The Sciences
#Scio11 - Making the History of Science [Video]
Making the History of Science from NASW on Vimeo.
A Blog Around The Clock
Rhythms of Life in Meatspace and Cyberland
Evolution
Diversity of insect circadian clocks - the story of the Monarch butterfly
As the Monarch butterflies are passing through New York right now, I thought this would be a good time to republish my old January 2006 post about this butterfly (see also 2008 version): There are pros and cons to the prevalent use of just a dozen or so species as standard laboratory models...
The Sciences
#NYCSciTweetup
Next #NYCSciTweetup will be on Thursday, October 27 at 6:30pm - 11:30pm, most likely at Peculier Pub on Bleeker Street, Manhattan. Help us get a rough head-count by indicating on the Facebook event page if you think you can make it this time...
Evolution
BIO101 - Organisms In Time and Space: Ecology
This post was originally written in 2006 and re-posted a few times, including in 2010. As you may know, I have been teaching BIO101 (and also the BIO102 Lab) to non-traditional students in an adult education program for about twelve years now...
Environment
What does it mean that a nation is `Unscientific'?
I first wrote and published this blog post on December 22, 2009. I thought I'd re-publish it here, on the new blog, in light of the recent discussion on the network about scientists communicating to the public (see Social Media for Scientists Part 1: It’s Our Job, Social Media for Scientists Part 2: You Do Have Time., Science communication?...
Evolution
BIO101 - What Creatures Do: Animal Behavior
This post was originally written in 2006 and re-posted a few times, including in 2010. As you may know, I have been teaching BIO101 (and also the BIO102 Lab) to non-traditional students in an adult education program for about twelve years now...
The Sciences
Best of September at A Blog Around The Clock
I posted 10 times in September. That is, on A Blog Around The Clock only (not counting the posts on The Network Central, The SA Incubator, Video of the Week, Image of the Week, or editing Guest Blog and Expeditions)...
Evolution
#Arseniclife link collection
Over the past year or so I have been diligently collecting all the links related to the (in)famous #arseniclife affair at my old blog. Links are, especially later in the process, more or less in the chronological order...
Health
Seasonal Affective Disorder - The Basics
First published on February 05, 2006. So, why do I say that it is not surprising the exposure to bright light alleviates both seasonal depression and other kinds of depression, and that different mechanisms may be involved?...
The Sciences
Update: NYC and The Story Collider and #NYCSciTweetUp
I'll be in New York City most of the next week, going to the office to do some work and attend meetings, going to NYU to participate in some classes in j-school (now that I am Visiting Faculty there) and to tell a story...in public!...
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