Food for Thought
Via Tribolum.
Biology
The Tangled Bank
Interested in biology, natural schience or medicine? Then take a look at The Tangled Bank. From PZ Myers’ introduction:
In cooperation with several other of us geeky science types, I am pleased to announce our own version of the “Carnival of the Vanities”….
Two things will distinguish us from the original “Carnival of the Vanities”: 1) we are specifically restricting ourselves to articles in the field of science and medicine, very broadly defined, and 2) we’ve got a different name.
PZ Meyers is hosting the first edition at Pharyngula.
Protozoa
Take a break and delve into the fascinating world of microscopic life.
This amateur has created a nice site with many cool pictures of various protozoa and plenty of links for those who want to learn more.
The predatory Dileptus looks a bit like a fish or a skinny penguin.
Via The Scout Report.
Time Out for Some Insects
For nearly everything insect try out The Insectlopedia. I know I will be spending some time perusing their links. While a few are stale there is a wealth of cool stuff from pictures to the practical: what they eat, where they live, what sex are they, etc.
Via Metafilter.
Junk Science
I am sure that there is a lot of junk science being performed in the world but the web site junkscience.com may not be the best place to get an objective evaluation of scientific research:
Unsuspecting visitors might think that Milloy�s site is devoted to criticizing shoddy science, but they would be wrong. If you look at what he �debunks� you will find that the real criterion for deciding what is �junk science� is not the quality of the work, but the political agenda that it might support.
As usual apply your critical thinking skills when visiting sites like junkscience.com and, well, apply them all the time.
Via John Quiqqin at Crooked Timber.