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wots 2010

2011-04-07T12:08:00.000-07:00

And another video that has mysteriously dropped off my web site.

YouTube - Celebrate Science - A Sciencefest in Support of The Canadian Children's Book Centre

2011-04-07T12:06:00.000-07:00

YouTube - Celebrate Science - A Sciencefest in Support of The Canadian Children's Book Centre

So I remember where I put this!

pumping iron

2011-04-06T12:22:00.000-07:00

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In a desperate attempt to lose weight for the wedding, Shira and I went to a new gym. The head trainer was a former KGB agent responsible for physical torture of prisoners. Fine, he only had the accent of a Russian spy but believed in NO PAIN, NO PAIN. We lasted about a week before we got bored and left the gym, never to return. Instead we opted for a new Dr, who put us on a starvation diet. We lost weight without someone yelling at us.

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2011-04-06T12:18:00.000-07:00

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Why is it that after I finish writing a book I always find something that I wish I had known before sending the MS to the publisher?

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2011-04-06T12:16:00.000-07:00

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algae that live inside your cells! way cool

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2011-04-06T12:13:00.000-07:00

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This is a story that will become really important in the upcoming years, given the radioactive materials now coming into the ocean

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2011-04-06T12:12:00.000-07:00

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This post will only appeal to a handful of readers. But since I'm going back to Woods Hole for the MBL fellowship, this is the story that fellow journalists will love

WestJet has done it again and introduced a state-of-the-art money-saving feature!

2011-04-06T12:02:00.000-07:00

WestJet has done it again and introduced a state-of-the-art money-saving feature!

Great joke for April 1st. Sorry I'm late in posting.

Meat glue - Today Tonight

2011-04-04T18:48:00.000-07:00

Meat glue - Today Tonight

I may become a vegan.

Philips daylight window concept presentation. [VIDEO]

2011-03-31T13:39:00.000-07:00

Philips daylight window concept presentation. [VIDEO]

i would love to stay here or have this in my home

Milk Of Magnesia

2011-03-23T17:00:00.000-07:00

Milk Of Magnesia

Huge volcano under Yellowstone Park rising - Technology & science - Science - OurAmazingPlanet - msnbc.com

2011-02-09T17:09:00.000-08:00

Huge volcano under Yellowstone Park rising - Technology & science - Science - OurAmazingPlanet - msnbc.com

Isn't this a disaster movie from about 20 years ago? Dying to see what happens

training video

2011-02-09T12:59:00.000-08:00

Subject: Fw: The Entabulator Many years ago.... Rockwell International decided to get into the heavy duty automatic transmission business. They were getting ready to tape their first introductory video. As a warm up, the stage crew began what has become a legend within the training industry. This man should have won an academy award for his performance. Keep in mind, this is strictly off the cuff, nothing is written down. He had no script! This was a rehearsal for camera, lighting and stage crew. This video is still utilized as a training aide for incoming Congressmen, lawyers, and White House administrators. Enjoy!!

NOVA | Capturing Carbon

2011-02-09T12:56:00.000-08:00

NOVA | Capturing Carbon
why do I want to say, "make like a tree and leaf">

popeye was right!

2011-02-07T12:59:00.000-08:00

Want more efficient muscles? Eat your spinach

While chugging cold spinach from a can like popeye does in cartoons, may seem gross (well, actually it is gross), it is also good for you. Personally a nice spinach salad with a light dressing, goat cheese and strawberries is a much more appetizing idea.

Scientists use quantum mechanics to show that glass will melt near absolute zero

2011-02-07T12:57:00.000-08:00

Scientists use quantum mechanics to show that glass will melt near absolute zero

This is interesting. Not that it's going to be a hands-on science demo anytime soon, but I'd love to see a video of this

Children's BMI found to rise the longer their mothers work

2011-02-07T12:55:00.000-08:00

Children's BMI found to rise the longer their mothers work

One more thing for mothers to feel guilty about. Frankly, why aren't fathers cooking? Or why don't fast food restaurants put healthier things on the menu so that mothers don't have to buy high carb, high sugar, high fat meals?

Secret life of bees now a little less secret

2011-02-07T12:53:00.000-08:00

Secret life of bees now a little less secret

If you have a black light hanging around the house, shine it on a flower and see how a bee sees this flower. It's like a landing strip for planes.

i want one of these

2011-02-07T12:49:00.000-08:00

YouTube - U3-X Personal Mobility Prototype

Fine. I don't need this, but I really want this. It would be amazing for travel in Europe!

