BRB

BRB

Taking a week off from, well, everything!!!  Have a great week and I will be back with more science, education, and other stuff next Monday!!!

Lyric of the Day: Great Divide

Barmaid, play me some Buffett

I'm in a mood to get away.

So pour me a vacation

I need to leave here right away.

Great Divide

Pour Me A Vacation

What do scientists Really Know

Quick video asking random scientists random questions.  It is funny watching them to struggle with the answers.  We typically think about scientists as know-it-alls, but while they will be intelligent they tend to specialize in narrow categories.  

So here are some questions for them to answer outside their realm of of their expertise!  See how many you can answer and enjoy!

Lyric of the Day: Jimmy Buffett

'Cause I want to be there,

I want to go back down and lie beside the sea there.

With a tin cup for a chalice

Fill it up with good red wine,

And I'm-a chewin' on a honeysuckle vine.

Jimmy Buffett

Tin Cup Chalice

Bad Science and Weak Theology

I strongly oppose the teaching of Intelligent Design on scientific and religious grounds.  First of all, ID represents bad science.  The proponents of ID never designed it to be science, but rather a legal loophole to insert creationism into public schools.  Secondly, ID invokes lazy religion.  Literal interpretations don't require a deep understanding of the literature or thinking about how such tenets fit within modern society or the world.

BioLogo is a foundation that talks about Science and Faith.  In this Vlog, Darrel Falk, the president of the organization, discusses Intelligent Design.  I can't embed the video but I can lead you to their site with this link.

Lyric of the Day: Supertramp

So you think you're a Romeo

playing a part in a picture-show

Take the long way home

Take the long way home

Supertramp

Take the Long Way Home

PSA: Suncreen Application

It is summer.  It is hot.  And it is time for sunburns.  In my classes, I talk a lot about skin (anatomy and biology) and about UV rays (physics).  This infographic from David McCandless and Information is Beautiful sums up what anyone should know about sunscreen.  It is important information, especially for me who has skin so white it almost shimmers in the sunlight.

The picture is quite long, but you will not be disappointed when you get to the end.  Enjoy!

Lyric of the Day: Lovin' Spoonful

Hot town, summer in the city 

Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty 

Been down, isn't it a pity 

Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city

Lovin' Spoonful

Summer in the City

TED Talk Tuesday: Heribert Watzke

Heribert Waltzke lets us know that our digestive system contains over one hundred million neurons.  While we like to think that our brain controls our judgement and ideas, our stomach plays a surprising role in shaping who we are.  "Going with your gut" may be more than just an anti-intellectual mantra.  It may be fairly accurate.

Enjoy!

Lyric of the Day: Dave Matthews Band

And all the little ants are marching

Red and black antennas waving

They all do it the same

They all do it the same way

Dave Matthews Band

Ants Marching