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 'chatter'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:27:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987265&cid=t_100096_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FtK6Ifg_wrKA%2F Everyone has an inner dialogue that runs day and night signaling what to do, what to say, and how to feel. Most of time, people just go through the day unaware of the impact their inner thoughts have on their everyday behavior. Though, what we say to ourselves has serious ramifications, particularly if the thoughts are critical, worrisome, and victimizing. You probably don’t notice many of the thoughts you’re reacting to because they’ve become automatic. They arrive spontaneously and can be tough to recognize. Thoughts can be like tapes playing over and over in your head, and when negative, can tell you things like, “you’re not good enough,” “you’ll never get over this problem,” and “what if something horrible happens?” If this sounds familiar, it’s likely that the... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987265 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:30:12 +0100 3987265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706723&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2FGNQ_rrbSA9Y%2Fthis_angle_is_obtuse.php Sharron Angle has said some pretty obtuse things before, but for the most part, I've resisted the temptation to comment.  But this one is a gem: The 16-page flier, available at TPMM, accuses gay people (aka "sodomites", "perverts") of everything from child molestation, to serial murder, to debasing rodeos, to contaminating the water supply by exuding HIV. Blood libel, or urine libel, as the case may be. I don't care about the water supply, or that other stuff. BUT DON"T MESS WITH OUR RODEOS. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706723 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:48:02 +0100 3706723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3656837&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F6eLxhrDqVyk%2Ftech_tip_9.php This one is useful for very few persons. The story is this: I wanted to get one of those mats that goes under a treadmill, to protect the floor. So I went to Sears, where I got the treadmill, because I had seen an ad for the mat. Thirty dollars is what they wanted. Seemed overpriced. But that is what they want. Being a tad compulsive, I measured the treadmill's footprint before I left. The mat would have to be 40 inches wide and 72 inches long. At the store, the mats -- all with the same brand name as the treadmill -- were all 36 inches wide. Would not do. So I get one off the shelf, get on my hands and knees, and compare it the the footprint of the floor model. It was just plain not going to work. I was just starting to fume a bit about a wasted trip. Then the lady walks up and asks, "ar... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3656837 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:07:08 +0100 3656837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3398984&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2FN0O0_qmlzbU%2Fghost_chile_update_2.php I've written before about the world's hotter chle pepper: the bhut jolokia, rated at over 1 million scoville units. (Sauce available here.)  Now, India has a new use for the infernal things: combatting terrorism. India deploys world's hottest chilli to fight terrorism Bhut jolokia, or 'ghost chilli', to be used for teargas-like grenades to immobilise suspects, defence officials say Ever since the Trojan Horse - and probably long before - men have bent their minds to developing the ultimate secret weapon. Now, at last, the Indian army just might have discovered it: the world's hottest chilli pepper. The Indian army believes that the pungency of its ground seeds of the bhut jolokia - a capsicum hybrid, growing around the banks of the Brahmaputra river, that is reputed to be 100 times ... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3398984 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:55:19 +0100 3398984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126648&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2FVpGlDiUM3T0%2Fhappy_birthday_linus.php Today is the birthday of Linus Torvalds. That is all. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126648 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:44:57 +0100 3126648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939353&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2FB7Sduk6IH8E%2Fmaking_fun_of_scientology.php In general, I try to be respectful of cultural groups, even ones that are rather aberrant.  Somehow, though, I find it exceedingly difficult to muster any sympathy or respect for Scientology. By now, you probably have heard that Scientologists were fined $600,00 Euros in France: Scientologists convicted of fraud in France ...The Paris case followed a complaint by two women, one of whom says she was manipulated into handing over 20,000 euros in 1998 for Scientology products including an "electrometer" to measure mental energy... (link HT: Fundamentally Wrong) The LA Times has an extensive writeup of the Paris conviction.  For some reason, coverage of Scientology is a big deal in LA. Meanwhile, back at Scienceblogs, scientists are all going to wonder, what is an "electromet... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939353 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:49:15 +0100 2939353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2724918&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2FR0kKT3O1aRo%2Fthe_chicken-hydrogen_connectio.php IEEE reports that chicken feathers are superior to carbon nanotubes: Scientists at the University of Delaware say that carbonized chicken feathers could be a cheap way to store hydrogen for fuel cells. According to chemical engineering professor Richard Wool, the heat-treated feathers could hold more hydrogen than costlier competing technologies, such as metal hydrides and carbon nanotubes. Reminds me of the reports that Thomas Edison tried all kinds of things for lightbulb filaments, such as the beard hair from a redheaded man.  In that case, tungsten won out over the beard hair.  The thing about chicken feathers, is that they are much more abundant that the bead hairs from redheaded men.  And carbon nanotubes.  Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpu... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2724918 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:44:00 +0100 2724918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2674323&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F-HOjRFLM2y0%2Fpretty_good_snark.php This is good.  Indeed, it may qualify as the type specimen (holotype) of snark.  From The New Yorker: It's So Obvious From Avi Zenilman, online news editor, The New Yorker:     Do you think the right is upset about President Clinton's mission because he didn't free the hostages by going through the Japanese to sell arms to the North Koreans and then use the proceeds to support anti-Chavez guerrillas? Posted by Hendrik Hertzberg On the surface, the Clinton mission seemed simple.  He flew to North Korea, asked for our people back, and came back with our people.  Of course, it almost certainly was not that simple.  Reuters indicates that it was all planned out ahead of time.  Staged, really: In the secret negotiations that led to the rescue... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2674323 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:16:38 +0100 2674323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2621861&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F0X5ZQWKnwVE%2Fart_fairs_in_177_seconds.php AnnArbor.com (HT: Edward Vielmetti) has a youtube time-lapse video at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs.  Get the whole thing, compressed into 177 seconds: This probably is the very best way to experience it.  I still remember going to the first one, at age 6.  It seemed overwhelming then.  