February 2011
56 posts
Oral Sex in Fish (Safe for Work) →
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Just when you thought mammals were the only ones…
Thanks, PZ Myers!
Word I learned today: vagility
A lot of the words I post that I learned are science words, especially biology and geology. Those are the papers I’m reading all day, go figure I don’t know all the words in them yet. So you better believe vagility garnered a second glance. Here’s the definition so you can freak out your friends… with knowledge!
va-gil-i-ty [vuh-jil-i-tee] (noun) - the ability of an organism to move about freely and migrate
How Did the Dinosaurs Die?
These are hilarious and useful. They remind the reader that crazy ideas can explain what we see in the world, but the explanation only holds valid after rigorous testing and verification.
BBC News - Shipwreck's 'oldest beer' to be brewed again →
bbc.co.uk
They only figured out it was beer after a bottle broke, if it hadn’t busted who knows how long they’d have kept thinking it was champagne?!
Bongo Java Roasting Company – Coffee explained via Beer →
bongojava.com
I think this was a really cool idea, I wish they had referenced better beer but any increase in beer obscurity would likely diminish the point of the exercise. Conflicted. :-/
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An ode to the pilsner →
bhamweekly.com
I see Prima Pils from Victory all the time around Nashville, I had no idea it was so highly rated! I feel shame. Will rectify shortly, keep an eye on untappd.
Episode 74 – Return of the Lion King →
sciencesortof.com
00:00:00 – This week on the show: The Paleopals featuring the Yeti! Sounds like a good band, right? A band of knuckleheads!
00:01:40 – Turns out some animals…
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: on the matter of beer tastings →
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Interesting thoughts, wonder if Wine drinkers tend to feel the same about vineyards. But at least wanted to reblog it as I was at the tasting which elicited the following musings.
A beer tasting is a magic formula for success for many small businesses, even those not particularly associated with beer. Though wine tastings have a certain “prestige” associated with them, beer tastings can generate far more brand loyalty to local businesses than a wine tasting.
This has much…
The Superman Diet: Meat Not on the Menu →
ifanboy.com
Saves me from having to repost my own link. Thanks, Austin!
Ryan Haupt explains why Superman is a vegetarian.
(via ifanboy)
Honey Badgers… | Fish Hook Studio →
fishhookstudio.com
This is why Brynn is one of my favorites. “Favorite what?” you ask? She’s juust favorite, ok? Don’t over-complicate things.
Episode 73 – I <3 Science →
sciencesortof.com
00:00:00 – This week the Paleopals skip the usual intro because they’re just so excited to talk to author Dr. Sheril Kirshenbaum author of The Science of…
“We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes… I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, no wolves would mean hunter’s paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view… The cowman who cleans his range of wolves does not realized that he is taking over the wolf’s job of trimming the herd to fit the range. He has not learned to think like a mountain. Hence we have dustbowls, and rivers washing the future into the sea.”
—A Sand County Almanac (1949) by Aldo Leopold (1887-1948)
QUIZ: Which evolved first, grass or flowers? →
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New idea for a post, hopefully it’ll be short, sweet and subversive. It’s kind of a two-parter. Part 1 is a quiz, multiple choice, and Part 2 is the explanation of the quiz. Below is the quiz. Take a…
Word I learned today: fossorial
- the act of digging or burrowing; adapted for digging or burrowing
The underground linguistic cousin of arboreal and cursorial! NEAT!
Episode 72 – Leaving a Deposit →
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00:00:00 – This week the Paleopals start the episode off with a bang. Whales are doing it beneath the waves, and doing so in a way that may surprise the…
Drink your vitaminwater, skip your flu shot? - Daily Dose - Boston.com →
boston.com
Not cool, Vitamin Water. I actually like your flavor, but I like vaccinations more. Customer lost.
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”
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After reading this I took a deep breath and let it long and slow. Good advice when your nose is too close to the grindstone producing stuff you know could be better.
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Word I learned today: xeric
- Of, pertaining to, or adapted to a dry environment
I actually learned this word last week, but then I read it again this morning and forgot what it meant. Figure that warranted a post.
People care about Pikas
(Even if that is some SERIOUS cuteness, so don’t kill them, ‘cause they’re endangered.)
Word I learned today: matutinal
- pertaining to or occurring in the morning; early in the day
Apparently there was a Roman goddess of the dawn name Matut or Matuta.
Figured this was good post to start the day with.
New Show Segment “Sorry I Asked” →
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Hey Paleoposse,
Do you have a non-science question you need over-analyzed by a group of scientists? For example, “What color car should I buy?”
Ask the Paleopals (…
