Tuesday Mixed Bag

Yesterday was my birthday, so…other things got done than a post here.  So what’s interesting right now?  How about two urban predators mixing it up on the street in front of a lucky photographer?  http://www.nhm.org/nature/blog/hawk-attacks-snake-and-epically-fails   There’s another pair in the same post…that time reptile v. reptile. Several good Twitter science accounts to follow:  https://twitter.com/carlzimmer  Award-winning Read More…

Monday Science Links

For those who aren’t averse to spiders, a great link of links from Arthropod Ecology Frog enthusiasts: follow @MyFrogCroaked (Jonathan Kolby) on Twitter.  Lots of images of gorgeous tropical (New World so far) frogs and other amphibs. Interested in coastal waters and the societies that live near/on them?  Follow @hakaimagazine on Twitter. Scientist and writer Read More…

Monday Science: Thanks, Twitter

Writers must read, and science fiction writers must read science, engineering, technology especially if not actively engaged in doing STEM stuff.   But we still have only 24 hours a day.   How to make time?  How to find cool stuff?   Journals help, but skimming several journals a week still doesn’t fill the well.  Twitter, used carefully, Read More…