Category Archives: General science

Shaping a stem cell’s future. Most of us are familiar with the idea of stem cells (and the political controversies associated with them): cells which can be chemically manipulated into different types of functionality.  Rob Mitchum at ScienceLife describes research … Continue reading →

The Irish Diaspora: Why Even Trinidadians Are a Little Irish. On the heels of St. Patrick’s Day, Krystal at Anthropology in Practice tells the fascinating and little-known tale of why there is an Irish influence in the British Caribbean. Earth’s … Continue reading →

The twenty-first edition of The Giant’s Shoulders is up at PACHSmörgåsbord, just in time to commemorate the birthday of   Caroline Herschel!  Many thanks to Darin for assembling it! The deadline for the next edition is April 15th, and it will … Continue reading →

Coca-Cola and Water Use in India: “Good Till the Last Drop”. Eric Michael Johnson at The Primate Diaries describes the shocking and little-heard of  abuse of water resources by Coca-Cola in India.  (I was drinking a Coke when I read … Continue reading →

There’s 7 days left until the deadline for The Giant’s Shoulders #21!  It will be held at PACHSmörgåsbord, and entries can be submitted through blogcarnival.com or directly to the host blog, as usual! We still could REALLY use some more … Continue reading →

Uncovering the “Chimpanzee Stone Age”. First, from Brian at Laelaps we have a discussion of stone tool use in chimpanzees — and the archaeology of such tool use! Will the Moon mess up a moon-base? For all the talk of … Continue reading →

Dammit, Jim, I’m a neurobiologist, not a climatologist! It isn’t his field (as he freely admits), but Björn Brembs at bjoern.brembs.blog does an excellent job clearly explaining why we should give climate scientists some credit, even if we don’t understand … Continue reading →