Incoherent Rambling: Archive

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“The Man in the Moon is in fact a record of ancient catastrophes— most of which...”

– Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark [pg. 45]

Feb 28th

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jadkirk replied to your post: rev replied to your photo: today is my… Ah, Happy birthday! Thank you :)

Feb 28th

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Biological Anthropology

orangehydrant: so WHAT is with this almost Fetish with Primordial Dwarfism with Physical Anthropologists!? All the PA’s I know are like “I am going to study Primordial Dwarfism when I graduate” I feel like saying “You and everyone else, you might want to get a Plan B” I may be the only odd ball that wants to study FUTURE human evolution [which I guess would be purely theoretical]… But, I...

Feb 27th

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Feb 27th

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rev replied to your photo: today is my birthday! Happy Birthday! Thank you! :D

Feb 27th

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infinitelupe asked: Happy Birthday!

Feb 26th

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kris-tah replied to your photo: today is my birthday! Happy Birthday! Partay! Haha thank you!

Feb 26th

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gastornis replied to your photo: today is my birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Thank you! :D

Feb 26th

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Feb 26th

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Loose cable blamed for speedy neutrinos →

Faulty wiring has been proposed as the glitch that caused a European physics experiment to clock particles flying faster than light. Read more » Science News

Feb 25th

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Feb 24th

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The story of the immune system - Warfare at the... →

captain-nitrogen: so, where were we? Ah yes, those little antibodies. The basic structure off the antibody protein. It is composed of multiple protein chains, and has a characteristic ‘Y’ shape. These can be embedded in immune cell membrane, or released into the surrounding environment (typically the blood). Antibodies have a specific region which contains the binding site which...

Feb 24th

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The story of the immune system - Warfare at the... →

captain-nitrogen: The struggle for existence has pushed the plethora of life forms which inhabit Earth to colonise almost every niche available. Not only have organisms evolved to occupy and exploit relatively stable habitats such as oceans, forests and caves but have also evolved to inhabit the dynamic habitats that are other organisms. Vertebrates have the capacity to generate or retain...

Feb 24th

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Why I Am Not A Christian by Bertrand Russell →

Russell delivered this lecture on March 6, 1927 to the National Secular Society, South London Branch, at Battersea Town Hall. Published in pamphlet form in that same year, the essay subsequently achieved new fame with Paul Edwards’ edition of Russell’s book, Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays … (1957). You can also listen to the essay on youtube [split into four 10-minute...

Feb 24th

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Feb 21st

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Feb 19th

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chchcherrybombbb asked: hey! i just wanted to wish you a happy early 23rd birthday. =] and i hope everything is going well.

Feb 17th

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Ask me something →

Feb 16th

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Feb 16th

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“Americans eat oysters but not snails. The French eat snails but not locusts. The...”

– Ian Robertson, Sociology [1987], pg.67 The diversity of our languages, customs, and expressive behaviors confirms that much of our behavior is socially programmed, not hardwired.

Feb 15th

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Feb 14th

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Misconceptions About Evolution →

I sadly have to deal with hearing these misconceptions on a daily basis. :(

Feb 14th

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Feb 14th

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If you missed some of my posts on Darwin Day... →

have a look through the tag Darwin Day on my blog :) I did not get to post as much as I’d hope [yesterday was a busy day for me] but if you missed any, give it a look.

Feb 13th

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tarhi asked: I just found your blog and I must say I like it. I'm writing an assignment on evolution and I am forced to write about the "alternatives" and then come to my own conclusion. I am supposed to be critical to both of them even though I know evolution is a fact. But lately I've been going through texts written by creationists and articles about intelligent design and I am rather...

Feb 12th

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rushinwiththefools asked: Hey, what are 10 books you think everyone (or just me) should read? Thanks!

Feb 12th

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Harvey Fineberg: Are we ready for neo-evolution? Medical ethicist Harvey Fineberg shows us three paths forward for the ever-evolving human species: to stop evolving completely, to evolve naturally — or to control the next steps of human evolution, using genetic modification, to make ourselves smarter, faster, better. Neo-evolution is within our grasp. What will we do with it?

Feb 12th

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