Holiday Week Distractions

Tire Swing Photo by Vitorio Benedetti

Here are a few distractions to chase if you’re finding it hard to concentrate this holiday week:

Coffee as Biodiesel follow-up: A closer look at the feasibly of using spent coffee grounds as biodiesel in response to this press release which I blogged about a few days ago.

Mystery Birds: The blog Living the Scientific Life (Scientist Interrupted) frequently posts a mystery bird photo and then IDs the bird a day or two later – it’s a fun challenge!

New Bee Benefit: They scare away caterpillars - really! 

Dolphins use sponges as tools: Just an interesting story from a great blog, Not Exactly Rocket Science, who also posted the above bee story.

Framing Science: This blogger has researched the intersections between science, media, and politics. Sounds interesting! I haven’t had time yet to throughly explore this blog, so let me know what you think.