Visualizing the medical data explosion. [VIDEO]

2011-01-28T08:53:00.000-08:00

Visualizing the medical data explosion. [VIDEO]Love TED talks! Real meaning of TMI

tis is pretty funny

2011-01-28T08:50:00.000-08:00

YouTube - Zheng Lab - Bad Project (Lady Gaga parody)

for all my friends in labs

Cracking a tooth: 3-D map of atoms sheds light on nanoscale interfaces in teeth, may aid materials design

2011-01-25T12:36:00.000-08:00

Cracking a tooth: 3-D map of atoms sheds light on nanoscale interfaces in teeth, may aid materials design

Spent a few hours in the dentist's chair yesterday and so this article caught my eye. My husband has stress fractures in his teeth, not from grinding them, but from eating unpopped kernels of corn. There's a lesson there, kids.

my dog, havoc

2011-01-25T12:27:00.001-08:00

I rarely write anything personal, but this last week has been trying. My dog was climbing a tree, no really, a tree had fallen over and was at a steep angle. the dog saw a squirrel and ran up the tree then fell off, tearing his ACL. the vet fixed it for an astonishing amount of money. but the funny thing was the phone call from the surgeon which began, "your dog has a heart murmur and I'd like to bring in a cardiologist." No, really, a heart doc for a dog? The dog was a rescue mutt and is now worth more than the best of show winner at Westminster Dog Show.
And I still have to pay for a wedding! HELP! need fundraiser for vet bills

Aquatic food web tied to land: Some fish are made out of maple leaves

2011-01-25T12:27:00.000-08:00

Aquatic food web tied to land: Some fish are made out of maple leaves

You have to love a story that has this as a headline. Note to self- if I get to MBL for a fellowship I really must ask them about this

Eating vegetables gives skin a more healthy glow than the sun, study shows

2011-01-13T10:31:00.000-08:00

Eating vegetables gives skin a more healthy glow than the sun, study shows
Fine. Eat green veggies but give me a tan any day.

How seabirds share their habitat

2011-01-13T10:17:00.000-08:00

How seabirds share their habitat
Perhaps their moms told them to play nicely with others. We can all learn something from this article.

Great video

2011-01-10T21:03:00.001-08:00

One tune fits all!!!! This is fun.

Dancing at the Movies - Music Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYL3j27sSH8

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Edible insects produce smaller quantities of greenhouse gasses than cattle

2011-01-10T10:59:00.000-08:00

Edible insects produce smaller quantities of greenhouse gasses than cattle
See kids. Things can be worse. Imagine your mom saying, "eat your praying mantis or no dessert".

Eat this root

2011-01-09T21:34:00.001-08:00

2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root

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Location:Hawaii

Birch bark ingredient comes with many metabolic benefits

2011-01-09T21:27:00.000-08:00

Birch bark ingredient comes with many metabolic benefits
There's an old joke about this which I'll post when I find it

Packaging that knows when food is going bad

2011-01-09T21:24:00.000-08:00

Packaging that knows when food is going bad
I've wanted this for years! No more trusting smell or best before dates.

Hidden literary references discovered in the Mona Lisa

2011-01-07T10:17:00.000-08:00

Hidden literary references discovered in the Mona Lisa
Wasn't this a movie based on a Dan Brown book?

Newly developed cloak hides underwater objects from sonar

2011-01-07T09:59:00.000-08:00

Newly developed cloak hides underwater objects from sonar
Doesn't this sound like a spy movie special effect?

Longstanding mystery of Sun's hot outer atmosphere solved

2011-01-07T09:53:00.000-08:00

Longstanding mystery of Sun's hot outer atmosphere solved
I heard this scientist speak at ncar last year.. Amazing presentation by someone with the best accent.

Border collie comprehends over 1,000 object names as verbal referents

2011-01-07T09:48:00.000-08:00

Border collie comprehends over 1,000 object names as verbal referents
This is impressive. My dogs seem to know only important words like cookie, walk, ride, ball, treat and off.

Coming soon...star bucks for bees

2011-01-03T10:48:00.000-08:00

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100818110043.htm
Can take out cocoa with whipped cream be sold in tiny servings?