Strangely, the Art Fairs have grown at exactly the same rate as my capacity to tolerate chaos has increased.  As a result, the experience has always been the same, no matter how much older and wiser I have gotten. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2621861 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:20:22 +0100 2621861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441762&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2Fw-Xgs7BCnCM%2Fkalamazoo_beers.php It has come to my attention that Kalamazoo is on the map, again.  The last time was is 1942, when the Glen Miller Orchestra played I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo (lyrics). Now, Ratebeer.com has included TWO Kalamazoo beers on their "top rated" list: Westvleteren Abt 12 Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter Three Floyds Oak Aged Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout AleSmith Speedway Stout AleSmith Barrel Aged Speedway Stout Rochefort Trappistes Bells Expedition Stout Bells Bourbon Barrel Double Cream/Expedition Stout Surly Darkness Bell's Brewery originally was known as the Kalamazoo Brewing Company.  While their new facility is in Comstock, Michigan, they still have operations in Kalamazoo. Speaking of oddly named Michigan towns, Ra... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441762 Fri, 29 May 2009 04:41:11 +0100 2441762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2144518&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2FI0kD0329x1o%2Fthe_singularity_meets_crooked.php Our man in Chicago turned me on to Charlie Stross.  Little did I know, Stross' writings have become something of a sensation in the academic world.  One of the first blogs I read was Crooked Timber.  I think it was our man in Chicago who showed me the way there, IIRC. Anyway, Crooked Timber has a new Crooked Timber book event, about Stross' books.  There are essays by the famous bloggers Paul Krugman and Brad DeLong, et alia. Starting off with a heavy hitter, we've got Paul Krugman writing on The Merchant Princes, considered as a thought experiment in development economics... Brad DeLong riffs off Ken's reference to Asimov's Three Laws to discuss the constitutional status of robotic ex-slaves and that less concrete but more powerful form of artificial/fictive humani... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2144518 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:46:07 +0100 2144518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033082&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F482719739%2Fwhite_coat_hypotension.php Land's End sells white coats.  The kind that doctors wear.   I got an email hawking Land's End stuff.  Promising big savings.  So I notice this: Anyway, I looked at the image of the coat.  I imagined myself putting it on.  Got chills.  Yuck.   I'm glad I went to medical school.  There was more good than bad.  But yuck. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033082 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:05:21 +0100 2033082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1945208&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F445429869%2Fcat_power.php is pretty cool.  Like What Would the Community Think. Music such as this has a long tail.  It is the nature of cat power. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1945208 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:01:42 +0100 1945208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1894916&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F427402982%2Fblock_african_witchcraft_curse.php This is one of those things that take a minute to figure out if it is serious, or a parody.   Block African witchcraft curses against McCain and Palin NOW! Jim Bramlett Sep 28 2008 04:12PM Dear friends: THIS IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS. Minutes ago I spoke with friend Dr. Norman G. Marvin, M.D. and he is so concerned at what he has learned about Barack Obama's family in Kenya that he is calling a special prayer meeting in his home to pray against the witchcraft curses attempted by them against John McCain and Sarah Palin. Dr. Marvin sent me the below e-mail from Flo Ellers.  Flo is credentialed with the International Fellowship of Ministries which is based in Washington State.  She is also a member of EndTime Handmaidens and Servants of Jasper, Arkansas. IF YO... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1894916 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:52:32 +0100 1894916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883304&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F421535716%2Fnew_financial_plan.php This one is illustrated.  The photos speak for themselves.   Source It'll work about as well as the Paulson-Bernanke plan.   Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883304 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:22:15 +0100 1883304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876003&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F419632645%2Fkrugman_wins_nobel_markets_ral.php Paul Krugman was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.   “It’s been an extremely weird day, but weird in a positive way,” Mr. Krugman said in an interview on his way to a Washington meeting for the Group of Thirty, an international body from the public and private sectors that discusses international economics. He said he was mostly “preoccupied with the hassles” of trying to make all his scheduled meetings today and answer a constantly-ringing cell phone. Some allege that the award is politically motivated, in light of Krugman's incessant attacks on the policies of the neocons.  Insiders, however, know that the real reason for the award is his paper on The Theory of Interstellar Trade (PDF). Krugman... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876003 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:58:37 +0100 1876003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1870653&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F416725393%2Fautomobile_raises_testosterone.php But not just any automobile.  It's the Maserati limited-edition 2009 GranTurismo S.  And the test confirms the result only for women: Experts found that 100% of female participants showed a "significant increase in testosterone secretion" while listening to a Maserati engine revving - in fact, measurably more so than for any other sports-car sound. Unfortunately, there is no link to the study methodology.  It is hard to imagine any Institutional Review Board granting approval for such a research project. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1870653 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:32:36 +0100 1870653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1657152&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F347157079%2Fsound_off_in_local_paper.php It is impossible to know if this is serious, or satire. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1657152 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:20:20 +0100 1657152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1640240&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F340598864%2F46_swingers.php The Pew Research Center informs us that today's number is 46%.  That is the percentage of independent voters who are undecided about their choice for President in the November election in the USA.  This is "much higher" than the same statistic four years ago.  It is likely that this group will swing the election. Of course, you could say the same about almost any group, if the election is close.   I noticed this because I was on their site for something else, and noticed the number in the sidebar, in a little box that said: 46% Nearly half of independents (46%) are undecided or may change their minds. It did not say what they were independent from, or what they might change their minds about. Personally, I find the number difficult to believe, so I have created m... