovery.com/MSNBC)
By Jennifer Viegas
Hairs that likely belonged to humans living 195,000 to 257,000 years ago in Africa have been identified in fossilized brown hyena dung, according to a new study that describes the first non-bony material in the early human fossil record.
Until now, the oldest known human hairs were from a 9,000-year-old Chinchorro mummy from Arica, northern Chile. This latest discovery, made at Gladysvale cave, South Africa, exceeds the mummy's age by about 200,000 years.
Clearly, prehistoric hyenas were no laughing matter.
Human hair found in prehistoric hyena poop (Discovery.com/MSNBC)
By Jennifer Viegas
Hairs that likely belonged to humans living 195,000 to 257,000 years ago in Africa have been identified in fossilized brown hyena dung, according to a new study that describes the first non-bony material in the early human fossil record.
Until now, the oldest known human hairs were from a 9,000-year-old Chinchorro mummy from Arica, northern Chile. This latest discovery, made at Gladysvale cave, South Africa, exceeds the mummy's age by about 200,000 years.
Clearly, prehistoric hyenas were no laughing matter.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 02/09/08
Science finds the secret of a hot kiss (Times On Line)
A meeting of lips can spark a chain of chemical changes that really turn your head
Jonathan Leake
IF you always thought you had a special chemistry with your loved one, you may finally have been proved right.
Researchers have found that a passionate kiss unleashes a complex chemical surge into the brain which makes a lover feel excited, happy or relaxed.
There is also speculation that this hormone release may be triggered directly by an exchange of sexually stimulating pheromones in the saliva.
“This study shows kissing is much more complex and causes hormonal changes and things we never thought occurred,” said Wendy Hill, professor of psychology at Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, in an interview.
We always thought the secret ingredients were lobster and bling.
A meeting of lips can spark a chain of chemical changes that really turn your head
Jonathan Leake
IF you always thought you had a special chemistry with your loved one, you may finally have been proved right.
Researchers have found that a passionate kiss unleashes a complex chemical surge into the brain which makes a lover feel excited, happy or relaxed.
There is also speculation that this hormone release may be triggered directly by an exchange of sexually stimulating pheromones in the saliva.
“This study shows kissing is much more complex and causes hormonal changes and things we never thought occurred,” said Wendy Hill, professor of psychology at Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, in an interview.
We always thought the secret ingredients were lobster and bling.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 02/06/09
Headline of the day
Couple loves cloned best friend (CNN)
That's only because he always picks up the check.
Bones of first theater critic unearthed
Origin Of Claws Seen In Fossil 390 Million Years Old
ScienceDaily (Feb. 6, 2009) — A missing link in the evolution of the front claw of living scorpions and horseshoe crabs was identified with the discovery of a 390 million-year-old fossil by researchers at Yale and the University of Bonn, Germany.
The specimen, named Schinderhannes bartelsi, was found fossilized in slate from a quarry near Bundenbach in Germany, a site that yields spectacularly durable pyrite-preserved fossils — findings collectively known as the Hunsrück Slate. The Hunsrück Slate has previously produced some of the most valuable clues to understanding the evolution of arthropods – including early shrimp-like forms, a scorpion and sea spiders as well as the ancient arthropods trilobites.
We bet the football team will be called "the fighting robots."
Singularity University Founded by NASA, Google
Google and NASA have partnered to create a school called
Singularity University Founded by NASA, Google
Singularity University. The school, to be headed by Ray Kurzweil, will prepare scientists and others to deal with the effects of technological change. Kurzweil will serve as Chancellor.
Ray Kurzweil is the author of The Singularity is Near, a somewhat controversial book that suggests, among other things, that by the middle of this century computers will outstrip humans and humans will be able to use genetics and nanotechnology to directly affect its own evolution, achieving a kind of physical immortality. The establishment of the Singularity University by a government agency, NASA, and a private company, Google, suggests a growing acceptance of Ray Kurzweil's ideas.
We also think the school cheer will be "John Connor Must Die."
Couple loves cloned best friend (CNN)
That's only because he always picks up the check.
Bones of first theater critic unearthed
Origin Of Claws Seen In Fossil 390 Million Years Old
ScienceDaily (Feb. 6, 2009) — A missing link in the evolution of the front claw of living scorpions and horseshoe crabs was identified with the discovery of a 390 million-year-old fossil by researchers at Yale and the University of Bonn, Germany.
