Hannah over at Rplicated Typo:
A new paper in Current Biology, published today has revealed that the songs of Humpbacked Whales are passed through the ocean by mechanisms of cultural transmission.
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Cultural Transmission in Whales
18 AprWake up and smell the coffee
13 AprCoffee Party USA declares independence from the two-party system:
We the People hereby declare our Independence from the failed two party system and vow to chart a new path with representatives who will put our interests first and foremost.
Is the Progressive Moment Over?
12 AprAdam Serwer (The American Prospect) and Elli Lake (The Washington Times) have a discussion at blogginheads.tv. Did Obama scuttle progressives with a bait and switch?
Corporate Schools, FAIL
7 AprIn Salon, testing scandals are rife:
Although the national media appear determined not to notice, similar testing scandals have taken place in New York, Texas, Georgia, California — basically anywhere school funding and/or jobs have been linked directly to multiple-choice testing. Private charter schools as well as public schools, incidentally.
“This is like an education Ponzi scam,” a teacher’s union official told USA Today. “If your test scores improve, you make more money. If not, you get fired. That’s incredibly dangerous.”
We aren’t going to make it to a new world by sending our kids to schools that constantly fail them. Where’s the alternative schooling going to come from?
Conversations
5 AprIf you look up at the header you’ll see a new tab: Conversations. I’m going to use that page to link to conversations that otherwise would get lost in the web shuffle. The first link is to a Facebook conversation Charlie & others had about nukes and energy.
The Old Chocolate Factory
28 Mar
When van Leer Chocolates left Jersey City, they left these walls behind.
Biology humor
24 MarMy buddy John Wilkins informs us that some biologists have recently bestowed some pretty interesting names. If you want to know what Aussiedraco, Pantydraco, and Pinkfloydia are, visit Evolving Thoughts.
Don't look now, but I
17 Marthink Spring is about the sneak up on us and grow stuff. More transition.
Truth and Traditions 