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1640240 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:28:45 +0100 1640240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1581895&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F327408245%2Fiscream.php Seems like everything is being made so you can attach an iPod.   Shown below is the George Foreman iPod Grill.  With 10-watt speaker. How patriotic is that? And what are we to make of one of the reviews posted at Buy.com? I love George Foreman's products! I own all of the grills, and I use them when I have small get togethers. They are great, indoors and out. I usually only use one at a time, since my friends don't really come to my parties. I don't know what that is about. I used the George Foreman iPod Grill just this past weekend. I was outdoors, listening to some Celine Dion and grilling one hotdog. Celine is great with barbecue foods. I also had a small can of baked beans. Anyway, the speaker was way too loud. My neighbors (I live next to a sorority house) called the... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1581895 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:29:22 +0100 1581895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1436827&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F288387624%2Fsomething_to_try_sometime.php Make echinacea tea, fairly strong.  Refrigerate it.  Get some 100% pomegranate juice.  Refrigerate that.  Wait until cold.  Mix together in 1:1 proportion.  Drink.   There is no particular reason for this, other that simply to have the experience.   Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1436827 Mon, 12 May 2008 03:22:50 +0100 1436827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1316945&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F255106081%2F What stresses you out ? Whatever it is, how you respond to it may have more consequences than you think. Let me show you how. Recapping from last months article (see Stress and Neural Wreckage: Part of the Brain Plasticity Puzzle)...our bodies are a complex balancing act between systems working full time to keep us alive and well. Any change which threatens this balance can be referred to as stress. Cortisol, a key component of the stress response, does an excellent job of allowing us to adapt to most stressors which last more than a couple of minutes. However, having to endure a high stressor for longer periods than half and hour or so negatively impacts the brain in various ways. Sustained exposure to higher than normal levels of cortisol can result in“neural wreckage” via the prunin... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1316945 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:52:18 +0100 1316945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1271822&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F244373113%2Fcan_scientists_dance.php Generally, no.  But some can.  Some are rather good at it.  A contest was reported in Science Magazine: The rules were simple: Using no words or images, interpret your Ph.D. thesis in dance form. Entrants were divided into three categories—graduate student, postdoc, and professor—and the prize for each was a year's subscription to Science. The winning videos are here.  Want more? Wait until next year: 2009 Dance Your PhD contest: Want to dance your own thesis? Stay tuned to www.johnbohannon.org/dance.html where a CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS will be announced soon. Rather than a localized contest, the next round will be global. Scientists will video their own dances and post them online (e.g., to YouTube). The prize? Negotiations are underway to have the winners... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1271822 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:46:16 +0100 1271822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1179085&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fomnibrain%2F%7E3%2F223164035%2Fconnect_your_wii_to_mine.php Do it! In the address book: 4971 9184 7926 5393 We can share Mii's and stuff! Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1179085 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:01:33 +0100 1179085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1149658&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F216429017%2Fgoldmund_media_rooms.php In the great role-playing game of life, I did not get very many audiophile points.  I mean, fine machinery is something I can appreciate, but I'm pretty indifferent to the sounds those machines make.   So it strikes me as remarkable that anyone would make, much less buy, a $300,000 turntable.   Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1149658 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:04:55 +0100 1149658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1131932&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F211858278%2Fhow_to_believe_in_god.php Instantly!  This product gives you an immediate Save!  It's like getting a thousand gold coins in Super Mario Brothers all at once! Doubters say it works via the placebo effect, but why not try it, if it could give you eternal life? (source) Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1131932 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:04:28 +0100 1131932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1123701&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fomnibrain%2F%7E3%2F209217910%2Fhappy_freakin_new_year.php Hank Says Happy New Year! Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1123701 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:41:21 +0100 1123701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1111806&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fomnibrain%2F%7E3%2F204096540%2Fwhat_omni_brain_finds_interest.php I've been using google reader for a while now and I figured I'd explore its many options today. There is a neat little feature that allows me to share what I'm reading with other people. So if you'd like to keep up with what I'm reading on the feeds you can check it out on the sidebar right here on Omni Brain, or you can go here or subscribe to the feed here. If you'd like you can add me as a friend and share what you're reading as well! My email address is j.stephen.higgins-at-gmail-dot-com Enjoy and let me know what you think! And don't forget to visit the Omni Brain City! Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1111806 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:03:25 +0100 1111806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1097212&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fomnibrain%2F%7E3%2F200957729%2Fvisit_the_omni_brain_city.php Help us increase the population and build by visiting our new city. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1097212 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:22:38 +0100 1097212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1094148&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F200093513%2Fyale_open_courses.php Yale University is following the trend, putting entire college courses on the Internet. As a member of the vast left-wing conspiracy, I object.   I object, because now, conservatives will be able to see what methods we use to brainwash college kids.  They will see how we get them to vote for Ralph Nader.  They will see how we get them to use those weird curly light bulbs.  The will see how we get them to eat tofu and tabouleh and tempeh.   They will find out about the most dangerous books we give them, such as Silent Spring, Coming of Age in Samoa, and Introduction to Psychoanalysis. Worst of all, they will find out how liberal colleges manage to produce such reactionaries as George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Gerald R. Ford, and William H. Taft (all of whom at... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1094148 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:31:01 +0100 1094148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1064838&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F194116197%2Fbeauty_of_marine_invertebrates.php A calendar celebrating the aesthetic qualities of marine invertebrates is available now at Dorid Designs, along with a full line of items relating to marine biology, evolution, paleontology, and rationalism.  