Once again the Science Blogosphere is uniting behind Donor’s Choose to support science in the classroom. For those who don’t know, Donor’s Choose is a charity that funds projects proposed by school teachers. The Gam has selected (and will continue to add) several notable projects for our giving page. This year there’s a little twist, … Read More “Support Science in the Classroom!” »

Thanks to everyone who’s followed along with us on our journey through the maritime classic – Moby Dick. I hope the pace is not too slow or too fast for anyone.
For those just joining us, we’re reading through Moby Dick a few chapters a week. You can follow along with your own copy or use the excellent Power Moby Dick website, complete will full text and annotations. Updates are posted every Tuesday and Thursday, with occasional Sundays. Each update includes a short summary (in verse) of the chapter. Reproduced below are the entries from chapters 1 through 16:
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Too much Bulgarian liquor makes Charlie sleepy.
Charlie fits nicely into the Southern Fried Scientist’s favorite drinkin’ mug
In honor of Bluegrass Blue Crab’s birthday, take a read through some of of her epic posts from this year! Maximum (un)Sustainable Yield Ecosystem Based management – managing for everything or noting at all Public engagement with science: across the disciplinary divide The Cove, Dolphins, and Mercury Roundup and Parasites HeLa book review Twilight, Forks, … Read More “Happy Birthday Bluegrass Blue Crab!” »
Payback.
The Southern Fried Scientist is matched in a battle of wits with a doll.
Tip o’ the Hat to @kzelnio
While a large percentage of the world’s shark fins pass through Hong Kong fish markets, most come from far-away countries and little attention has been paid to shark populations in adjacent waters. An important new paper, appropriately titled “The sharks of South East Asia – unknown, unmonitored and unmanaged” provides new insight into this problem.





