Global Spin

Heard about this from my mom. Sort of a follow-up to Deb’s last post

Posted by Deana in Animals, Anthropology, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Environment, Holiday! Celebrate!, Oddly Enough, Science on March 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This is a great article in National Geographic called Animal Minds. Certain skills are considered key signs of higher mental abilities: good memory, a grasp of grammar and symbols, self-awareness, understanding others’ motives, imitating others, and being creative. Bit by bit, in ingenious experiments, researchers have documented these talents in other species, gradually chipping away [...]

Posted by Deb in Academia, Animals, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Evolution, Language on March 14th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

This is a cute article about how Hollywood gets it wrong yet again. This time with the world of insects and how, well, the social ones are really all female. I mean, must we anthropomorphize even our sexist gender assumptions? via Feministing

Posted by Deb in Animals, Culture, Feminism, Film, Science, Sexuality on November 20th, 2007 | Comments Off

Ok, so this is the biggest, hairiest and cutest spider I’ve ever seen!  (Unfortunately, the little freak is not long for this world; story link is here.)

Posted by Deb in Animals, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Evolution, Oddly Enough, You have got to be kidding on August 2nd, 2007 | 2 Comments »

I wish I was a billionaire with my own personal submarine bothered by randy dolphins watching my amorous exploits through the panoramic undersea windows. It sounds more fun than the problems I do have!

Posted by Deana in Animals, Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates, Fun, Oddly Enough, Sexuality, You have got to be kidding on July 17th, 2007 | 1 Comment »