Cool snail

2011-01-03T10:40:00.000-08:00

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101214201534.htm
Gotta love creatures that glow on the dark

Scientists discover new species in one of world’s deepest ocean trenches

2010-12-23T12:45:00.000-08:00

Scientists discover new species in one of world’s deepest ocean trenches

I really wish I had studied marine biology instead of organizational behaviour and industrial relations in Commerce.

Harry Rosenberg

2010-12-23T12:38:00.001-08:00

With deep sadness I wish to write that my wonderful father in law, Harry Rosenberg passed away on Dec 17th. He was beloved by all and was remembered as a gentleman.

Singing fish: Choir of electric fish makes debut in interactive 'scale' exhibit at Netherlands festival

2010-12-23T12:38:00.000-08:00

Singing fish: Choir of electric fish makes debut in interactive 'scale' exhibit at Netherlands festival

Gotta love this.

Whale Has Super-sized Big Gulp

2010-12-13T10:43:00.000-08:00

Whale Has Super-sized Big Gulp
surprised that 7/11 didn't sue over this headline, but it's a great story and it involves

Global warming?

2010-12-13T10:37:00.001-08:00

It's freezing here. Torrential downpours. All the people from the plane were at the movie yesterday.

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truly dumb

2010-12-12T09:52:00.000-08:00

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101209113548.htm

so let's ge this straight, people stagger across the finish line and scientist study the way runners change their pace to see if they are tired?

Hawaii

2010-12-11T10:13:00.001-08:00

So much for global warming. It's freezing here. All the people from the plane were at the moviie yesterday.

gingers aren't that different

2010-12-11T10:13:00.000-08:00

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101209201944.htm
No, really? This is a study that was not done in the middle ages.

Landing lights for bumblebees

2010-12-07T22:28:00.000-08:00

Landing lights for bumblebees

TRY THIS! Find a black light and take a bunch of different flowers into a dark room. Shine the light on the flower petals and see what the flowers look like under UV light. You can see what the bee sees>

Can cacti 'escape' underground in high temperatures? How a certain species will potentially handle global warming

2010-12-07T22:26:00.000-08:00

Can cacti 'escape' underground in high temperatures? How a certain species will potentially handle global warming

Why is it that the perfect fact appears long after your deadline for a book or article? Wish I knew this last year

How people perceive sour flavors: Proton current drives action potentials in taste cells

2010-12-07T22:24:00.000-08:00

How people perceive sour flavors: Proton current drives action potentials in taste cells

In our book on Senses we didn't write about the taste of "fat", which really think exists. My husband believes there's also the taste of electricity, but we aren't going to share where he came by that observation

Whale sharks use geometry to avoid sinking

2010-12-07T22:22:00.000-08:00

Whale sharks use geometry to avoid sinking

Deep, deep down I know that I will need this factoid in our next book. LJ loved this story, too.

Snakes on a rope: Researchers take a unique look at the climbing abilities of boa constrictors

2010-12-07T22:19:00.000-08:00

Snakes on a rope: Researchers take a unique look at the climbing abilities of boa constrictors

This is a nightmare. The concept of a snake that can climb terrifies me. Read this article and never sleep again.

Candlelight - The Maccabeats - Hanukkah

2010-12-07T22:16:00.000-08:00

I think the version is better than the original!

YouTube - Adam Sandler - Hanukkah Song Part 2

2010-12-07T22:13:00.000-08:00

YouTube - Adam Sandler - Hanukkah Song Part 2

And number 2...

The Chanukah Song (Part 3)

2010-12-07T22:05:00.000-08:00

Here's number 3

Adam Sandler original Chanukah (Hanukkah) Song

2010-12-07T22:00:00.000-08:00

I meant to put this up last Weds. but was too busy cooking 50 pounds of potatoes for a party

For elderly, even short falls can be deadly; Adults 70-plus three times as likely to die following low-level falls

2010-12-07T21:57:00.000-08:00

For elderly, even short falls can be deadly; Adults 70-plus three times as likely to die following low-level falls

I haven't had the energy to blog in the last 6 weeks and this article pretty much sums up why I have been off my computer. My wonderful father in law fell the beginning of Nov and has been in the hospital ever since his tumble. He broke both arms, the left one in two places, smashed open his head and generally bashed himself up. When I asked him why he didn't use his walker, cane or the care giver who was with him he said, "I don't need any help". And so here we are 6 weeks after the fact and it's not fun.

