Articles Tagged with biology

Rewriting the textbooks

When, and why

We take a tired cliché seriously.

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The snapping turtle

Suburban ecology

A cautionary tale, but not in the way you expect.

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Updates

Light and peppers

We report on things inevitable and unpredictable.

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Beyond our expertise

Biology

We confront a vast area of (our) ignorance.

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Spider bones

Big is different

We drag Physics into Halloween.

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Alternate histories (II)

Abandoning dragon engineering

What would you be if you weren’t you?

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The synthesis project

Ways of being intelligent

We present an idea that won’t work.

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A village in space

Interstellar genetics

A recent paper contemplates a very long voyage.

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Running the race

Man and animal

Why run on foot from Mount Vernon to Alexandria?

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Tradeoffs

In balance

Some actions are obviously good and right.  Looking more widely, it may be less obvious.

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