+
Hahaha Ha. This is about solar energy being repressed by energy interests in Arizona.
+
And the Award for Clinical Futility Goes ToDerek Lowe (In the Pipeline)Are Biosimilars Ethical?David Will [...]
+
A new set of May 2013 investor relations (IR) questions and responses from biotechs provided by Mike O'Neill has been posted, covering financials and upcoming catalysts for each biotech stock. This round of responses features St [...]
+
Face-reading system watches you watching adsIf a potential customer enjoys your advert, they are more likely to buy your product. It's a simple enough concept, but it is extremely difficult to know how well your advert is being received in the real world. Niall Firth [...]
+
WOOSTER, OH – In preparation for the summer field season, some Wooster Geologists are being trained on new GPS equipment. We learned the importance of thoughtfully crafting a data dictionary prior to heading to the field. Features and attributes were entered into a database that helps us organize our data as we collect it. For [...]
+
You might be interested in the latest Skeptically Speaking podcast: This week, Skeptically Speaking looks to the stars that light up the night sky, and fuse hydrogen and helium into the elements that make life possible. Science writer Jennifer Ouellette examines the possible evidence of ancient supernovae in bacterial fossils. Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel explains the…
+
What happens in the real world, the one of the powers that be, as concerns open access, peer-review and communication of research results? Let’s see. The good: San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). Funding agencies, institutions that employ scientists, and scientists themselves, all have a desire, and need, to assess the quality and impact […]
+
Here are a few links: When is the best time to purchase airline tickets? On average, 49 days before your departure for domestic flights, 81 days for international flights. What day of the week is the best for purchasing airline tickets? The weekend, according to a paper published in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. When […]
+
If you believe the climate is changing and that human activties are the cause, then you can probably go back over to clearning your house of whatever you were doing when you took a break to check in with SeaMonster. But, if you are one of the hundred million of so Americans that still don't [...]
+
From EyeWire :There has been a lot of talk about F-scores in the chat recently. F-scores are a statistical method for determining accuracy accounting for both precision and for recall or more simply put F-scores are the how HQ determines your accuracy based on what was added and what was missed. The …The post F-Scores appeared first on EyeWire.
+
Stuff worth reading Mysterious Poop Foam Causes Explosions on Hog Farms There are problems and then there are problems. The video associated with this article is also great. I love when academics talk about things like exploding shit foam and do … Continue reading →
+
I feel a little put out when people ask me what I’m doing with my 3 month vacation. Um, what vacation are you talking about? Does summer mean vacation for a university scientist? Heck yeah! Just not for 3 months. It looks like vacation comes in second, only topped by the backlog of manuscripts, in […]
+
My grandmother gave my address to a nice young man she met at a funeral this week. He’s also living in Epiphyte City and did you know he wasn’t wearing a wedding band? It’s times like these I wish I … Continue reading →
+
From EyeWire : Nkem’s Trivia Challenge begins in one hour on eyewire.org! Join us for 20 questions and 10,000 bonus points. Trivia will be followed by a 1 hour points challenge — score more than any other player and we’ll double your winnings from the competition window. Second and third place win …The post 1 Hour Until EyeWire’s Nkem Trivia Challenge appeared first on EyeWire.
+
It is early April, and another whale season is drawing to a close.
+
A new study on the genetic structure of the Indian tiger has found that the current tiger population now only retain a small proportion of the historical mitochondrial DNA haplotypes. The new study has just been published in Proceedings of the Royal … Continue reading →
Mondol S, Bruford MW & Ramakrishnan U (2013). Demographic loss, genetic structure and the conservation implications for Indian tigers., Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society, 280 (1762) 20130496. PMID: 23677341
+
… The more things change, the more they stay the same. I’m currently reading The Secrets of Alchemy by Lawrence Principe. It’s a really enjoyable book, and I’ve learned so many things from it. I hope to share some of my favorites. But, I’ve just read a bit of Principe’s research in the book that seems poignant for my profession (chemistry) in these times. (In any book, there is always some bit: character, place, situation, or story that seems very relevant to […]
+
Genie Scott of the NCSE gives a talk on Creationism. Executive director Genie Scott talks about the history of creationist legislation, including bills that allow teachers to “critically analyze” evolution or present the “full range of scientific views of origins”. Strategies, tactics, and more. When: 12/1/2012. Where: Eschaton 2012, Ottawa. Video courtesy of www.youtube.com/user/AtheismTV (Don’t…
