+
Today, I went out without a dog. Most wild animals here still have a very strong aversion to wolves, and because coyotes are the main large predator in this, large canids make them wary. So if you go out without a dog, there is a chance you might see something that would otherwise be too […]
+
Late update: Michelle Meyer, who sits on the advisory board of the consortium responsible for the study discussed below, briefly discusses the results on her blog, and links to a Frequently Asked Questions document [PDF] meant to accompany the study, which makes some reasonable and sensible points about how best to understand the findings. A point I didn't emphasize originally is that the small effect size of the sites identified suggests that a lot of previous "sociological
[…]
Rietveld C.A., Medland S.E., Derringer J., Yang J., Esko T., Martin N.W., Westra H.J., Shakhbazov K., Abdellaoui A. & Agrawal A. & GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment, Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.1235488
+
When you think of Kansas City, you think of barbeque. On a previous visit TPP tried one of the classic and legendary BBQ places, and it had a lot of grotty old ambience, and OK BBQ, but it was just OK. Some exploration, and some TV promotion, got us to the WoodYard BBQ. The down home, out-of-town, almost back-woodsie atmosphere gives you the immediate impression of some place authentic, the real deal, and it was the real deal. The big old smoker spreads the smoky aroma
[…]
+
Just a quickie here! I’m finishing a little sabbatical at Brown University and had a bit of downtime, then ran across this confusing image that seems to have loveable, sometimes-superhero Sesame Street character Grover in it, and also poses a tough but solveable Mystery CT Slice post! So go for it! Can you find Grover? […]
+
Several sources have this dog listed as an Irish water spaniel. It dates to about 1880. However, it is by Charles César Ferdinand de Condamy, who was French. The dog is also pointing, which is not a typical Irish water spaniel behavior. It also lacks both the profuse coat and rat tail of the water spaniel, […]
+
I don’t have the date of this photo, but it would be in the late part of the nineteenth century or the very early part of the twentieth century. The photo is by a George Jaeger. If someone has any information about this photographer, I’d be quite interested. This dog is definitely a retriever-like Newfoundland […]
+
A smorgasbord of excellent science writing covering a wide variety of topics to keep your mind engaged and educated during the summer months.Do you like good science books? If so, then you are going love this: the Royal Society just announced the longlist for their 2013 Winton Prize for Science Books. This prize celebrates the best in science writing, and the list is comprised of 12 English-language science books that were published in the UK within the previous year. I am sharing this list so
[…]
+
I was curious about the broader interest in various fields of biology over the course of the 20th century, so I looked at Ngram. In case you aren’t aware this is a tool that Google set up so you can query the frequency of a particular word or phrase (actually, there’s a lot more to [...]
+
Since the last post on genomic tools was a bit parochial, I figure it’s acceptable to put up this notice for the Bay Area Population Genomics meeting on June 8th. Registration closes on June 3rd (that is, Monday). Here’s the announcement: Hello Everyone, We are excited to be hosting the 8th meeting of the Bay [...]
+
All the photos in this post are of one Giant Cuttlefish, watched on a dive a few days ago. As I followed him around he produced a kaleidoscopic sequence of colors and forms. The “standard” color for a Giant Cuttlefish … Continue reading →
+
Long time readers know that I spend a lot of time with Plink, developed by Shaun Purcell. That being said, even with the modest data sets I play with I’ve had to make recourse to to writing shell scripts to perform various Plink manipulations serially and let them run overnight. Well, perhaps no more. Here’s [...]
+
When it became obvious that the minority party was simply going to be opposed to everything and anything proposed by the Obama administration as a matter of principle, TPP decided to start calling them the GnOPe, where the G is silent, NOPE being the operative word. As annoying and counter productive as this approach to governing is, it pales in comparison to the latest manufactured "scandals". No question there were mistakes made, people made some poor
[…]
+
No summary available for this post.
+
I recently saw a video in which Patrick Stewart talked about violence against women and post-traumatic stress disorder. So, here’s the the take home message. VIOLENCE IS NEVER THE ANSWER. To which some might ask, “What if someone is attacking me or my family?” We’re not saying you shouldn’t defend you and your family if [...]
+
Miley treed a squirrel today, but after it took to the trees, it let loose quite few alarm calls: Source.
+
They are almost twice the size they were last week. And they are so messy. That water is the same color as their starter/grower mash, which they ferry from their food tray to their bathing/drinking pan in their bills and on their down. See related post: My mom’s new pet dinosaurs
