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--Moby Dick
January 30, 2004
Category: Evolution
Charles Darwin had no great hope of witnessing natural selection at work in his own time. He assumed that it would operate as slowly and imperceptibly as the water that eroded cliffs and canyons. He would have been delighted to...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 2:33 PM • 3 Comments •
January 26, 2004
Category: Brains
If you're in New York, you've got two chances on Tuesday January 27 to hear me talk about Soul Made Flesh. At 5:30 I'll be giving a talk in the "Mind Over Body" lecture series at New York Public Library's...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 5:09 PM • •
Category: Evolution
Last week I wrote a post about some new research that suggests that global warming could trigger large-scale extinctions in the next few decades. In particular, I dissected some of the objections that were leveled at the study, pointing out...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 1:14 PM • 5 Comments •
January 23, 2004
Category: Evolution
If you'd like an example of the latest rhetorical tricks being used by antievolutionists, you can't do better than this press release issued today from the Discovery Institute. The Minnesota legistlature has to choose between two drafts of state science...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 6:07 PM • 9 Comments •
Category: Evolution
Sometimes when you take a look at life on Earth, it seems like evolution might be able to produce anything you could ever imagine. Can a mammal become so adapted to swimming in the ocean that it never comes back...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 1:58 PM • •
January 20, 2004
Category: Brains
At noon today in New York I'll be at the Makor Center of the 92nd St. Y at 35 W. 67 St. to talk about Soul Made Flesh....
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 1:19 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: Evolution
If you've ever been to a Central American forest, you've probably heard the hoots and wails of a howler monkey. But these creatures deserve our attention for more than their howls. They turn out to tell us a lot...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 1:12 AM • 2 Comments •
January 14, 2004
Category: Evolution
The emotions that other species summon up in the human brain are perplexing. A lion inspires awe and respect. It is the king of the jungle, a great name for a football team, a noble guardian of the entrance to...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 10:58 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: General
Based on some feedback from subscribers and my own nosing around, I've decided to switch the subscription system to Bloglet. While this requires you to create a user name over at bloglet.com, the result of this minor chore seems better...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 10:49 PM • 3 Comments •
January 12, 2004
Category: Evolution
Last week I briefly mentioned some stark estimates about the potential extinctions that could be triggered by global warming. Since then, some global warming skeptics have tried to pour cold water on these results by making some dubious claims about...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 10:14 PM • 9 Comments •
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