Neural Gourmet http://neuralgourmet.com Feed Your Brain Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en Carnival of the Liberals #94 http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/07/03/carnival-liberals-10/ http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/07/03/carnival-liberals-10/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:27:59 +0000 Leo http://neuralgourmet.com/?p=472 Earlier, Ames posted one of the best Independence Day editions of Carnival of the Liberals we’ve had to date. Head on over to Submitted To A Candid World for Edition #94.

I’ll be taking over hosting duties for Carnival of the Liberals #95, which you’ll be able to find on Saturday, July 18th at my too long dormant blog Neural Gourmet. Submissions deadline is any time on Thursday, July 16th. There’s no theme for this edition, since everybody seems to hate themed editions, but as you know, I’m partial to anything applying skepticism/critical thinking to politics or erudite analysis of the intersection of science and politics.

As always, use the mighty blogcarnival.com to send your posts our way.

In other news, our one-question survey (here) asking whether it’s time to end Carnival of the Liberals is still going on through the 13th. So far, we’ve only had 8 responses. While only one of those was an affirmative, I can’t say this bodes well for the Carnival. Thanks to the handful of people that have emailed me personally about this.

Also, if you’d like to talk about the future of Carnival of the Liberals, I’ve set up a separate email discussion list which you can subscribe to.

]]> http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/07/03/carnival-liberals-10/feed/ Carnival of the Liberals #90 http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/05/06/carnival-liberals-9/ http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/05/06/carnival-liberals-9/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 02:01:47 +0000 Leo http://neuralgourmet.com/?p=470 A newly minted extended edition of Carnival of the Liberals has just been posted at Quiche Moraine for your reading pleasure. Why the extended edition? Because Mike Haubrich is so bad ass that neither laws of physics or blog carnival rules apply to him, that’s why! I kid, I kid. Seriously, there were a ton of great submissions this time and I wouldn’t have been able to pick just ten either. Besides, who really likes conformists?

The next Carnival of the Liberals hits the blogosphere on May 20th at Crowded Head, Cozy Bed. You know what to do when you see that old blogcarnival.com submission form.

Have you ever hosted Carnival of the Liberals before? If not, then be sure not to miss out on this singular experience. We need hosts for July 1st and every date thereafter in perpetuity (and believe me, that’s a lot of open hosting dates). Check the schedule and volunteer today.

]]> http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/05/06/carnival-liberals-9/feed/ Carnival of the Liberals #89 http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/04/22/carnival-liberals-8/ http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/04/22/carnival-liberals-8/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:31:53 +0000 Leo http://neuralgourmet.com/?p=469 Carnival of the Liberals #89 is hot off the cyber-presses. Read the bi-week’s best liberal blogging at Johnny Pez ’s blog. The next Carnival of the Liberals hits the blogosphere on May 6th at the always delicious Quiche Moraine. Before then, however, you can hit up the old blogcarnival.com submission form (good times… good times…) and send Mike Haubrich your liberal best.

Have you ever hosted Carnival of the Liberals before? If not, then be sure not to miss out on this singular experience. We need hosts for June 17th and every date thereafter in perpetuity (and believe me, that’s a lot of open hosting dates). Check the schedule and volunteer today.

]]> http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/04/22/carnival-liberals-8/feed/ Blog Against Theocracy 2009 http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/04/10/blog-against-theocracy-2009/ http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/04/10/blog-against-theocracy-2009/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:32:52 +0000 Leo http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/04/10/blog-against-theocracy-2009/ Just a brief note to let everyone know that Blog Against Theocracy 2009 is well under way. Blog Against Theocracy is a blog swarm that attempts to get as many people blogging as possible over the same three day period in support of church-state separation. Many great posts are to be found there.

]]> http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/04/10/blog-against-theocracy-2009/feed/ Time for Carnival of the Liberals #88 http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/04/08/carnival-liberals-7/ http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/04/08/carnival-liberals-7/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:33:21 +0000 Leo http://neuralgourmet.com/?p=466 Has Lord Bonkers gone, well, umm, bonkers? This crazy Brit says that without old G.W. to kick around anymore that liberal fire in our bellies has about gone out. Truth be told, I think he has a point. It’s hard to get good and riled about politics when we’re mostly getting our way. Still, he has put together a fine selection of posts out of those sent in the past two weeks so go give Liberal England and Carnival of the Liberals #88 a read.

