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The Daily Brain If I offered to sell you a liquid extract made from the velvety coating of deer antlers, claiming that it will catalyze muscle growth, slow aging, improve athletic performance and supercharge your libido – I’d expect you'd be a little skeptical. But what if I added that a huge percentage of professional athletes are using the stuff and paying top dollar, $100 or more an ounce, and swear up and down that just a few mouth sprays a day provides all benefits as advertised? Would you be willing to give it a try? Ever since former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Lewis admitted a few months ago that he used deer antler spray (though subsequently denied it), the market for the stuff has exploded.
Getting an internship in science journalism : Nature Jobs Blog Last week, we received an email from one of our readers: “I’ve just finished my PhD and I’m now focusing on a move into science journalism. I’d really like to apply for internships to gain some more concrete experience of the editorial atmosphere at a big publication to add to the freelancing and work experience I’ve done.Although I’ve spotted a few journalism internships and graduate schemes, including some at Nature, it’s quite hard to identify these without sometimes having to apply speculatively to publications. Can you help?”
The Internet map The map of the Internet Like any other map, The Internet map is a scheme displaying objects’ relative position; but unlike real maps (e.g. the map of the Earth) or virtual maps (e.g. the map of Mordor), the objects shown on it are not aligned on a surface. Mathematically speaking, The Internet map is a bi-dimensional presentation of links between websites on the Internet. Every site is a circle on the map, and its size is determined by website traffic, the larger the amount of traffic, the bigger the circle. Users’ switching between websites forms links, and the stronger the link, the closer the websites tend to arrange themselves to each other. Charges and springs
Prismatic How Men's Brains Are Wired Differently Than Women's Men aren't from Mars and women aren't from Venus, but their brains really are wired differently, a new study suggests. The research, which involved imaging the brains of nearly 1,000 adolescents, found that male brains had more connections within hemispheres, whereas female brains were more connected between hemispheres. The results, which apply to the population as a whole and not individuals, suggest that male brains may be optimized for motor skills, and female brains may be optimized for combining analytical and intuitive thinking. "On average, men connect front to back [parts of the brain] more strongly than women," whereas "women have stronger connections left to right," said study leader Ragini Verma, an associate professor of radiology at the University of Pennsylvania medical school. But Verma cautioned against making sweeping generalizations about men and women based on the results.
About_Internships Employment Information Smithsonian magazine and Smithsonian.com has a staff of editors and researchers. Articles are written on a freelance basis. When positions are available, they are listed at the Institution's human resources Web site: www.si.edu/ohr. Employment and Internships Backpacker Magazine – Editorial Internship Score a BACKPACKER magazine internship and learn to create inspirational stories about the outdoors. BACKPACKER is looking for self-starting, detail-obsessed journalism students with writing, editing, and new media skills for semester-long internships. As an editorial intern, you'll work alongside BACKPACKER's award-winning staff to help produce our monthly print magazine and its associated ecosystem of products (website, iPad editions, ebooks, etc).
Canadian Geographic Magazine: Careers and Opportunities Careers There are currently no job openings or contract positions available at Canadian Geographic or The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. If anything comes available, information will be posted here. Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency - Careers at the Agency Come join our team At the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency you may find a career that fits your strengths and talents. We can help you make the most of your education and skills! The Agency recruits people with a wide variety of professional, scientific, technical, specialized and non-specialized skills.
United Nations Environment Programme - Regional Office of North America UNEP RONA’S Internship Programme The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is located in the heart of downtown Washington DC. We have been welcoming interns from around the world for more than five years and offer programmes in the following areas: Communications, Government Affairs, Environment Research, Environment Policy, Ecosystems Management and the Scientific Technical Advisory Panel (STAP)/Global Environment Facility (GEF). Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Key to the Sea Beach Naturalist Internship Key to the Sea is a unique and exciting beach-based field trip program for K-5 classrooms that teach school children about their connection to the ocean! The Key to the Sea season at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium runs from October through March. If you are interested in applying for an internship position, please contact Heal the Bay starting in September. For more information about the Key to the Sea Internship click here.
Research Consortium Researchers from UMCES-IMET (Place), UMD-CP (Paolisso), and CRC (Sellner) received funding from NOAA's Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research to develop a mitigation technology to remove Microcystis aeruginosa, a recurring and occasionally toxic cyanobacterium, from regional tidal fresh waters. Laboratory experiments will employ cultures and field-collected blooms of the taxon and determine 1) removal efficiencies of cells and toxin with mixtures of local soils and flcculants, 2) the fate of the flocced and settled materials, and 3) impacts of that material on the benthos, fish, and SAV. Citizen willingness for general use of the technique will also be assessed. The end result will hopefully be state adoption of the technology for routine mitigation of regional M. aeruginosa blooms.
The Coastal Bays Program Coastal Stewards Coastal Stewards is a Summer Youth Employment Program funded by President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the National Park Service, and the Ocean City-Berlin Optimist Club. The program is managed by the Maryland Coastal Bays Program and Delmarva Low-Impact Tourism Experiences. Partner organizations include the Lower Shore Workforce Alliance, Assateague Island National Seashore, Assateague State Park, the Maryland Conservation Corps, Worcester County Tourism, and Grow Berlin Green.
Chesapeake Bay Internships - Student Opportunities - chesapeakebay.noaa.gov The best job candidates recognize that hands-on work experience is the best way to build a resume, and that internships offer an opportunity to explore potential career fields. The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office wants to connect students who are eager to explore a career in marine biology, oceanography, environmental education, and other related fields with professionals in these studies. Bay-related internships include opportunities with NOAA as well as with other agencies and organizations, and are grouped roughly by area of interest. While most internships are offered during the summer months, some internships may be available at other times of the year. In addition to opportunities with the NOAA Chespeake Bay Office, NOAA offers additional internship and scholarship opportunities at other locations around the country.