Evolution
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Adaptationism
The next time you’re in a room full of biologists and you want to start a shouting match, ask them about junk DNA. While everyone…
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Why Do We Like Music? No explanation is fully satisfying
Why do we like the things we like? For some, such as food or sex, the answer is obvious. Without them, we wouldn’t survive or…
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Sunspots and Influenza
Fred Hoyle was an accomplished astronomer but also came up with a few controversial theories that didn’t take off, not that there’s anything wrong with…
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The Paleobiology Database
In every way (except responsiveness) superior to the map of California fossil sites I’ve previously made: https://paleobiodb.org/navigator/
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Of Ants and Men
The 2015 documentary Of Ants and Men (PBS) on Edward O. Wilson is beautiful. He was a biologist connected to nature not only intellectually but…
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