Old folks out there= "Pride cometh before the fall", really has meaning. Use the medical devices that will prevent you from a debilitating fall!

Ocean Science Journalism Fellowship : Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

2010-11-10T17:39:00.000-08:00

Ocean Science Journalism Fellowship : Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Damn. We look good! This is after 8 hours at sea, major hurling, and cold waves hitting our bodies. We all look so happy because we are on dry land

Foucault revisited: Argentinean scientists show how to build a pendulum for any classroom

2010-11-10T08:53:00.000-08:00

Foucault revisited: Argentinean scientists show how to build a pendulum for any classroom

This is something that LJ and I just HAVE to try!

YouTube - Celebrate Science - A Sciencefest in Support of The Canadian Children's Book Centre

2010-11-05T15:02:00.000-07:00

YouTube - Celebrate Science - A Sciencefest in Support of The Canadian Children's Book Centre

The First ever Canadian Children's Writers Festival Video

To punish or not to punish: Lessons from reef fish and saber-tooth blennies

2010-11-05T08:26:00.000-07:00

To punish or not to punish: Lessons from reef fish and saber-tooth blennies

A title with the words, "saber-tooth blennie", simply must be put in a blog, don't you think? The concept that fish "punish" is really interesting. Think that blennnies have a time out room?

Brain's ability to selectively focus, pay attention diminishes with age, study finds

2010-11-04T09:02:00.000-07:00

Brain's ability to selectively focus, pay attention diminishes with age, study finds

Thought about blogging this yesterday, but I forgot.

Mimic Octopus In Action

2010-11-03T17:05:00.000-07:00

Mimic Octopus In Action

This will really blow your mind!

our.windowfarms.org | Home

2010-11-02T16:20:00.000-07:00

our.windowfarms.org | Home

I would love one of these except my dog would probably eat his way through my crops. He devoured all my tomatos this summer

Mystery of 'alien pod' solved: Colony of freshwater bryozoans

2010-11-02T11:16:00.000-07:00

Mystery of 'alien pod' solved: Colony of freshwater bryozoans

Meant to blog this on Halloween, but forgot. Alien pods in lakes.

Mandatory curbs on food salt content 20 times more effective than voluntary curbs, study finds

2010-11-02T11:12:00.000-07:00

Mandatory curbs on food salt content 20 times more effective than voluntary curbs, study finds

Haven't done a "duh" post for a while, but this is certainly a good example of dumb. Let's see..... if you make something a law people will follow it, rather than just suggesting that a company limit salt. Imagine what would happen if you did the same thing with speed limits..... It would be nice if you drove less than 50 miles per hour, and we suggest that you keep under that limit, but we really can't make you drive at that speed. How many motorist would voluntarily drive 50 mph?

World's largest, most complex marine virus is major player in ocean ecosystems

2010-11-02T11:07:00.000-07:00

World's largest, most complex marine virus is major player in ocean ecosystems

It's nice when research from UBC makes it into the international headlines. It's especially nice when the research is something I can use in a book.

New discovery: Plaice fish are spotted (on the inside)

2010-11-02T11:05:00.000-07:00

New discovery: Plaice fish are spotted (on the inside)

Imagine what we would look like if we had colored insides? Perhaps this creature thinks it has a reversible skin.

Newly discovered gene enables fish to 'disappear'

2010-11-02T11:03:00.000-07:00

Newly discovered gene enables fish to 'disappear'
In a previous blog I posted a video of an octopus changing color and texture. Now for the science.....

Tiny brained bees solve a complex mathematical problem

2010-10-26T12:48:00.000-07:00

Tiny brained bees solve a complex mathematical problem

they are probably better at math than i am

When vertebrae cross dress: How sloths got their long neck

2010-10-20T15:49:00.000-07:00

When vertebrae cross dress: How sloths got their long neck
A plug for a book by the wonderful Kari-Lynn Winter- read Jeffery and Sloth

Underwater robot to explore ice-covered ocean and Antarctic ice shelf

2010-10-20T15:46:00.000-07:00

Underwater robot to explore ice-covered ocean and Antarctic ice shelf

Again, something I wish I had known several weeks ago when I was in Woods Hole

'Burpless' Grass Cuts Methane Gas From Cattle, May Help Reduce Global Warming

2010-10-20T15:45:00.000-07:00

'Burpless' Grass Cuts Methane Gas From Cattle, May Help Reduce Global Warming
Less methane and more milk. Think there's an ad campaign in this? Got Gas?

