I am a marine biologist and science writer who can’t keep his mouth shut about liberal, progressive politics. This is a tumblr that combines links and opinions on the art and science of drinking with my thoughts about my political leanings.Tumblr (3.0; @drunksci)http://drunksci.tumblr.com/<a href="http://newschallenge.tumblr.com/post/19479340182/science-concierge-connecting-people-with-knowledge">Knight News Challenge: Science Concierge: Connecting People with Knowledge</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://newschallenge.tumblr.com/post/19479340182/science-concierge-connecting-people-with-knowledge" target="_blank">newschallenge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h3>1. What do you propose to do?</h3> <div>Develop Science Concierge microgrant program within our <a href="http://scienceseeker.org" title="ScienceSeeker" target="_blank">existing science hub</a> to motivate more and better interaction with science.</div> <div></div> <h3>2. Is anyone else doing something like this now, and how is your project different?</h3> <div>Our interconnected <a href="http://scienceonline2012.com" title="ScienceOnline2012" target="_blank">annual conference</a>,…</div> </blockquote>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/19632065818http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/19632065818Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:36:33 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9b7sntqA1r0neipo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div class="parbase rtetext section"> <blockquote> <p>Borrowing these storied items to entertain guests at cocktail parties might prove tricky, but party-going scientists have modern tools to spark some fun of their own. In the December 2011 <a href="http://physicsworld.com/" title="Physics World" target="_blank">edition</a>of <em>Physics World,</em> Harvard University’s Naveen Sinha and <a href="http://weitzlab.seas.harvard.edu/" title="David Weitz" target="_blank">David Weitz</a> describe how science lovers might take cues from high-end bartenders who are making cocktail drinks with laboratory tools and techniques.</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="parbase rtetext section"> <blockquote> <p>Traditionally developed by trial and error, cocktails can now be concocted by taking some tips from thermodynamics and soft-matter physics. In lieu of standard shakers and stirrers, the authors explain how mixologists are using thermocouples, centrifuges, and other lab equipment to perfect the flavor, appearance, aroma, and texture of mixed drinks.</p> </blockquote> </div>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/16349677536http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/16349677536Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:04:39 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxv4dl580r1r0neipo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15911139871http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15911139871Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:10:33 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxm74j2xhM1r0neipo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15654277692http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15654277692Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:31:31 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjwa9IZ191r0neipo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15582255994http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15582255994Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:42:08 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxis23q5Ze1qzma4ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://epic4chan.tumblr.com/post/15567888523/go-back" target="_blank">epic4chan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>go back  <a href="http://imgops.com/i.imgur.com/NpZkG.jpg" title="IMG OPS: edit, save, share, more" target="_blank">画</a></p> </blockquote>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15570537919http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15570537919Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:53:16 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxg4bkt4kR1r0neipo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Brits pwned by the irish. I sorta don’t care if it’s true or not, the idea is awesome enough.</p>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15467462158http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15467462158Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:45:20 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcdftPrfz1r0neipo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div id="titlewrapper_medium"> <h1 class="title article-title"><a href="http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-01/how-scottish-scientists-re-created-hundred-year-old-whisky" target="_blank">How Scottish Scientists Re-Created a Hundred-Year-Old Whisky</a></h1> </div> <div class="subcontent clear-block"> <div class="node ntype-article" id="node-59659"> <div class="page"> <div class="taxonomy_image_indent"> <div class="taxonomy_image"></div> <div class="content"> <div class="dek">Preserved in Antarctica since 1907, the Scotch that Ernest Shackleton drank is now available in stores</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></p>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15357054606http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15357054606Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:11:53 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx5hxgRFJQ1qzcv7no1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://skip-rope-intestines.tumblr.com/post/15200923949/alduin-haunterdubstep-fixed-that-for-you" target="_blank">skip-rope-intestines</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://alduin.tumblr.com/post/15194513872/haunterdubstep-fixed-that-for-you-op-oh" target="_blank">alduin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://haunterdubstep.tumblr.com/post/15192064074/fixed-that-for-you-op" target="_blank">haunterdubstep</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx6oypWhZ21qbjmdt.jpg"/></p> <p>Fixed that for you OP</p> </blockquote> <p>oh god </p> </blockquote> <p>SPITS POP ON SCREEN FUCK</p> </blockquote>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15346997345http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15346997345Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:28:32 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxbat67F5I1r69opoo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15335616202http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15335616202Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:29:38 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxbbb7a5nO1r0neipo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15335570349http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15335570349Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:28:18 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx0ey2cShQ1r7mymoo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://motherjones.tumblr.com/post/15296889102/laphamsquarterly-theres-your-problem-plato" target="_blank">motherjones</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://laphamsquarterly.tumblr.com/post/15293341315/theres-your-problem-plato-leasthelpful-and" target="_blank">laphamsquarterly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>There’s your problem, Plato. </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://leasthelpful.com/post/15026766396/and-for-some-reason-the-guy-doesnt-even-mention" target="_blank">leasthelpful</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>And for some reason the guy doesn’t even <em>mention</em> Jesus </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Sigh, Amazon commenter world. Sigh.</p> </blockquote>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15301108024http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15301108024Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:29:37 -0500PlatoAmazon<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hhkHG-oKCEU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Great video from one of my favorite artists. “She left me for Jesus, and if I find him, I’m kickin’ his ass.”</p>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15243228798http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15243228798Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:13:41 -0500Hayes CarllJesus<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qLZZ6JD0g9Y?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>A response to national media coverage of my beloved home state of Iowa! </span></p>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15208297724http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15208297724Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:31:37 -0500IowaGOP PrimaryRepublican<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx3ykjaaEz1r0neipo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15117904996http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15117904996Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:09:55 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MsSIpDK16c4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Star Wars PSA: Even in a galaxy far, far away. Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.</p>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15088692892http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15088692892Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:53:05 -0500star warsDrunk Driving<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvop4zpBXl1r51s8co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rogerbalettie.tumblr.com/post/13727951937/no-no-its-not-you-it-was-us" target="_blank">rogerbalettie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>No… no… it’s not you, it was us.  :(</p> </blockquote>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15084237314http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15084237314Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:01:58 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx1c9p2VJV1r0neipo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Angry birds: not as much fun in real life.</p>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15043531427http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15043531427Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:13:01 -0500angry birds<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3rcyAF4lz04?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Are you drinking with me Jesus? (Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon)</p>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15041638766http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/15041638766Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:34:39 -0500Jello BiafraMojo NixonJesus<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwzjf55Qgn1r0neipo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span> <h1 class="title-news">Founding Fathers Beer Supports Military Families</h1> </span><span> <p>When you crack open a Founding Fathers American lager, you’ll relish a blend of three hops from the Pacific Northwest and know that your purchase is helping military families in need.</p> <p>Founding Fathers’ American Lager and American Lager Light hit select Minnesota stores this week and 50 percent of sales will benefit two military charities, Tee it up for the Troops and Minnesota Military Family Foundation, <a href="http://www.kimt.com/content/localnews/story/New-Beer-Will-Help-Support-Troops/a66o0Z1-CE-YaGXabQixTw.cspx" target="_hplink">KIMT reports.</a></p> </span></p>http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/14988528371http://drunksci.tumblr.com/post/14988528371Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:52:17 -0500Founding FathersBeerMilitary Families