need I say more?
Mr Wizard is like Mr Rogers
only mean.
disappointing rejection
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.
Open Access Journals
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.
good graphic design helps communicate science
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!
an amazing collaboration
I am incredibly impressed with the artist here AND with Lisa Levin (as usual!) - what great combination of art and science!
working in Bahía de los Angeles
tough to access the Internet, but thought I would share this morning’s view from my cot. Tough to complain about field research!
strangely quiet around here
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!
drew
fascinating new study about plastics in the ocean (and an unexpected impact!)
Click the picture for the link!
tiny little necks
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/
blogtastic - check out these cool updates
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/
radioactivity from Japan found in so cal kelp
a scandalous blog entry about surfgrass
a blog entry on the "pillow barrel bubble snail"?
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!
moon snails and more mussels
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.
catching up - meeting with Mytilus
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!
Bubble snails - a life examined
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!
and as long as we are looking at southern CA fishes
check out Morgan’s blog entry on the adorable barred pipefish!
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The amazing topsmelt
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A new blog entry about Atherinops affinis - she says they are “amazing”!
my favorite non-profit meets my favorite president
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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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