Don't blame dairy cows for (greenhouse) gas emissions, new study shows

2010-10-20T15:43:00.000-07:00

Don't blame dairy cows for (greenhouse) gas emissions, new study shows
Read this blog, then the next one on cow farts. The fact that scientists get money to study this blows my mind

Surgeons With Video Game Skill Appear To Perform Better In Simulated Surgery Skills Course

2010-10-20T15:42:00.000-07:00

Surgeons With Video Game Skill Appear To Perform Better In Simulated Surgery Skills Course
Just what the doctor ordered- or not. It's better I suppose than a surgeon who played with "Operation"

Top 10 quirky science tricks for parties

2010-10-20T15:40:00.000-07:00

Top 10 quirky science tricks for parties
i can't do this with kids, but it is so cool

eating newton's apples

2010-10-14T11:59:00.000-07:00

It's a best kept secret- at the University of British Columbia there's a grove of trees grown from a cutting of the famous apple tree that sat outside of Sir Isaac Newton's room in Cambridge. He is said to have been hit by a falling apple which inspired him to write about gravity.

Ventriloquism In Motion: How Sound Can Move Light

2010-10-14T11:31:00.000-07:00

Ventriloquism In Motion: How Sound Can Move Light

And this is something we will need for our next book which has a sound component.

Breaking ball too good to be true: Illusion behind batters' perceptions of 'breaking' curveballs and 'rising' fastballs

2010-10-14T11:30:00.000-07:00

Breaking ball too good to be true: Illusion behind batters' perceptions of 'breaking' curveballs and 'rising' fastballs

The next time we update Sports Science, this will really have to be in the book!

Ocean acidification poses little threat to whales’ hearing, study suggests

2010-10-13T09:43:00.000-07:00

Ocean acidification poses little threat to whales’ hearing, study suggests

one more thing I need to know if I want to write a book about sounds in the Ocean. Wish I had known this about 3 weeks ago,.
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CM Magazine: Scary Science: 25 Creepy Experiments.

2010-10-06T11:21:00.000-07:00

CM Magazine: Scary Science: 25 Creepy Experiments.
You have to love a great review, especially one not done by anyone you know. Thanks U of M!

TeachingBooks.net Book Reading | Bathtub Science

2010-10-02T08:45:00.000-07:00

TeachingBooks.net Book Reading | Bathtub Science

YouTube - Shakespeare sketch - A Small Rewrite

2010-10-01T15:58:00.000-07:00

YouTube - Shakespeare sketch - A Small Rewrite

No offense to any of my editors, but..........
Leslie and I once had a editor we called the "vampire" because she sucked the life out of anything we sent to her. Then there was the editor who put exclamation marks after every sentence.

B.C. group connects children's authors with their audience

2010-09-29T11:21:00.000-07:00

B.C. group connects children's authors with their audience

Children's book authors take literacy online

2010-09-29T11:18:00.000-07:00

Children's book authors take literacy online

Vancouver Sun Digital

2010-09-29T09:42:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Sun Digital

2010-09-29T09:36:00.002-07:00

Vancouver Sun Digital

When it comes to reading, the goal is to capture them young (The Vancouver Sun, 29 Sep 2010, Page A13)

2010-09-29T09:36:00.001-07:00

When it comes to reading, the goal is to capture them young
BY GERRY BELLETT gbellett@vancouversun.com
The Vancouver Sun
29 Sep 2010

Since 2007, 4,500 children have participated in Surrey Libraries’ Storytimes to Help Learn English program, which is funded by The Vancouver Sun’s Raise-a-Reader Program and CIBC’s Legacy Grant. How good is the program? Well, there have been calls from...read more...

Vancouver Sun Digital - The Vancouver Sun - 23 Sep 2010 - B. C. group connects children’s authors with their audience

2010-09-23T09:47:00.000-07:00

Vancouver Sun Digital - The Vancouver Sun - 23 Sep 2010 - B. C. group connects children’s authors with their audience

Thank you Vancouver Sun for the lovely piece. Hire an author or illustrator today!

