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aardvarchaeology | December 12, 2007The German language now has its own ScienceBlogs. Thirteen new SciBlings! I can read them but I can't write German well enough to take part much. So far they don't have any archaeologists, but I've found a few entries of interest to people with such predilections.
Volker at Darwins Erbe ("D's legacy") writes about Neanderthals and space aliens.
Jürgen at GeoGraffitico tells us about America's christening certificate: a 1507 map with the first printed mention of the continent's modern name. You do know, Dear Reader, about Amerigo Vespucci?
Christoph at Wissen schafft Kommunikation (it's a…
clock | December 11, 2007Now that Seed scienceblogs are taking over the world, one language at a time, the overlords are asking: which language to conquer next? That's a poll which you should go and take. But my thoughts first:
Some languages have few or no science blogs. Others have many but are a a closed community, only reading/linking/blogrolling each other. Others may have many, but they barely know each other and are not a community (yet). Others, though they share the language, stick to each other along national lines without much cross-over. Others crave international audience and write some or all of their…
awild | December 11, 2007Light posting over the last couple days, I'm afraid. Our kitten Mingus came down with a little kitty fever this morning of 106º (That's 41ºC for the Fahrenheit- impaired) and is spending the night in the pet hospital, enough of a distraction to derail my blogging schedule.
Don't despair, though, there is freshy bloggy material on the way. I've been writing drafts on a number of photography topics in the background. Things to come include:
Image post-processing (what happens after a photo is taken)
The importance of backdrop
Photographing uncooperative insects
Cameras and lenses for…
sciencewoman | December 11, 2007I've got lots of posts planned in my head, waiting to be typed when I turn in my grades. The three hours of sleep I got last night are unfortunately hindering my ability to think straight and I made a bunch of errors on the scantron key, which is slowing down the whole process. I guess the good thing is that I wasn't the one writhing in stomach (?) pain last night, just the one dealing with it. I wonder what we ate.
/incoherency
purepedantry | December 11, 2007Here at Seed we take pride in at least pretending to not be English-centric. I mean yours-truly is actually horrible at languages. There was an abortive attempt to learn Mandarin in my past that culminated in me only knowing when my co-workers were making fun of me but not exactly what they were saying. However, the other people at Seed are much more erudite. They are at least trying to spread the message of scientific love in a multi-linguistic manner.
To this end, Seed has just launched ScienceBlogs.de, which I am sure is sweet even though I have no idea what they are talking about.…
clock | December 10, 2007If you can read German language and you are interested in science, you will be happy to know that our sister-site, Scienceblogs.de is now live! It looks and feels similar to us, and they have lured in several of the best German-language bloggers. The collaboration between the two sites will continue (hey, wanna translate some of their best posts?) and Page 3.14 has all the details. Which language is next? We are taking over the world, once language at a time!
clock | December 7, 2007Way back when there were just a handful of liberal political bloggers, The American Street was one of them. Kevin Hayden has, over the years, helped and promoted many a blogger, gathered round all those lone voices and built a community out of them - a community that is quick to help one of its own when needed (and it helped me a couple of times in the past). Now it is time to pay back - Kevin was hurt by the collapsing housing bubble and needs your help. Not much - a couple of bucks each.
And once you are done there and still have some cash to spare, there is another good cause. While…
clock | December 7, 2007You may remember that a couple of weeks ago, a bunch of us bloggers got to meet Rep. Brad Miller (D - NC13) and talk about the effects of new media on politics. Now you can read two accounts of the meeting by Seth Wright and Emily Burns.
aardvarchaeology | December 6, 2007The twenty-ninth Four Stone Hearth blog carnival is on-line at Remote Central. Archaeology and anthropology gonna be fun, gonna be fun, gonna be fun in de sun!
The next open hosting slot is on 27 February. All bloggers with an interest in the subject are welcome to volunteer to me. No need to be an anthro pro.
awild | December 6, 2007Zut alors! This blog seems to have developed a following of Frenchmen. The shame of it is, I studied French for 5 years in High School and don't remember a word of it.
The French ant-enthusiast forum Acideformik looks like a fine place to hang out on the intra-webs. Most online myrmecology forums are populated by 12 year-olds relating their experiences fighting red and black ants, or trying to trade in their allowance to import a colony of exotic bulldog ants (to kick the butts of both red and black ants, I gather). However, the French are over there having book discussions and…
sciencewoman | December 4, 2007The December edition of Scientiae, the carnival by, for, and about women in science, has been ably hosted by Kate. She issued the challenging theme of "transcending the debate" and her challenge has been well met. Head over there for some great posts.
clock | December 4, 2007David writes:
Community is no longer a dirty or scary word. Sciam, Seed, in the US, Germany and all over the world. Online communities are becoming understood and a valued commodity. When Google bought YouTube I said the price they payed wasn't for the technology (they already had Google Video) what they bought was the community. News organizations realize that creating niche communities is a way to stay relevant to advertisers and readers.
And science journalism, which de-facto covers a "boring" subject to lots of people, can only benefit by creating a vibrant community of people who have a…
clock | December 4, 2007And bloggers are really, really good at taking care of each other. So, this year, if you have some money to spare, help one of our own, Gary Farber, whose physical disability does not prevent him from writing an amazing blog (where you go to find out, for instance, exactly how, method-wise, the government spies on US citizens), but prevents him from getting a job that pays for food.
aardvarchaeology | December 2, 2007Wednesday 5 December will see the Four Stone Hearth blog carnival appear in all its archaeo/anthro glory at Remote Centrral. If you have read or blogged anything good on those themes lately, then make sure to submit it to Tim ASAP. (You are encouraged to submit stuff you've found on other people's blogs.)
The first open hosting slot is currently on 13 February. All bloggers with an interest in the subject are welcome to volunteer to me.
clock | December 2, 2007Chris Clarke is writing a book on Joshua trees. This requires money and Chris does not have enough. I know I want to read the book when it comes out. This is what blog-friends are for: donate now.
clock | November 30, 2007
[Bumped up for visibility - and it makes it easier for me to keep updating with new entries] Now that the Science Blogging Conference is getting very close, it is time to remind you that the new edition of the Science Blogging Anthology, "Open Laboratory 2007", is in the works and is (still) accepting your suggestions.
Although the entire process, from the initial idea all the way to having a real book printed and up for sale, took only about a month, the Open Laboratory 2006 was a great success. This year, we have had much more time so we hope we will do an even better job of it.
More…
neurophilosophy | November 30, 2007
This brain map comes from The Book of Life: The Spiritual and Physical Constitution of Man (1912), by the obscure mystical philosopher Alesha Sivartha, who is sometimes referred to as a "grandfather of the new-age movement".
The map is of particular interest, as it approaches modern neurology but still retains a few elements of phrenology, and is therefore a transition between the two. (Click on the image for a larger version.)
It is based on the experiments of the pioneering Scottish neurologist David Ferrier, who functionally mapped the sensory and motor cortices by lesion studies and…
clock | November 30, 2007Reed has assembled more than 30 judges and provided a secret online place for them to start working today on the difficult job of choosing the 50 best posts, one poem and one cartoon for the 2007 Open Laboratory science blogging anthology. You have only 20 days left to submit your own or your favourite bloggers' antries.
awild | November 30, 2007Matt Dowling's Ontogeny Blog welcomes me to the blogosphere. Thanks Matt!
***update***
Hey, I've drawn the attention of The Ant Room, too!