She also has tons of Squidmas merchandise. Perhaps the whole Squidmas thing seems silly (it is...that's the point!) but the calendar is just a nice, straightforward piece of artistic work. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1064838 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:45:47 +0100 1064838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1045065&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F188647929%2Fbuy_nothing_day.php MTV is taking some heat for its refusal to broadcast an advertisment for Buy Nothing Day. MTV, the channel that markets itself to hip youth, has decreed that our Buy Nothing Day public service spot "goes further than we are willing to accept on our channels". Gangsta rap and sexualized, semi-naked school girls are okay, but apparently not a burping pig talking about consumption. The single best way to blunt the impact of climcate change is to get by with less of everything.  Mostly, what it takes is a willingness to ignore peer pressure. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1045065 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:51:58 +0100 1045065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1045066&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F188612988%2Fpecan_pie_for_thanksgiving.php We found a recipe for pecan pie that does not use corn syrup.  I would not try to argue that this confection is salubrious, mind you, but at least there is no corn syrup. Most pecan pie is so sweet that it is annoying.  That is unfortunate.  We are hopeful that this will not have that defect. Here is a close-up.   The recipe? Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1045066 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:56:23 +0100 1045066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1036889&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fomnibrain%2F%7E3%2F187422141%2Fshelley_batts_is_a_beautiful_w.php And now she's in Newsweek. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1036889 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:25:46 +0100 1036889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1036886&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F187261393%2Fthe_great_escape.php Video of Pandas cooperating so one can escape: Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1036886 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:15:39 +0100 1036886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1034832&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fomnibrain%2F%7E3%2F186716492%2Fthe_reading_level_of_this_blog.php I'm sure this comes as no surprise to my readers but this blog has been rated as having a Junior High Reading level. You know what though?! I'm proud of that. I'm happy that I'm not a scientist who can only write bland big worded journal articles and use words like affinage, nugatory, pukka, or bouleversement. Now that I've ruined the readability of the blog by using the previously mentioned words I have to admit that I would get angry if I were reading a journal article and found big words as well. In any case... here's the official rating (before I added the big words): Get a Cash Advance Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1034832 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:06:18 +0100 1034832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1032920&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F186000474%2Ferrors_in_texas_textbooks.php The San Antonio Express-News reports that "Reviewers have found 109,263 errors in sample copies of math textbooks to be used next fall in Texas." One second-grade math book, for example, has 4 plus 7 equaling 10. OK, anybody can make a mistake.  But at least own up to it.  Their explanation: Many of the math book errors resulted in faulty translations from English- to Spanish-language textbooks... Uh, I think in Spain, 7+4 still equals 11. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1032920 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:20:23 +0100 1032920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1032922&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F185825296%2Ftry_before_you_tat.php Carl Zimmer has been documenting the results of various scientist's impulses to have themselves inked with images related to science.  The phenomenon is something of an oddity, though, since scientists tend to be more on the contemplative side, as opposed to being impulsive.  Now, for those who would like to test their hypotheses before putting them into action, there is a solution. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1032922 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:08:32 +0100 1032922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1027085&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F184884443%2Flolcat_calendar.php The all-new, completely free LOLCats calendar for 2008 is here. It is a 2MB PDF download. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1027085 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:43:20 +0100 1027085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1019102&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F183110245%2Fcommon_census_map_project.php This is a neat project; I hope more people participate.  The map below shows the USA divided into regions, based upon their emotional ties to particular areas.  Thus it is not based upon borders or any other typical geographic boundary. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1019102 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:15:05 +0100 1019102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1014930&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fomnibrain%2F%7E3%2F181832291%2Fvote_for_bad_astronomy_you_hos.php Dooooo It!!! Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1014930 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:42:35 +0100 1014930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1009396&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F180649942%2Fopen_access_may_increase_oppor.php Medical/technical illustrators too often are forgotten.  They add value to publications, and need to be compensated.  So what will be the effect, as open-access publishing becomes more common?   It is hard to know for sure, as the whole field is evolving so rapidly.  But Peter Suber, writing at Open Access News, thinks the OA movement will be beneficial to illustrators.  He links to an article by Tim Fedak, which makes that point. I am glad to see this point discussed.   When I was in medical school, taking gross anatomy, there were a few students there from the School of Art & Design, when they have a very good MFA program in Medical and Biological Illustration.  I'll just say that those people are amazing.  Certainly, they deserve as much su... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1009396 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:11:48 +0100 1009396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1007229&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F180539231%2Fwhat_second_life_really_is_lik.php I am glad to see this, because I have never played the game, but have been curious.  So I gather that the game is mildly amusing, but gets old. via videosift.com Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1007229 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:38:37 +0100 1007229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1002774&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F179803965%2Fget_a_college_degree_then_work.php Yes, it has come to this.  Increasingly, college graduates are trading their mortarboards for hard hats.  Why? Because that is where the jobs are.  Plus, there is a looming wave of retirements, as most current coal miners are in their 50's.  The story is at Christian Science Monitor.   Note: it is not as gloomy as it sounds. