http://daktre.com Outspoken musings on nature and nurture Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:31:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://daktre.com/2010/06/13/small-talk-2010-06-13/ http://daktre.com/2010/06/13/small-talk-2010-06-13/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:31:00 +0000 Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas http://daktre.com/2010/06/13/small-talk-2010-06-13/

190 mosquito bites on avg/night in Apac, #Uganda. From Alexander to the unnamed lady in Apac, malaria cont. to kill! http://bit.ly/cZyNt6 #

RT @noelladsa: German women talking about mass rape by Russian, American and British troops at the end of WWII .http://bit.ly/apSXSs #

I've favourited a YouTube video — Raghuvamsa sudha http://youtu.be/l89ZaBqYiTA?a #

An old one, but one of @billmaher best. "Michael Jackson is America!!" http://youtu.be/efBKINY58Ho #HBO #

#India cries fowl over #WTO trading regulations that prevent generic drug trade between developing countries. http://bit.ly/bgnFBs Go India! #

Impressive! 102 year met dataset available for download thanks to #Indiawaterportal for any part of #india. http://bit.ly/cLtovu #opendata #

Shifting to copy-editing for a while on #wikipedia, perhaps it will help my Phd? :) http://bit.ly/cMDWgc A quality drive – Join! #

Internet chain mail and survival of family names: similar patterns. http://bit.ly/dhdtJG #

#Polio eradication – Healthy oral vaccine recipients are shedding wild virus and other uncomfortable questions. http://bit.ly/a6tyu9 #

Inequity: Do we care enough? http://bit.ly/9Q3onR #poverty #India #

#BP fights #oilspill by buying 'search terms' on google!…cleanup will be better on media than on the sea. http://bit.ly/biv3LK #BMJ #

#Darwin booklet: A collection of papers from #Science. #freedownload http://bit.ly/aRwjZi #

Sharing public health data: necessary and now. http://bit.ly/92qSFi #thelancet #opendata #

#WHO #swineflu ride: More reports of WHO collusion with big pharma. http://bit.ly/ciilgV #publichealth #

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Preaching fidelity to crickets is just not cricket…not evolutionarily fit either! http://bit.ly/dhWeyP #Science #Evolution #

Fix peer review before homeopathy cures cancer….oh, that already happened in the Intl. J. of Oncology! Incredible…http://bit.ly/dojjC5 #

Good workspace, drawing board, mac, nexus one, yesterday's cereal bowl and a fresh mind….my summer home. http://yfrog.com/2czbuwj #

Five years of youtube already! What a watershed in the way we share media. http://bit.ly/9oPYdO #

Kochi declaration on public software. http://bit.ly/cnihuO #publicsoftware #

Numbers do matter: story of counting large mammals in Indian forests. http://bit.ly/c7v0bi #wildlifeconservation #india #

#Wikileaks back online. Wonder if their documents such as the #CIA profile of Iceland PM could #wikipedia reference! http://bit.ly/dm9gad #

Newly announced fall in under-5 deaths – a cause celebre or an artefact of statistics. Hmm…#publichealth #

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When your virtual children get more attention than your biological! Parental instinct vs internet addition http://bit.ly/cIAWTt (@DrVes) #

Comment on the Knowledge Management Policy for Health. http://bit.ly/92PUxC #India #ICMR #publichealth #

Research confirms immunie origin for some #mentalhealth disorders. marrow transplant for OCD someday! http://bit.ly/bWVXdS #

Bring on the learning revolution! Amazing speaker – "We're treating education like fast food!" http://bit.ly/b2Jdth #TED #Kensrobinson #

I favorited a YouTube video — how mothers deliver a baby from little girl point of view http://youtu.be/Dggt7PuoG00?a #

Ah! A beautiful representation of the "scientific method" even! If … (YouTube http://youtu.be/Dggt7PuoG00?a) #

how mothers deliver a baby from little girl point of view http://youtu.be/Dggt7PuoG00 #

Submit a bird beer label to the International Bird beer label association! http://bit.ly/9hOkF0 (Via Shyamal) #

Protected areas reduced poverty in Costa Rica and Thailand. WOW! Now, that is some research! http://bit.ly/aGnsxL #poverty #biodiversity #

More money=better work does not work for cognitive tasks! Common sense 'drawn' well in this video. http://bit.ly/brRiSh #

An emerging explorer, an #India wildlife biologist working with hornbills, tribals and conservation. http://bit.ly/cYLMNA #

#WHO volte-face. Terms #EU seizure of Indian drugs to Africa & Latin America "improper" – their strongest adj.! http://bit.ly/bdUyeJ #

My photo entry for #UNDP photo contest. http://bit.ly/bedaU7 #

http://bit.ly/8XswiX NOt bad at all, the new #hotmail. Got myself one after a decade! #

RT @sunil_abraham: :-) No thanks for this RT @t3rmin4t0r: did you see the new Economist ad on TV? – http://bit.ly/bsa05i #

A Doctor house call in remote #Arunachal in Northeast India. http://bit.ly/bJ87a4 #primaryhealthcare #

RT @carlzimmer: Francisco Ayala: apes have lots of malaria. If we eradicate in humans, mosquitoes will re-infect us. #ASMGM #

US study adds evidence to safety of #MMR #vaccine. http://bit.ly/bsRChC #

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Ah! Even birds give in to that organic food fad! http://bit.ly/aMI2oU #

Antelopes cheat too! http://bit.ly/dBpToV #theamericannaturalist #

Hmm…and Craig Venter said, Let there be life…and there it was! http://bit.ly/c5BhwU #

American pediatrics body advocates ritual genital mutilation in favour of behaviour modification to curb practice! http://bit.ly/bAn5ve #

Shame on you #WHO. World Health Organisation puts trade interests before people's health, prevents drug distribution. http://bit.ly/bHioJ2 #

Dozen hats worn by a rights activist. http://bit.ly/cdmQSi #humanrights #publichealth #

Will we soon have qmail?! http://bit.ly/dc3sre #nature #

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Corrupt #India regulator of medical education to be taken over by State! Aahhh! http://bit.ly/cpfsS0 #

Call of the wild http://bit.ly/aboyKM @kalyanvarma. Book release at #Infosys tom. http://bit.ly/aaX3LR #

http://xkcd.com/739/ #

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http://bit.ly/bofs4Z #India to regulate private sector…finally! #publichealth #

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#bmj trial finds little evidence for aspirin for people without risk factors or heart disease http://goo.gl/f b/nCCwm #

http://bit.ly/ajm8yN video of spinner dolphins by @kalyanvarma #

India raises #poverty line. Says over 400 million are under the new one! http://bit.ly/bV7GQ3 #

India raises #poverty line estimatehttp://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748704508904575191550764145376-lMyQjAxMTAwMDEwODExNDgyW #

#Greenpeace tamasha at #Nestle meet http://bit.ly/bcUiDI #

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http://onion.com/aQJFCT via @TheOnion – God Happily Watches Texas Stadium Crumble To Ground #

RT @google Goooooooooats! http://bit.ly/95Mz9F #

Making drug discoery open source. http://bit.ly/dpjzSD #

Don't go, Charlie Harper. http://bit.ly/coJcO9 #twoandahalfmen #

Emergency pit stops by migrating birds. http://bit.ly/aAXw9e #rspb #

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Dont pick your nose especially in Turkey! http://bit.ly/atwmJn #bmj #

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http://bit.ly/aTz73C Healthy forests, Health people – An essay by me on the interface of #publichealth and #conservation. #

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