B. C. group connects children’s authors with their audience (The Vancouver Sun, 23 Sep 2010, Page A13)

2010-09-23T09:42:00.001-07:00

B. C. group connects children’s authors with their audience
BY TRACY SHERLOCK tsherlock@vancouversun.com
The Vancouver Sun
23 Sep 2010

As children’s author Shar Levine will tell you, writers are real people. “ They live down the street, they’re in front of you in the supermarket lineup,” Levine said. “ You may not realize that your favourite book was written by the lady standing in...read more...

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Woods Hole - fellows

2010-09-22T13:23:00.000-07:00

And here we are at the end of a very long day in the boat. For the record, in the last 10 years times 10 jounalists a year no one has hurled until last week. As everyone knows I can't swim, am terrified of the open ocean, I can't stand boats smaller than a large ferry and am not good in enclosed space and I am prone to motion sickness. I put on a scopalamine patch and it worked a charm. One of the other journalists was puking off the end of the boat meaning I was not the one whogot sick.

Conscious Media Network - Featured Video

2010-09-22T13:20:00.000-07:00

Conscious Media Network - Featured Video

Now if this really worked it would be amazing!

Shar Levine

2010-09-22T12:46:00.000-07:00

Shar Levine: "Shar Levine has written more than 70 books with ..."

And the diet starts tomorrow

New Light Shed On Marine Luminescence

2010-09-19T12:43:00.000-07:00

New Light Shed On Marine Luminescence
You would think that I'd had enough of the ocean after a week at Woods Hole, but no, I'm still in love with all things in the sea. I am, however, too tired to blog. Nothing like getting up at 3 am Vancouver time and getting in around 8 pm PDT that night to make a write a little woozy.

2010-09-13T19:49:00.001-07:00

This has really been the longest 24 hours. It's hard to believe that we had our first lecture yesterday as my brain is already fried today. I probably wouldn't feel like death warmed over were it not for the fact that the room was freezing today and I spent 50 bucks on flu medicine at rite aid right after we got out of the last session. now with drugs I feel a little better.
There's so much to take in and so many ideas for projects. in the middle of the second presentation i sent out a book proposal based on the information that the scientist was presenting. No idea if it will sell, but it was a fabulous idea. Even Leslie loved it.
It's interesting spending time with world famous journalists. They want to write books. I want to be a writer. Guess it's like actors who want to be directors.
As for lobsters , we have started a tally. 24 hrs, 4 down. 5 more days to go.
and for the guilty admission: I was sitting in the front row, close to a video screen that had been lowered from the ceiling. On the screen were photos of the open ocean which waved back and forth in the air conditioning. I got sea-sick...on land....sitting in a chair. A new record even for me. Can hardly wait until Weds when I spend the day on water. Thank heavens for drugs.

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Flying fish glide as well as birds, researchers find

2010-09-12T06:50:00.000-07:00

Flying fish glide as well as birds, researchers find

Previously known as animal-only pigment, bilirubin now confirmed in Bird of Paradise flower

2010-09-09T09:26:00.000-07:00

Previously known as animal-only pigment, bilirubin now confirmed in Bird of Paradise flower

Love this flower! We have a large one growing in a pot in our livingroom and someday I hope it will bloom. Right now the only thing that seems thriving on it are fruit flies.

Insect brains are rich stores of new antibiotics

2010-09-08T15:34:00.000-07:00

Insect brains are rich stores of new antibiotics

This is soooo zombie. Brains may be good for you. Ok, that's not what the article says, but it does tie in nicely with the Scary Science Book we wrote.

Melting rate of icecaps in Greenland and Western Antarctica lower than expected

2010-09-07T20:11:00.000-07:00

Melting rate of icecaps in Greenland and Western Antarctica lower than expected

Funny thing. Maybe not that funny. I think I said this at a recent seminar and my comment was met with raised eyebrows and rolled eyes. hmmmmmmmmm

Brainy worms: Scientists uncover counterpart of cerebral cortex in marine worms

2010-09-04T08:39:00.000-07:00

Brainy worms: Scientists uncover counterpart of cerebral cortex in marine worms

Building World's Largest Neutrino Telescope At South Pole

2010-09-01T09:09:00.000-07:00

Building World's Largest Neutrino Telescope At South Pole

And just a bit more about IceCube. Truly a story that will appeal to the science geeks. And I am one of those kinds of people.

IceCube neutrino observatory nears completion

2010-09-01T09:06:00.000-07:00

IceCube neutrino observatory nears completion

LJ and I are working on a new book- Winter Science. This tidbit won't work in the book, but you gotta love the name of the facility.