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1002774 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:47:50 +0100 1002774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1001610&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F179170758%2Ffree_audiobooks.php A site called LibriVox now has a catalog of over 1,000 free audiobooks.  They are all in the public domain; all have been read and recorded by volunteers.  It's a nice supplement to the 20,000+ free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog. HT: Open-Access News Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1001610 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:14:51 +0100 1001610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=989647&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F177015593%2Fdont_you_hate_it_when_that_hap.php A guy was sitting at a stoplight, minding his own business, when a wrecking ball crashed into the trunk.  The man was not seriously injured. The wrecking ball was being used in demolition, but apparently had a defective cable. HT: DNA Lounge. Meadville mishap defines wrecking ball One breaks loose, goes on tear near college Tuesday, July 10, 2007 By Steve Levin, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=989647 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:32:42 +0100 989647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=987112&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F176661281%2Feisenhower_was_right.php When he said: We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.     --Dwight D. Eisenhower (source) Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=987112 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:20:57 +0100 987112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=971392&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F173790287%2Fvindication.php When I was in junior high, I used to do this.  I don't know why.  Probably I was bored with something that is inherently boring.  It does not spice things up very much.  But some spice is better than none. This article shows 15 idiosyncratic ways to ties one's shoelaces.  I did not do all 15, but I did do several.  The Loop Back was my favorite. HT: TipNut. Most of the tips on TipNut are practical.  This one is not.  Even so, it is nice to know that someone, somewhere, is catching up to my trend-setting ways.   Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=971392 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:12:47 +0100 971392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=947299&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fomnibrain%2F%7E3%2F168945005%2Ftake_a_minute_or_less_and_plac.php It will only take you two clicks to take care of this one (and you could even do it from work, home, and the coffee shop!). Shelley, from Retrospectacle, needs your help to win a $10,000 blogging scholarship. Just think she could pay off her student loans and maybe even have a couple bucks left over for a computer and some beers! So please head over to the voting site and click on Shelley Batts' name! Thanks! Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=947299 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:56:09 +0100 947299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=944527&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F168551379%2Feat_a_lot_of_peaches.php Just in case people did not get the allusion in my post about peak oil and health care. Artist: Prine John Song: Spanish Pipedream Album: Great Days: The John Prine Anthology She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol And I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal Well she pressed her chest against me About the time the juke box broke Yeah, she gave me a peck on the back of the neck And these are the words she spoke Chorus: Blow up your T.V. throw away your paper Go to the country, build you a home Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches Try an find Jesus on your own Well, I sat there at the table and I acted real naive For I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve Well, she danced around the bar room and she did the hoochy-coo Yeah she sang her song all night ... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=944527 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:18:28 +0100 944527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=932966&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F166515344%2Ffinally_a_cool_way_to_commute.php  Actually, it is not a new idea, but perhaps the cooling aspect has been overlooked. One thing that has kept me from riding a bicycle to work has been the concern that I would be too sweaty upon arrival.  This invention might take care of that: It could, conceivably, take care of the heat problem while mowing a lawn, too, although it would take a bit more engineering: Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=932966 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:47:43 +0100 932966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=907020&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F161965463%2Fdeceptive_genitals.php Sorry, no bizarre sex organ photos this time.  But the story is interesting from an evolutionary standpoint. Bat Bugs Evolved Fake Genitals to Avoid Sex Injuries     Anne Minard for National Geographic News September 25, 2007 For African bat bugs, the battle of the sexes is quite literally a violent struggle—and now it appears that the bugs are using gender-bending tactics to defend themselves. Bat bugs are small, reddish-brown parasites related to bed bugs that suck the blood of bats and sometimes bite humans. Researchers have long known that male bat bugs ignore females' conventional parts and instead use their sharp penises to stab the females' abdomens, injecting sperm directly into the bloodstream. So the females evolved a defense: structures calle... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=907020 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:41:06 +0100 907020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=892775&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F159961336%2Femergency_beer_opener.php Some people are amazingly creative...or thirsty. (Source) Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=892775 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:42:42 +0100 892775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=888537&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2FvjmG%2F%7E3%2F159134896%2Frwos_debunked.php The Republican War on Science is not a war on science, after all.  It is a war on reality itself. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=888537 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:34:35 +0100 888537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=823562&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2Fimages%2Ficc.jpg What would happen if you set up a system to automatically print out all the spam in the Universe?  Never mind the question of why you would want to. (link) Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=823562 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:48:20 +0100 823562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=821955&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2F2007%2F08%2Fno_more_stop_signs.php Someone has to put a stop to this. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=821955 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:50:13 +0100 821955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=819475&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.forbes.com%2Fmedia%2F2007%2F03%2F15%2Flabels_6.jpg Product: Midol Menstrual Complete Label: Ask a doctor before use if you have difficulty urinating due to an enlarged prostate. Sound advice from Merck. But should sufferers of premenstrual syndrome really lose sleep over enlarged prostates? That's from a collection on the Forbes website.  At first glance, it seems senseless.  But I suspect that the warning is FDA-mandated for all products containing antihistamines, which this does. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=819475 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:03:20 +0100 819475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=794180&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbp1.blogger.com%2F_VbG-d6SeGuA%2FRePVVb_nxrI%2FAAAAAAAAAD8%2F6QbLROwzDEk%2Fs400%2Fanandita-tamuly-eats-bhut-jolokia.jpg I had not seen this when I first posted about the bhut jolokia -- the world's hottest chile pepper.  There is a woman, Annindita Tamuly, in India who can eat 60 of them in two minutes.  And she smiles while doing it (video).  There is also a 17-month-old child, Jayanta Lahan, who eats them with no problem. HT: Mesilla Blog Buy Chile Seeds (PDF catalog) Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=794180 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:21:01 +0100 794180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=779954&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2F2007%2F08%2Freincarnation_banned.php Separation of Church and State often is controversial.  Sometimes I worry about this in the USA, but I have never seen anything as bad as what they are doing in China: China tells living Buddhas to obtain permission before they reincarnate From The Times August 4, 2007 Jane Macartney in Beijing Tibet's living Buddhas have been banned from reincarnation without permission from China's atheist leaders. The ban is included in new rules intended to assert Beijing's authority over Tibet's restive and deeply Buddhist people. "The so-called reincarnated living Buddha without government approval is illegal and invalid," according to the order, which comes into effect on September 1... In addition to being offensive, it seems rather pointless.  It's like banning the transformatio... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=779954 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:27:03 +0100 779954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=778602&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2Fimages%2Findiamap_assam270e.jpg This little devil gets a rating of over one million Scoville heat units.   It's the Bhut Jolokia (ghost chile), also called the Naga Jolokia.  According to the Brisbane Times, the growers hope it will replace the sagging tea farming in northeast India... Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=778602 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:23:33 +0100 778602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=768914&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F07%2Fbora_sandra_sciblings.jpg Omni Brain now has a Facebook group. Join us! I'm amiss in reporting recent IRL social news. There was a lovely dinner with SciBling Bora (who's creating a new online community at PLoS) at the sustainable foods Italian restaurant Incanta, in San Francisco. Then in Vancouver, Bjoern Brembs was in town for the Eighth International Congress of Neuroethology and we filled ourselves with talk of drosophila and free will, invertebrates vs. vertebrates, and all you can eat sushi. We were accompanied by a mystery blogger who I won't say anything about but I must say congratulations on the new grant. Cheers! Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=768914 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:00:00 +0100 768914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=751661&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fomnibrain%2F%7E3%2F136565682%2Fsteves_body_is_worth.php Ok ok... I'll do it too..... $4725.00The Cadaver Calculator - Find out how much your body is worth. From Mingle2 - Free Online DatingMingle2 - Free Online Dating Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=751661 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:15:47 +0100 751661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=733581&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fomnibrain%2F%7E3%2F133403778%2Fnew_bottom_of_the_post_submiss.php I thought I would draw your attention to a couple small changes that appear at the bottom of all of the individual posts (you have to be only looking at a single post - not the main page). We evaluated where traffic is most coming from and decided that changing some of the submit story to other sites buttons had to be changed. So now... you can submit your favorite Omni Brain (and other ScienceBlogger's stories) to Slashdot and Stumbleupon in addition to the others such as digg, reddit, and del.icio.us. So don't be shy! Submit our stories ;) Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=733581 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:30:41 +0100 733581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=719802&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F07%2Fsecondfront.jpg Congratulations to Jeremy and Tanya on their wedding day! Jeremy is an avatar virtual performance artist, who is part of the Second Life group Second Front among other projects. Check out his blog for some of his many guises. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=719802 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 03:31:37 +0100 719802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=718801&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F07%2Fchnranking.jpg Some of you (well, very few of you) know that I keep another blog, a brain sciences video showcase vlog called Channel N. I'm really into its statistics, and figure you want to know about them too. My Technorati ranking has grown to a dazzling 260,350 of the approximately six million blogs online. 24 blogs have linked to me, and the number of people who've "favourited" Channel N has doubled to two. (One of them is myself, though.) Here's a screenshot as proof of my ranking. Feel free to distribute it. RSS feed subscribers are currently at 49, and according to Google Analytics 23 people actually viewed the site today. I think there's an error on Google's part, though, because they report that the average time spent on my blog is 00:01:24 but most of the lecture videos are more like 01:2... Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=718801 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:31:06 +0100 718801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=718802&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F07%2FWikipedia-logo.jpg So I noticed today that ScienceBlogs does not have a wikipedia entry! What's up with that? Ridiculous! I felt it to be my solemn duty to start one for the world! But clearly I'm not really supposed to be creating it since I guess I sorta, kinda 'work' for Seed Media. But anyway! Please head over there and help fill it up with some exciting content! Your favorite stories, information about all the great blogs, how you met the love of your life there, etc. I also wouldn't object if someone created an Omni Brain entry ;) (I would feel a little worse actually creating that one myself). Here's the exciting link! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scienceblogs Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=718802 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:46:04 +0100 718802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=707348&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2F2007%2F07%2Ftech_tip_3.php If you have no shaving cream, you can use a bit of hair conditioner instead. Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=707348 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:07:57 +0100 707348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=706547&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmingle2.com%2Fimg%2Fbb%2Fblog_rating%2Fr.jpg You know... I was a little concerned that Omni Brain wasn't edgy enough with that G rating. After all we talk about drugs and sex ... well... all the time! So I went back and checked the rating site again to see if we were just having a clean fluke here at Omni Brain. Thankfully we're up to an R rating... perfect! Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=706547 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:27:58 +0100 706547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=704420&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F06%2Ftime-wasted-reading-graph.png In the new blog Crappy Graphs, which is not really crappy, Brian's come up with a depiction of coolness in social media. See more. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=704420 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:00:00 +0100 704420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=696821&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F06%2Fwaterspout.jpg Well... I'm not sure if you all noticed... but my posting has been lacking lately. It's been for a great reason though. I'm on vacation in the Florida Keys. Beaches, boats, and leather skin ;) We saw a great water spout the other day - of course my cell phone picture didn't turn out but this picture I found on the internet is nearly exactly what we saw. Pretty cool eh? According to Wikipedia: A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water and is connected to a cumuliform cloud. In the common form, it is a nonsupercell tornado over water, and brings the water upward. Also, it is weaker than most of its land counterparts. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=696821 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:47:37 +0100 696821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=689979&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmingle2.com%2Fimg%2Fbb%2Fblog_rating%2Fg.jpg Via Bora of NC-17 rated A Blog Around The Clock. Omni Brain is G-rated? Maybe we need to spice things up... Hmm, well, Vaughan at Mind Hacks has been writing about autoerotic sex deaths, most recently involving a man who constructed a complex full-body plastic bag. More links to studies (many include NSFW pictures, most require subscription but some older articles are free) below the cut: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=689979 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:00:00 +0100 689979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675008&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2F2007%2F06%2Frecord_highlows.php I used to read computer magazines a lot.  I would chuckle when I picked up a copy of PC Magazine, or whatever, and it had, it large red type: XXX releases the Fastest Desktop Ever!!!  Next month someone else would be making the Fastest Laptop Ever!!! What, you think they are going to start making them slower? Now: Bush job rating hits record low in NBC/WSJ poll Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:51PM EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's approval rating has dropped to 29 percent in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday, his lowest mark ever in that survey, which also found only 23 percent approved of the job Congress was doing... Does anyone think his poll numbers are going to go up? Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675008 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:34:04 +0100 675008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675009&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2Fimages%2Ftheo001.jpg HT to Mr. Maynard for pointing this out.  (He also pointed out the Corner Brewery, which is an even more remarkable invention.) The creator is Theo Jansen: Theo Jansen, artist, studied science at the University of Delft Holland. The first seven years being a artist he just made paintings. Then he starts a project with a big flying saucer, which could really fly. It flew over the town of Delft in 1980 and brought the people in the street and the police in commotion. Since about ten years he is occupied with the making of a new nature. Not pollen or seeds but plastic yellow tubes are used as the basic material of this new nature. He makes skeletons which are able to walk on the wind. Eventually he wants to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own li... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675009 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:02:44 +0100 675009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658743&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2Fupload%2F2007%2F06%2Fjesusland6-500px.gif These kinds of images were making the rounds a couple of years ago. Kind of cute.  But now, at least a few people in Vermont are taking it seriously: Vermont secessionist movement gains support Tuesday, June 5, 2007 Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658743 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:10:28 +0100 658743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611773&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F05%2Fvolcano_after.jpg Erupting! Oh no! Read the INTEL/ISEF science fair blog for more. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611773 Wed, 16 May 2007 20:49:11 +0100 611773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611775&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F05%2FContest_Easter10.jpg What does it mean to be scientifically literate in the 21st century? How do we measure the scientific literacy of a society? How do we boost it? What is the value of this literacy? Who is responsible for fostering it? Essay submissions will be judged by a panel of Seed editors and special guests. Winning entries will be published in Seed magazine. * Submission Deadline: July 1, 2007 * Maximum Word Count: 1,200 First Prize: * $2,500 Prize 2nd Place: * $1,000 Prize There ya go. Canadians need not apply. Americans, get to it. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611775 Wed, 16 May 2007 14:00:00 +0100 611775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611781&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2F2007%2F05%2Fsan_fran_and_lack_of_blogging.php Hi Everyone, I'm off for my three day drive to San Francisco this morning so probably won't be posting much in the next week or so. I'm planning on a trip to the Exploratorium sometime next week so if anyone would like to meet up with us feel free to shoot me an email! (steve@omnibrain.org). Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611781 Fri, 11 May 2007 13:29:26 +0100 611781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611784&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F05%2F488881731_eac38762a0.jpg From Monster by Mail. Totally worth the $30. Watch The Omni Brain being drawn: Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611784 Wed, 09 May 2007 19:17:45 +0100 611784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=590930&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2F2007%2F05%2Fscienceblogs_on_facebook.php It seems that the old fogey's at ScienceBlogs have discovered facebook and started to add their profiles ;) You should head over there and join some of the related groups that have popped up (and make friends with some of the old folk!) - starting with me and the ScienceBlogs fan club. If that's not enough there's the Order of the Science Scouts of Exemplary Repute and Above Average Physique. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=590930 Fri, 04 May 2007 18:00:40 +0100 590930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=587552&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2F2007%2F05%2Fwho_has_the_fastest_pedestrian.php A study has shown that the world's fastest average pedestrian pace is in Singapore.  The top ten? 1) Singapore (Singapore): 10.55 2) Copenhagen (Denmark): 10.82 3) Madrid (Spain): 10.89 4) Guangzhou (China): 10.94 5) Dublin (Ireland): 11.03 6) Curitiba (Brazil): 11.13 7) Berlin (Germany): 11.16 8) New York (United States of America): 12.00 9) Utrecht (Netherlands): 12.04 10) Vienna (Austria): 12.06 What's more, the average pace has increased by 10% in the past ten years.  The big surprise is that the pace is faster in Dublin than in New York.  I suppose New Yorkers are packed so tightly together that they have to go slower.   In fact, if you sort by pedestrian speed per unit of population density, Dublin comes out on top.   1) Dublin 2) Utrecht 3) Guanzhou 4) ... