Act Now to Help End Japanese Dolphin Drive Hunting
Dr. Lori Marino, a colleague of mine at Emory University, sent out a call for action to end the Japanese
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Activation Energy
I had been interested in the evolution/creation controversy for some time, but while growing up this was just a matter
Read moreAnother Online Spot: MySpace
Reed Cartwright led me over to MySpace, where I set up a profile. Reed is helping Prof. Steve Steve get
Read moreEarth Faces ‘Catastrophic Loss of Species’ – Environment –
Earth Faces ‘Catastrophic Loss of Species’ – Environment – Uh, yeah. I’m not sure what’s worse about this, that the
Read moreBartering Blogger Turns Paper Clip Into a Home – –
Bartering Blogger Turns Paper Clip Into a Home – – It’s official. One red paper clip plus the Internet equals
Read moreClones on Their Own
A study of identical twins confirms that they have individual personalities (duh!) and discusses the findings in the context of
Read moreCode and Recode
Between 1999 and 2001, I wrote over 50,000 lines of code for data collection and data analysis. Well, we’re starting
Read moreNicotine and Hearing
Nicotine exposure during development leads to hearing problems, Today@UCI: Press Releases: The study described in the release concerns the effect
Read moreHugh Laurie, You’ve Been Robbed
My friend Mark Todd introduced me to the TV series House last week. After watching a number of episodes of
Read moreHabitat Loss and Migration
Yellowstone ecosystem may lose key migrant This study points to the pronghorn antelope’s migration path to and from the Yellowstone
Read moreCalifornia Burning
Last night, I was driving up I-5 from Castaic, California up to the exit to west I-580. A brush fire
Read moreSome Lows in Dolphin Sound Production, Part 1
My dissertation was on the topic of bottlenose dolphin sound production during biosonar. One of the things that I’ll be
Read moreCorals switch skeleton material as seawater changes
Corals switch skeleton material as seawater changes This study talks about establishing that some corals can switch from depositing aragonite
Read moreHappy Independence Day!
Diane and I are visiting the San Diego area. While Diane has a bunch of diversions lined up, the rest
Read moreInternet Access as a Hospital Service?
Back when I was in the hospital in 2004, one thing that helped my state of mind was getting online
Read moreAnother Trial, Everyone?
It looks like the case of six private school students against the University of California system will go forward to
Read moreSome Pictures
Last Saturday, Emily and I were driving by Todos Santos Park in Concord, where there were a bunch of Corvettes
Read moreSynchronicity
My sister, Emily Kay, is visiting on her way back to Australia. Today, we went out to lunch at Sweet
Read morePeoples Archive
Burt “TM” Humburg sent me a link to the Peoples Archive, a site that collects videotaped interviews with scientists, philosophers,
Read moreMan must conquer other planets to survive, says Hawking | the Daily Mail
Man must conquer other planets to survive, says Hawking | the Daily Mail Stephen Hawking is advocating human colonization of
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