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I am (and remain) a fan of Apple and their products, but this article about a rejection from the app store is sorely disappointing.
Via the great tech blog Daring Fireball.
I am hardly on the cutting-edge of recognizing the increasing importance of open access to scientific endeavors, nor am I the most visible/vocal (e.g., see posts by the always-interesting Jarrett Byrnes). That said, I am continuing to be convinced that, despite some of my colleagues' misgivings about PLoS One and the like, this is a solid and respectable venue in which to publish. The fact that talented, accomplished, well-published scientists are publishing there; Impact Factors (while a very imperfect metric) are pretty high; and that some 80+% of the papers published in PLoS One in 2010 have been cited (as of Spring 2012) - well, this is an outlet that it is foolish to ignore.
Check out this interesting post (and accompanying discussion) on the topic.
I think that this is such a great example of how thoughtful graphic design choices can help convey important messages clearly and effectively - adding an intuitive feel to what might otherwise be dry numbers.
Click the picture below to read more!
I am incredibly impressed with the artist here AND with Lisa Levin (as usual!) - what great combination of art and science!
tough to access the Internet, but thought I would share this morning’s view from my cot. Tough to complain about field research!
never fear - I will get back to the occasional post, but we have become new homeowners, and currently - well, our bathroom looks like this:
so we are occupied trying to make the place livable, as well as research and we each have a lot of undergrads in the lab this summer!
Will get back to posting bits of science trivia soon!
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Click the picture for the link!
OK, I dont think they have necks at all, but if you want to learn more, ask the expert….
http://jlinck.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/the-popular-and-abundant-native-littleneck-clam/
lots of entries to catch up on - Hayley has a couple of great entries about southern CA species, the CA Horn Snail and “dead man’s fingers”. Check out http://hayley144.wordpress.com/
And Brian did a nice writeup on Cryptomya at http://bjuhl472.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/delving-deep-for-the-mysteries-of-the-cryptic-cryptomya-californica-14/
While Sam did a nice writeup on the bean clam at http://sammsanfran.wordpress.com/ , Morgan was busy covering Melampus and Zostera, and Kevin, not to be outdone, took to the books to learn all he could about a little-known bivalve http://kstolzenbach88.wordpress.com/
Not really - as best I can tell, the proper name is the “western barrel bubble snail”. Still, an interesting little mollusk who is abundant and overlooked!
Kevin put up two more blog posts - one on moon snails and one on mytilus. AND he loves alliteration!
Yes, he does call it a “mood snail”, which is a wonderful idea for a product.
trying to get caught up here, so lots of links and notes to add - this one is a cannot-miss - an entertainingly written tale by Brian Juhl about Mytilus californianus!
ok, admittedly, that is a lot of headline for a story about bubble snails, but they really ARE pretty cool creatures, and Kevin wrote a nice piece about them - click here to read it!
check out Morgan’s blog entry on the adorable barred pipefish!
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A new blog entry about Atherinops affinis - she says they are “amazing”!
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I could not be prouder of Shara, the organization (its staff and students), or my (small) role as Science Director.
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Very interesting article in Science.
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One exception to the high retention of women faculty is Math departments - I wonder why?
