¿Cuál es la naturaleza de un trastorno generalizado del desarrollo? Yo les digo a mis residentes y estudiantes que “generalizado” en el contexto de un diagnóstico hace incapie en que […]

Earlier this week, I blogged about our new VerbCorner project. At the end, I promised that there would be more info forthcoming about why we are doing this project, about its aims and expected outcomes, why it's necessary, etc. Here's the first installment in that series. Computers and language I just dictated the following note to Siri Many of our best computer systems treat words as essentially meaningless symbols that need to be moved around. Here's what she wrote Many of our best […]

Part scientific endeavor, part festival and part outdoor classroom, the BioBlitz hosted last week by the U.S. National Park Service and the National Geographic Society in Louisiana's Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve yielded hundreds of observations, including the discovery of a rare Louisiana milk snake not previously recorded in the park. “This is the first time anyone has done this level of work on a bottomland, hardwood, freshwater system like this,” said Victoria […]

A nonagenarian puts aging research into perspective. “To another ninety years!” I said, toasting my grandma. My brother and I had stopped by her apartment on her birthday with a six-pack of bock beer, her favorite brewing style. Being a German Wisconsin woman, there are few things she likes better. Though I’m used to her [...]

Podcaster: Nicole Gugliucci & Jake Noel-Storr Title : Learning Space talk about Family Science Organization: CosmoQuest Link : http://insight.rit.edu/ You can watch the video in: http://youtu.be/uk0UbO53OCQ Description: How to engage your family into science? “The Insight Lab at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Center for Imaging Science involves the University, Students, and Faculty in developing, delivering, evaluating and researching cutting edge science education and […]