• Picture of the Day - 31 January 2010 [The Questionable Authority]

    Updated: 2010-01-31 06:02:16
    Now on ScienceBlogs : Intelligent Robots Evolving Last 24 Hrs Life Science Physical Science Environment Humanities Education Politics Medicine Brain Behavior Technology Information Science Jobs The Questionable Authority Latest Posts Archives About RSS Contact Search Profile Mike Dunford was a graduate student in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii , Manoa , where he studied evolution . Life as an army spouse has since moved him on to Pensacola , where he's currently trying to figure out what to do next . While he's doing that , he writes stuff here , although not usually in the third person . He's also a contributer to The Pandas Thumb As is the case with everyone else here , his opinions are his own , and do not necessarily represent those of any organization he is affiliated with . follow questauthority at http : twitter.com Recent Posts Picture of the Day 31 January 2010 Picture of the Day 30 January 2010 Picture of the Day 29 January 2010 Picture of the Day 28 January 2010 Picture of the Day 27 January 2010 Picture of the Day 26 January 2010 Picture of the Day 25 January 2010 Picture of the Day 24 January 2010 Picture of the Day 23 January 2010 Picture of the

  • An Eclipse in Your Pocket

    Updated: 2010-01-29 14:25:13
    When you think about it, American money is kind of boring. It’s fairly drab in color, and rarely have people other than U.S. presidents been found on our dollars or coins. Other countries put more interesting people, like scientists, on their money, often using a rainbow of colors. Even more daring, though, is to not [...]

  • Symphony of Science

    Updated: 2010-01-22 16:33:43
    Keen readers will note that one of my previous blog posts concerned a musical video created by students at UC Berkeley to pass on the message of laboratory safety in a novel way – read my Sing a Song of Safety entry for further details. It would appear that music has become an enjoyable and constructive [...]

  • See Scotland from an Eagle’s Point of View

    Updated: 2010-01-20 15:18:07
    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to soar like an eagle? A BBC television show trained a golden eagle to carry two tiny cameras and then sent the bird flying over Scotland. If you could see the world from an animal’s point of view, which one would you pick to put cameras [...]

  • Science Online 2010 – It’s OK to Tweet During Class!

    Updated: 2010-01-16 16:49:06
    Update, Sunday 10:28am – Headed to a session on blogging for youth audiences.  I also did way too much partying last night, but staying up until 3am talking about science communication and engagement was AWESOME. Shared some experiences from Science Chicago and learned a lot about some of the interesting ways to connect with public [...]

  • Picture of the Week—An Ostrich

    Updated: 2010-01-15 15:06:41
    One of the oldest books about animals is the Historia animalium, by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner (1516-1565). It’s really a collection of five books, published from 1551 to 1558, that include animals both real and imaginary (e.g., unicorns and sea monsters). The image above is a page from volume 3, birds, and one of [...]

  • Women on The Ice!

    Updated: 2010-01-12 17:45:27
    Talk about perfect timing! I received a National Science Foundation (NSF) newsletter in my inbox highlighting the 40th anniversary of the first American women researchers to travel on an expedition to Antarctica.  The voyage, which spanned 4 months from late 1969 to early 1970, consisted of four women scientists from The Ohio State University who [...]

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