The Mammoths of Paris
I got an email asking me about my opinion of the field of cryptozoology. The following is the gist of
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Oregon State University researchers report that DNA nucleic acid bases enter a “dark state” on exposure to ultraviolet radiation, wherein
Read moreNew Tire Life Cycle Proposed
Penn State University has received a grant for a demonstration project to turn automobile tires into road-building materials. They plan
Read moreCalifornia Salmon Fishing To Be Restricted
An AP article relates that regulators in California have voted to restrict the salmon fishing season along 700 miles of
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Usually, you just have to take what a newspaper decides to print and reach a decision about the content with
Read moreIdiocy With Guns
OK, I’m just about speechless. Look at this. Bird experts and enthusiasts reacted with surprise and anger Thursday when they
Read moreTake an Evolutionary Biology Test!
Over on Dispatches from the Culture Wars, there is a discussion of having people submit answers to a test on
Read moreTroll Does Tiktaalik
There’s a stunning new fossil find that was reported in Nature and discussed on Panda’s Thumb and Pharyngula. Tiktaalik roseae
Read moreEvolution of Gene Networks
PLOS Biology has an article on evolution of gene networks that compares the predictions of three different mathematical models of
Read moreNow in the “Do As We Say, Not As We Do” Dept.
In 2004, Richard von Sternberg was editor of a journal that published a paper by “intelligent design” advocate Stephen C.
Read more“Mr. Hyperbole” Meets “Dr. Doom”
Heads up, folks. Forrest M. Mims III is on a new rampage. This time, he is targetting Eric R. Pianka,
Read moreSalmon Trouble: People Just Don’t Get It
An article by Dennis Cuff in the Contra Costa Times today reports that a federal panel is considering closing the
Read moreA Rare Predator Bounces Back (Now Get It Out of Here) – New York Times
A Rare Predator Bounces Back (Now Get It Out of Here) – New York Times A new federal report in
Read moreScienceDaily: Scientists Discover Reason Behind Ear Canal In Chinese Frog: Ultrasonic Communication
ScienceDaily: Scientists Discover Reason Behind Ear Canal In Chinese Frog: Ultrasonic Communication Amolops tormotus, also referred to as the concave-eared
Read moreScienceDaily: UCSD Project Takes Fish Collection Into The Digital Age
ScienceDaily: UCSD Project Takes Fish Collection Into The Digital Age Project coordinators will create a resource that allows scientists to
Read moreArk or Arc?
Porcher Taylor practices what he calls “satellite archaeology”. In the news over at CNN is Taylor’s highest-profile work, an analysis
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A study finds that humans differ from chimps mostly in regulatory genes, confirming a thrity-year-old hypothesis. They looked at some
Read moreLearning by Test
I’m gifted on test-taking. It’s one of the things that made me stand out in my academic studies. I scored
Read moreJudge Jones in Fast Company
The current issue of Fast Company features 50 people contributing to our future outlook, and Judge John E. Jones III
Read moreTalk at Law Review Symposium
The following is the text of my five minute segment about evolutionary biology. ==== Evolutionary biology has a big idea,
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