Recently I was subjected to Bee Movie again (my 7-year-old had the remote) and it reminded me of several very interesting articles about bees. The most recent describes the insect's apparent affinity for mathematical word problems. From that article, (in Discover, here: http://tinyurl.com/38vvbgf) you can buzz right over to '20 Things You Didn't Know about Bees,' also from Discover. (Here: http://tinyurl.com/23sscy)
In both cases, you can bee sure the reading has a point. (Ouch!)
Showing posts with label Discover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Discover. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Moo and Monkeys Speaking in Complete Sentences
To answer my titular question it's Moo, by Jane Smiley. I like it, with its setting geographically removed enough from my own midwest-college-town so that I don't feel like the author is making fun of me and my neighbors specifically :)
Once I've finished Moo, I won't read more of Smiley's work right away. She's good - especially at character development, and she offers up lots of characters! - but her sentences run on a bit and her plots move too slowly for my liking. I find it's too easy to put down the book, and when I do, I'm less than eager to pick it up again.
Something I picked up when I put down Moo was a Discover Magazine article about several researchers who have apparently proven that Campbells monkeys (and many other species) have syntax. (Speaking of run on sentences!)
So maybe worrying about grammar isn't uniquely human after all.
Once I've finished Moo, I won't read more of Smiley's work right away. She's good - especially at character development, and she offers up lots of characters! - but her sentences run on a bit and her plots move too slowly for my liking. I find it's too easy to put down the book, and when I do, I'm less than eager to pick it up again.
Something I picked up when I put down Moo was a Discover Magazine article about several researchers who have apparently proven that Campbells monkeys (and many other species) have syntax. (Speaking of run on sentences!)
So maybe worrying about grammar isn't uniquely human after all.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Golf is Bad 4 U, Fixing the Root of the Problem, and Other Interesting Topics
Alas, a new year dawned on my old pile of magazines, finding it nearly as deep as ever. I'm still wading through...and I've learned:
Golfing can make you deaf. (Discover Magazine January 2009)
The hottest treatment for heart attacks is hypothermia. (This link to NYT article dated December 4, 2008; a longer article in Popular Science is quite good.)
The stem cell answer may lie within. (Discover Magazine January 2009) ...
...and I have too many $#%& magazines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Golfing can make you deaf. (Discover Magazine January 2009)
The hottest treatment for heart attacks is hypothermia. (This link to NYT article dated December 4, 2008; a longer article in Popular Science is quite good.)
The stem cell answer may lie within. (Discover Magazine January 2009) ...
...and I have too many $#%& magazines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Don't Start Smoking, but....
You might want to check out this article in Discover Magazine, A Nicotine Pill Could Help Dementia Patients. I think it's scary and awesome, the lengths to which we'll go to develop a pill... studies have suggested rats can concentrate better after they've been injected with nicotine. But of course, many of nicotine's other side effects are bad.
Naysayers are suggesting we could all avoid dementia by eating whole foods and generally having a better diet. Which is a great idea. Next time I'm at the library, remind me to visit the cooking section. I don't think hot dogs fall under the "whole foods" category.
Naysayers are suggesting we could all avoid dementia by eating whole foods and generally having a better diet. Which is a great idea. Next time I'm at the library, remind me to visit the cooking section. I don't think hot dogs fall under the "whole foods" category.
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