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This blog is about half science, and most of that is evolutionary biology, with a particular emphasis on genomic imprinting. Other topics include poetry and literature, politics, and current events.
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So, have a look at this gif. This nifty optical illusion was the winner at the Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest 2010. (Link includes the video this gif is taken from, as well as the other finalists from that, and other years. Warning, only click the link if you can afford to spend [...]
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So, in 2005, Nature published a study by a group of researchers at Rutgers University showing that Jamaican teenagers who exhibited a high degree of body symmetry were judged (by other teenagers) to be better dancers than those with less symmetrical bodies. The study was an exploration of the idea that physical symmetry might be [...]
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So, the latest development in the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing is a report that the FBI has identified “female DNA” on the remains of at least one of the two bombs used by Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the attack. According to the report, published first in the Wall Street Journal, some genetic [...]
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So, stop me if you’ve heard this one. Q: What’s the difference between E. O. Wilson and a stopped clock? A: A stopped clock does not have unlimited access to a national media platform to push its ridiculous ideas on the public. Bazinga! A couple of weeks ago, E. O. Wilson published a piece in [...]
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So, the other day, after picking my son up from school, I stopped in at the local hardware store to pick up something or other, maybe a sack of nuts few screws. The nuts screws would have been cheaper at Lowe’s or Home Depot, but I try to shop local when I can. That is, [...]
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