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=587552 Thu, 03 May 2007 18:13:27 +0100 587552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=579173&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F04%2Fblogosphere.jpg 1. Daily Kos 2. BoingBoing 3. Live Journal 4. Michelle Malkin & the other political poo flingers 5. Porn...lots and lots and lots of porn 6. Ass smacking, grunting, sweating jocks I wish I could see the actual data! I want to see where science fits in! From Discover Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=579173 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:11:37 +0100 579173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=554358&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F04%2Fnose_booger_picking.jpg Does anyone have any suggestions for tomorrows Multimedia Friday? It can be reader request day or something like that ;) And in thanks for your input I leave you with this completely unconfirmed set of results from a website reporting about a publication on nose picking: * 8.7% claim that they have never picked their nose. (In other words, they are liars or they can't remember doing it as a kid.) * 91% stated that they had picked their nose in the past and were still actively practicing this habit. Yet, only 49.2% of the respondents actually thought that nose-picking was common in adults. * 9.2% rate their pickin' as "more than average." * 25.6% actually pick their noses daily, 22.3% do it 2 to 5 times each day, and three people admitted to doing it at least hourly. * 55.5% spen... Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=554358 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:31:27 +0100 554358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=547266&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2F2007%2F04%2Fdj_emmo.php It is not often that I write about music.  In fact, it is not often that I even think about music.  But this little item caught my eye, if not my ear, if only because it is perplexing to try to imagine Balkan-Techno fusion: DJ EMMO Biography DJ Emmo has a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Human Genetics. He is Research Scientist in a private Biotechnology company in Ann Arbor, Michigan, involved in discovery of new markers for Cancer Diagnostics (www.rubicongenomics com). Music is his hobby. He played bass, drums, and keyboards when he was in college. Recently he found a new passion in composing, remixing, and producing digital music. He also DJs for special ocasions in Ann Arbor and the Greater Detroit Metro Area and is a guest DJ in Detroit Night Clubs. DJ Emmo specializes... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=547266 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:41:54 +0100 547266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=526534&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2F2007%2F04%2Fdo_you_listen_to_pod_casts.php 486) this.width = 486;" frameborder="0" src="http://killersurvey.com/survey_code.php?sqs=1&id=505"> Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=526534 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:31:28 +0100 526534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=510848&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F03%2Fblogging_comic.jpg Two shiny new neuroblogs for your blogroll, launched in the last couple of weeks. Somatopsychic is from a behavioral neuroscience grad student in Florida. "A blog about the biological basis for behavior, and how changes to biology effect changes in behavior." In some of the first posts, he talks about statistical analysis software, comparing the strengths of SPSS to the open source R. Another topic is the neurobiology of memory in aging... ...which the second new blogger is expert in. Dr. Michael Merzenich has begun blogging on the site of his brain fitness start-up PositScience (I hear they're getting a lot of resumes due to the current American science research funding climate). On The Brain keeps focus on three areas: providing a "no spin zone" look at brain fitness and neuroplasticit... Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=510848 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:00:00 +0100 510848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=485098&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F03%2Fthinkingbloggeraward.jpg Shrink Rap tagged us with the Thinking Blogger meme (thanks!) so here's our list in turn. It excludes SciBling ScienceBloggers (this meme limits to five links), girl/boyfriends, office mates, the other blogs Sandra writes for, and popular blogs that don't do memes. What's left is very fresh: Providentia PsyBlog The Bradtastic Neuronerd Figural Effect Good stuff. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=485098 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:00:00 +0100 485098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=483235&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2Fimages%2Frev_tea_logo.jpg Sunday, I drank some unusually good tea.  It was green tea, mostly, with some added ingredients: young hyson and dragonwell teas, orange peel, peppermint leaf, jasmine flowers, lemon verbena, marigold flowers, blue malva flowers, and pineapple flavor.   It was Revolution Tropical Green Tea.  The logo has the R in a circle. like this: If you are curious, their website is here: http://www.revolutiontea.com/index.html It is hard to know why I liked this tea so much.  Partly, it is because of the complexity of the flavor, and the fact that it is a little sweet without any added sugar.  Partly it is because I was in the mood for that kind of a thing. I am a little suspicious of the "added pineapple flavor," but I guess it is not conceptually different than add... The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=483235 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:05:48 +0100 483235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=469984&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fomnibrain%2Fupload%2F2007%2F03%2FbracketNCAA.gif Would you like to join the ScienceBlogs NCAA pool? Do you want to try to beat your favorite bloggers?! Email dave--at--wordmunger--dot--com for the login and password. I don't know if there are any prizes - but perhaps we'll come up with something. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Omni Brain) Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=469984 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:30:06 +0100 469984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=469988&cid=t_100096_122_f&fid=34733&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tsfr.org%2F%7Erussell%2FSquid.jpg SciBling PZ Myers turns 50 today! Congrats from me and Steve, accompanied by a little poem. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of PZ; He is trampling out the critics where the ignorance is stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his snappiest swift words; His blog is marching on. Glory! Glory! Pharyngula! Glory! Glory! Pharyngula! Glory! Glory! Pharyngula! His truth is blogging on. I have seen him in the watch fires of a hundred creationists They have linked him a venue in the anti-science camps; I can read his contentious sentence by the flamers' radiance; His brainy posts march on. Glory! Glory! Pharyngula! Glory! Glory! Pharyngula! Glory! Glory! Pharyngula! Darwin is blogging on. I have read a fiery retort writ in ScienceBlogger fonts; "As ye deal with my contemners,... Omni Brain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=469988 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:00:00 +0100 469988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=464335&cid=t_100096_109_f&fid=34699&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceblogs.com%2Fcorpuscallosum%2Fimages%2Famm_octopus_phil.jpg This is supposedly the earliest known octopus, being from the middle Jurrasic, found in France.  Think old.   Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: The Corpus Callosum) The Corpus Callosum blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=464335 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:50:12 +0100 464335