The specimen, named Schinderhannes bartelsi, was found fossilized in slate from a quarry near Bundenbach in Germany, a site that yields spectacularly durable pyrite-preserved fossils — findings collectively known as the Hunsrück Slate. The Hunsrück Slate has previously produced some of the most valuable clues to understanding the evolution of arthropods – including early shrimp-like forms, a scorpion and sea spiders as well as the ancient arthropods trilobites.
We bet the football team will be called "the fighting robots."
Singularity University Founded by NASA, Google
Google and NASA have partnered to create a school called
Singularity University Founded by NASA, Google
Singularity University. The school, to be headed by Ray Kurzweil, will prepare scientists and others to deal with the effects of technological change. Kurzweil will serve as Chancellor.
Ray Kurzweil is the author of The Singularity is Near, a somewhat controversial book that suggests, among other things, that by the middle of this century computers will outstrip humans and humans will be able to use genetics and nanotechnology to directly affect its own evolution, achieving a kind of physical immortality. The establishment of the Singularity University by a government agency, NASA, and a private company, Google, suggests a growing acceptance of Ray Kurzweil's ideas.
We also think the school cheer will be "John Connor Must Die."
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 01/28/09
Today's headlines
Doc’s confession: We made up ‘cello scrotum’ (MSNBC)
They had no comment, however, on either ‘tambourine testicles’ or ‘bass balls.”
Doc’s confession: We made up ‘cello scrotum’ (MSNBC)
They had no comment, however, on either ‘tambourine testicles’ or ‘bass balls.”
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 01/27/09
Today's headlines
Blowfish testicles poison 7 diners in Japan (MSNBC)
Balls, you say. Fish balls? Oh so that's where they come from.
Researchers Explore What Contemporary Science Cannot Explain (Science Daily)
That should keep them busy for a week or two.
Dead athletes' brains show stunning damage (CNN)
Yo dude, they are dead after all.
Battling Addiction: Are 12 Steps Too Many? (Time)
Well, that all depends on what's in the fridge, doesn't it?
Quick, get under the cloak of invisibility
New Tactics To Tackle Bystander’s Role In Bullying
ScienceDaily (Jan. 27, 2009) — A new psychodynamic approach to bullying in schools has been successfully trialled by UCL (University College London) and US researchers. CAPSLE (Creating a Peaceful School Learning Environment) is a groundbreaking method focused more on the bystander, including the teacher, than on the bully or the victim.
The study, published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, shows that an easily implemented school-wide intervention focussing on empathy and power dynamics can reduce children’s experiences of aggression in school and improve classroom behaviour.
...a groundbreaking method focused more on the bystander, including the teacher, than on the bully or the victim.
They focused on the bystanders because the bystanders were too timid to tell the researchers to get lost.
…. CAPSLE made no attempt to focus on helping disturbed children individually or picking them out for treatment. It did not set explicit rules against bullying, nor did it advocate any special treatment for bullying children. Nevertheless, over time the study found that bullies came to be disempowered, initially complaining that the programme was boring and should be stopped until gradually the social system tended to recruit them into more helpful roles…..
No, but they did manage to get some grant money for the research, so it’s not like it was two years wasted. Plus, the thought boredom as an intervention technique that leads to "disempowerment "is really high concept—if only we knew what that meant.
gradually the social system tended to recruit them (bullies) into more helpful roles…..
Yeah, we’re sure they were real helpful. Hope the researchers realize that they're not getting their lunch money back, ever. Don't you just love it when somebody's therapy session gets dressed up as a groundbreaking study?
Blowfish testicles poison 7 diners in Japan (MSNBC)
Balls, you say. Fish balls? Oh so that's where they come from.
Researchers Explore What Contemporary Science Cannot Explain (Science Daily)
That should keep them busy for a week or two.
Dead athletes' brains show stunning damage (CNN)
Yo dude, they are dead after all.
Battling Addiction: Are 12 Steps Too Many? (Time)
Well, that all depends on what's in the fridge, doesn't it?
Quick, get under the cloak of invisibility
New Tactics To Tackle Bystander’s Role In Bullying
ScienceDaily (Jan. 27, 2009) — A new psychodynamic approach to bullying in schools has been successfully trialled by UCL (University College London) and US researchers. CAPSLE (Creating a Peaceful School Learning Environment) is a groundbreaking method focused more on the bystander, including the teacher, than on the bully or the victim.
The study, published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, shows that an easily implemented school-wide intervention focussing on empathy and power dynamics can reduce children’s experiences of aggression in school and improve classroom behaviour.
...a groundbreaking method focused more on the bystander, including the teacher, than on the bully or the victim.
