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The Intersection - May 31, 2008
It doesn't look like much, and probably won't amount to much either. Nevertheless, the National Hurricane Center just renamed the remains of East Pacific Tropical Storm Alma--after crossing over Central America, this …
Tagged: hurricanes
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Friday NudibranchsThe Intersection - May 31, 2008 From up in Juneau, Alaska, my pal Nick Bonzey at the US Forest Service thought I'd appreciate a good dose of nudibranchs, claiming 'these guys are MUCH cuter than your average sea cucumber.' Admittedly, with photos … Tagged: marine science |
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Long-toed LapwingLiving the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 31, 2008 tags: Long-toed Lapwing, Long-toed plover, Vanellus crassirostris, birds, Image of the Day Fourth in a series of non-passerine images by this photographer. Long-toed Lapwing, also known as the Long-toed plover … Tagged: image of the day |
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Advance Reading Copy: Alex And Me: A 30-Year AdventureLiving the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 31, 2008 tags: Alex And Me: A 30-Year Adventure, Alex & Me: Lessons from a Little Bird with a Big Heart, ethology, cognition, learning, parrots, Irene Pepperberg, book review As a scientist, parrot researcher, aviculturist … Tagged: book review |
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West 86th Street Subway Art 19Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) - May 31, 2008 tags: West 86th street subway art, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC West 86th Street Subway tile mosaic art #19 as seen at NYC's West 86th Street stop at Broadway for the uptown 1 train. (This piece … Tagged: nyc subway art |
Thoughts from Kansas - May 31, 2008
Remember this?: Michael Medved, nationally syndicated talk radio host and bestselling author, has joined the Discovery Institute in the role of senior fellow. The position cements a longstanding friendship and …
Tagged: culture wars
Dispatches from the Culture Wars - May 31, 2008
We already knew through the work of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation that there were American Christian groups urging their followers in the military to try and convert the Iraqi people from Islam to …
Dispatches from the Culture Wars - May 31, 2008
Remember the town of Black Jack, MO? Back in 2006, they denied an occupancy permit to a family because the parents weren't married. The ACLU filed suit on behalf of the family and the city council quickly settled the …
Dispatches from the Culture Wars - May 31, 2008
He doesn't appear to live in this one. John Hinderaker, the man who once praised the eloquence of George W. Bush, calling him "a great communicator" and saying that listening to him speak for 40 minutes was "an …
Dispatches from the Culture Wars - May 31, 2008
A new memorial has opened in Berlin dedicated to the thousands of gay victims of Adolf Hitler. "This memorial is important from two points of view -- to commemorate the victims, but also to make clear that even today …