MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'ask a scienceblogger'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:37:11 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526241&cid=t_109902_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F314899225%2Fi_blog_therefore_i_am.php tags: Ask a Science Blogger, why blog, blogs and science careers The most recent "Ask a Science Blogger" question submitted by a reader is; There are many, many academic bloggers out there feverishly blogging about their areas of interest. Still, there are many, many more academics who don't. So, why do you blog and how does blogging help with your research? Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526241 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:19:15 +0100 1526241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1174919&cid=t_109902_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F222502744%2Fmy_response_to_seeds_universe.php Have you read your copy of SEED magazine yet? Well, I have finally been published in a magazine (yippee) because they included a few of my responses to two questions they asked that were included in first issue for 2008 (p69). The questions; What would you like to be blogging about in 2008? What do you fear you'll be blogging about in 2008? Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1174919 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:05:11 +0100 1174919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1142435&cid=t_109902_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F214523175%2Fask_a_science_blogger_why_is_t.php tags: Ask a Science Blogger, male birth control pill, contraceptive The human egg at the moment of conception. Image: National Museum of Health and Medicine. The newest "Ask a Science Blogger" question is; Why is there no birth control pill for men? I know that many women say that male birth control pills do not exist solely due to sexual politics, namely, why would a pharmaceutical company devote precious research funding to developing a male birth control pill when they can make so much more money from developing drugs such as Viagra? Because I am limited to 500 words or so, I am not here to argue the sexual politics of this issue, but instead, I am interested to discuss the practical health aspects associated with developing a male birth control pill. Read the rest of this p... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1142435 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:44:41 +0100 1142435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1065845&cid=t_109902_131_f&fid=34991&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fevolgen%2F%7E3%2F194387130%2Fwhats_the_deal_with_virgin_bir.php Not all animals must have sex with another individual to produce perfectly viable offspring. And neither do humans, thanks to technological breakthroughs in artificial insemination. But what about those critters that do not require masturbation and meat basters to produce babies sans contact with another individual? Remarkably, this is quite common in the animal kingdom, although different animals go about doing it in different ways. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: evolgen) evolgen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1065845 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:00:00 +0100 1065845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1054837&cid=t_109902_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F191544338%2Fmy_response_to_seeds_universe.php Okay, this might be too late to be included in Seed's first issue for 2008, but because I have been ill and incredibly discouraged and a bit depressed this past month, I am trying to write something that won't embarass me in response to the two questions that the editor has posed to all of us science bloggers; What would you like to be blogging about in 2008? What do you fear you'll be blogging about in 2008? Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1054837 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:54:11 +0100 1054837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=998639&cid=t_109902_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F178353125%2Fwhich_parts_of_the_human_body.php tags: Ask a Science Blogger, vertebrate eye, molluscan eye Image: Wikipedia. [larger view]. The newest "Ask a Science Blogger" question is; Which parts of the human body could you design better? Since I have only 500 words or so to explain, I will discuss only one anatomical feature: I would choose to redesign the vertebrate eye so the microscopic structure of the retina more closely resembles that of the molluscan eye. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=998639 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:48:54 +0100 998639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523098&cid=t_109902_109_f&fid=35078&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeurontic%2F%7E3%2FeqJ3BYfV0Ec%2Fask_a_science_blogger_are_we_h.php My gut response after reading this question was: Well, duh--obviously, summer is more conducive to happiness. I mean, you can make a good case for the virtues of spring and fall, but they're really less seasons than they are opening acts. And apart from Christmas and skiing, winter doesn't have a whole lot to recommend it. Nope. If you're ranking seasons, summertime is the clear winner. Summer=hot sun, slow, quiet afternoons, and water-logged family vacations. What more does a human being need to be happy, apart from an air-conditioner and an ample supply of snacks? Proving my theory seemed simple enough. All I had to do was find out the "happiness ratings" of people lucky enough to live in the handful of politically stable locales that enjoy perpetual summer. It stood to reason that the... Neurontic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523098 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:10:58 +0100 2523098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=521679&cid=t_109902_109_f&fid=34741&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fcognitivedaily%2F%7E3%2F106633594%2Fask_a_scienceblogger_do_we_rea.php Cognitive Daily has been chosen to respond to the first question in a newly revised feature on ScienceBlogs: Ask a ScienceBlogger. Readers can submit questions, and they'll be answered by an expert in the field of inquiry (even though it's posted under Dave's name, Dave and Greta worked together on this one). Then, hopefully, discussion among the various ScienceBlogs will ensue. This week's question: What's the difference between psychology and neuroscience? Is psychology still relevant as we learn more about the brain and how it works? The main difference between psychology and neuroscience is the object of study: psychologists study behavior; neuroscientists study the nervous system. The disciplines overlap in an area usually referred to as the mind, the unseen "software" that controls... Cognitive Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=521679 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:00:00 +0100 521679