Dots and loops for February 8th
- ndsuvirtualcell’s Channel – YouTube
Really cool virtual biology videos. You can take a tour of the cell, or watch chemiosmosis, like a hydroelectric dam, forge new ATP molecules.
- Facebook With Care: Social Networking Site Can Hurt Self-Esteem | Depression, Achievement & Social Comparison | LiveScience
Interesting article about the social psychological dimensions of Facebook. Not surprisingly, it's now a big contributor to status anxiety and low self-esteem as users judge their lives by their friends status updates. Also not surprisingly, these very status updates are often hand crafted for the purpose of impression management.
Dots and Loops started off as a personal online scrapbook. The name comes from one of my favorite albums by Stereolab. Sometime in the summer of 2005 I think I found my voice, and it was around that same time I met my current partner. I like to think the sparkling wit and irreverence demonstrated on my blog may have had something to do with that, and she assures me that is true. So, my blog has helped me find true love. No mean feat.