I heard about this project on the Scientific American podcast “Science Talk“. It is no less than exhaustive, six-year project in the taxonomy of artificial plants. Be warned, the Ethnobotany Journal article (pdf) contains requires knowledge of Pig Latin. The publication date is interesting as well.
Portals of Discovery (my tumblr blog)
- historical-nonfiction:
This picture, circa 1860, is the oldest... 26 February 2015historical-nonfiction: This picture, circa 1860, is the oldest surviving aerial photo in the world. It is an image of Boston, taken from a hot air balloon, and originally titled “Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It.”
- Photopost: The Snow Rabbits of Allston 26 February 2015Photopost: The Snow Rabbits of Allston #BOSnowA snow mound in front of my place of work has become a...
- tumblr text post: [has a statement in which i wholeheartedly agree with] 26 February 2015tumblr text post: [has a statement in which i wholeheartedly agree with] me: yeah! :D tumblr text...
- coffeeandsleeping:if there was a way to make your blog have a smell, so that everyone visiting your... 26 February 2015coffeeandsleeping:if there was a way to make your blog have a smell, so that everyone visiting your...
- lunarbaboon:
Lunarbaboon 26 February 2015lunarbaboon: Lunarbaboon
Delicious Links of the Day
- Boston vows to examine parking rules for residents - Metro - The Boston Globe 24 February 2015
- Parking in Boston can’t be both ample and free - Opinion - The Boston Globe 24 February 2015
- Family Friendly Cities | What the 'Best Cities for Families' Rankings Get Wrong 11 February 2015
- Diverse schools serve all of us | PDK InternationalPDK International 11 February 2015
- School Segregation, the Continuing Tragedy of Ferguson - ProPublica 11 February 2015
- Wildlife in Winter: Where Are They Now? | Your Great Outdoors 11 February 2015
- Ten obvious truths about educating kids that keep getting ignored - The Washington Post 28 January 2015
- empathyeducates – Racism and the Charter School Movement: Unveiling the Myths 20 January 2015
- The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’ | The Nation 20 January 2015
- Cutting through the Stupid in the Debate over Annual Testing | School Finance 101 16 January 2015
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