Insect preservation techniques workshop – Saturday 17th May 10-12:30 and 13:30-16:00 at Hampshire County Council Arts & Museums Service, Chilcomb House, Chilcomb Lane, Winchester SO23 8RD. In the workshop you will learn how to pin specimens are where to pin them. Christine Taylor from the Museums service says that she will offer you a student discount, so the course is £8 instead of £10. Please let me know if you’re interested. Christine is also very willing to have volunteers to help with cataloguing the insect collections to Family level. Again, please let me know if you’re interested.
Curling, commentated by David Attenborough (sent in by Rachel Nichols, thank you Rachel – undergraduate student contributor of the week!) http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/26257895
Scientists in Brazil mark and release 15000 baby turtles in mass hatching (sent in by Rob Gandola, thank you Rob!) http://yubanet.com/enviro/Scientists-in-Brazil-Mark-and-Release-15-000-Baby-Turtles-in-Mass-Hatching.php
More from Rob (thank you Rob – PhD student contributor of the week!):
Find out what Newcastle university’s expedition society are up to in Madagascar http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-university-team-mission-study-6695861
a simple explanation to povide students as to why ‘statistical significance’ does not always mean ‘biologically significant’
http://www.nature.com/news/scientific-method-statistical-errors-1.14700
Are crows the ultimate problem solvers? (sent in by soon-to-leave PhD student Pete Boyd, thank you Pete and thank you for all your contributions!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVaITA7eBZE
How parasites manipulate us (sent in by Becks Spake, thank you Becks!) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26240297
Law of urination in mammals (sent in by Tom Ezard, thank you Tom) http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/23/new-law-of-urination-mammals-take-21-seconds-to-pee/
Staff contributor of the week goes to Tom Ezard, who also sent in 2 very informative pictures, 1 of which I have lost, so will feature in the next edition (thank you Tom!) https://twitter.com/WiringTheBrain/status/433235690164199424/photo/1
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