But maybe we can turn up the heat when our man Johnny Pez dons the host’s hat for the first time in two weeks come Wednesday, April 22nd. Deadline is end of the day on Monday, April 20th. I think Johnny has a themed carnival planned, but he’ll be posting the details shortly.

Finally… Volunteers are still needed, please! You know what to do. We need hosts for May 20th, and every date after June 3rd through the rest of the year.

]]> http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/04/08/carnival-liberals-7/feed/ Carnival of the Liberals #86 http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/03/11/carnival-of-the-liberals-86/ http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/03/11/carnival-of-the-liberals-86/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:38:18 +0000 Leo http://neuralgourmet.com/?p=465 Well, at the risk of spoiling you, and contrary to our normal modus operandi of getting Carnival of the Liberals out late, not only did The Ridger post Carnival of the Liberals #86 early this morning but I’m also sending out the announcement on the very same day. It’s as if we’re actually organized or responsible or something.

Carnival of the Liberals returns on Wednesday, March 25th with the inimitable Blue Gal doing the hosting honors. Deadline is end of the day on Monday, March 23rd. And of course, Carnival of the Liberals still needs volunteers like Rush Limbaugh needs Oxycontin. The schedule is wide open starting with April 22nd. Please volunteer today.

]]> http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/03/11/carnival-of-the-liberals-86/feed/ 49th Carnival of Mathematics http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/23/49th-carnival-of-mathematics/ http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/23/49th-carnival-of-mathematics/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:39:42 +0000 Leo http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/23/49th-carnival-of-mathematics/ Latest installment of the Carnival of Mathematics is out now at 360.

]]> http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/23/49th-carnival-of-mathematics/feed/ Blog Against Theocracy Information http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/21/blog-against-theocracy-information/ http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/21/blog-against-theocracy-information/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:26:42 +0000 Leo http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/21/blog-against-theocracy-information/ The annual Blog Against Theocracy will be coming to a blog near you April 10th - 12th, 2009. This will be the third time bloggers from all over have banned together to celebrate separation of church and state. Blue Gal has posted some information and resources for bloggers interested in participating in this year’s Blog Against Theocracy. Hopefully we can count on all of you to raise awareness of our first freedom. Please note that this blogswarm is not for criticism of religion, but, as Tengrain from Mock, Paper, Scissors put it, “a reminder that the Government should keep out of religion, and Religion should keep out of the government.” ‘Nuff said.

]]> http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/21/blog-against-theocracy-information/feed/ Come enjoy the view from The Giants’ Shoulders http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/15/come-enjoy-the-view-from-the-giants-shoulders/ http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/15/come-enjoy-the-view-from-the-giants-shoulders/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:58:06 +0000 Leo http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/15/come-enjoy-the-view-from-the-giants-shoulders/ The eighth edition of the monthly science history blog carnival The Giants’ Shoulders is now available at Greg Laden’s Blog. There’s something for everyone here from Evolution’s Influence On Pulp Fiction to why Everybody Hates Francis Bacon. The Giants’ Shoulders invites contributors to submit links to their blog posts on classic scientific papers, profiles of scientists or concept from the history of science. Last months’ edition is at The Questionable Authority and you can find the next edition on the 15th of March at The Evilutionary Biologist.

]]> http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/15/come-enjoy-the-view-from-the-giants-shoulders/feed/ Carnival of the Liberals LXXXIV: The Stimulus Edition http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/11/carnival-liberals-lxxxiv-stimulus/ http://neuralgourmet.com/2009/02/11/carnival-liberals-lxxxiv-stimulus/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:29:48 +0000 Leo http://neuralgourmet.com/?p=460 Money, money, money / Must be funny in the Congressional world. Yep, the economic stimulus package was seemingly on everybody’s mind this time and Submitted To A Candid World has the best of the best posts on this topic in Carnival of the Liberals #84. It’s always stimulating to see some new faces in the crowd too and there’s quite a few in this edition. Hopefully you won’t need a stimulus payment to go read these great examples of liberal blogging.

CotL #85 is in two weeks at The Lay Scientist on Wednesday, February 25th. Deadline is end of the day on Monday, February 23rd. And of course, Carnival of the Liberals still needs volunteers like bigoted, blow-hard, far right wing talk show hosts need to see Obama’s policies fail. The schedule is wide open starting with April 8th. Please volunteer today.

BTW: If you’re tired of reading long-winded blog posts from me, then you can follow me on Twitter where I’m forced to use 140 characters or less.

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