They focused on the bystanders because the bystanders were too timid to tell the researchers to get lost.
…. CAPSLE made no attempt to focus on helping disturbed children individually or picking them out for treatment. It did not set explicit rules against bullying, nor did it advocate any special treatment for bullying children. Nevertheless, over time the study found that bullies came to be disempowered, initially complaining that the programme was boring and should be stopped until gradually the social system tended to recruit them into more helpful roles…..
No, but they did manage to get some grant money for the research, so it’s not like it was two years wasted. Plus, the thought boredom as an intervention technique that leads to "disempowerment "is really high concept—if only we knew what that meant.
gradually the social system tended to recruit them (bullies) into more helpful roles…..
Yeah, we’re sure they were real helpful. Hope the researchers realize that they're not getting their lunch money back, ever. Don't you just love it when somebody's therapy session gets dressed up as a groundbreaking study?
Monday, January 26, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 01/26/09
Headlines of the day
Goat starts fire; cat warns family (CNN)
The cheese stands alone.
Early farmers bred different coloured animals for their own amusement (Telegraph.co.uk)
More evidence of the early hemp economy.
Infidelity Produces Faster Sperm, Swedish Fish Study Finds (Science Daily)
Just in case you're thinking of having an affair with a Swedish fish.
No question, they’ve got you coming and going
Frequent Sex And Masturbation In 20s And 30s Linked To Higher Prostate Cancer, But Risks Diminish With Age
ScienceDaily (Jan. 26, 2009) — Men who are very sexually active in their twenties and thirties are more likely to develop prostate cancer, especially if they masturbate frequently, according to a study of more than 800 men.
However the UK research team also found that frequent sexual activity in a man’s forties appears to have little effect and even small levels of activity in a man’s fifties could offer protection from the disease. Most of the differences were attributed to masturbation rather than sexual intercourse.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars. Rather, like most things, it’s all in the wrist…ours or someone else’s.
Goat starts fire; cat warns family (CNN)
The cheese stands alone.
Early farmers bred different coloured animals for their own amusement (Telegraph.co.uk)
More evidence of the early hemp economy.
Infidelity Produces Faster Sperm, Swedish Fish Study Finds (Science Daily)
Just in case you're thinking of having an affair with a Swedish fish.
No question, they’ve got you coming and going
Frequent Sex And Masturbation In 20s And 30s Linked To Higher Prostate Cancer, But Risks Diminish With Age
ScienceDaily (Jan. 26, 2009) — Men who are very sexually active in their twenties and thirties are more likely to develop prostate cancer, especially if they masturbate frequently, according to a study of more than 800 men.
However the UK research team also found that frequent sexual activity in a man’s forties appears to have little effect and even small levels of activity in a man’s fifties could offer protection from the disease. Most of the differences were attributed to masturbation rather than sexual intercourse.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars. Rather, like most things, it’s all in the wrist…ours or someone else’s.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Making Science More Better For You on 01/07/09
New Year/New Headlines/Same Old Humans
'Jealous wife' charged after fatal genitals fire (MSNBC)
She said she just wanted to burn his penis so it would belong to her and no one else. Just as well. He probably didn't have much use for it anymore.
Police: Angry Ohio boy, 4, shoots baby sitter (AP)
Hey, I got your "bed time" right here.
Colo. woman accused of cannibalism 'deeply ashamed' (The Denver Post)
So, when did they make a board game out of the Donner Party?
Islamic militants ridicule death of Bush cat (AP)
We're glad they have their political priorities in order.
Porn industry seeks federal bailout (CNN)
We think there's a joke somewhere in here about the government blowing money...somewhere.
Husband Wants Kidney Back from Wife (WCBS)
Sure, we'll say it. This guy must really have some stones.
'Jealous wife' charged after fatal genitals fire (MSNBC)
She said she just wanted to burn his penis so it would belong to her and no one else. Just as well. He probably didn't have much use for it anymore.
Police: Angry Ohio boy, 4, shoots baby sitter (AP)
Hey, I got your "bed time" right here.
Colo. woman accused of cannibalism 'deeply ashamed' (The Denver Post)
So, when did they make a board game out of the Donner Party?
Islamic militants ridicule death of Bush cat (AP)
We're glad they have their political priorities in order.
Porn industry seeks federal bailout (CNN)
We think there's a joke somewhere in here about the government blowing money...somewhere.
Husband Wants Kidney Back from Wife (WCBS)
Sure, we'll say it. This guy must really have some stones.
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