Crocodiles and Sentence Diagrams
Category: General
What do they have in common? Ask my brother....
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Why the Loom?
"...among the joyous, heartless, ever-juvenile eternities, Pip saw the multitudinous, God-omnipresent, coral insects, that out of the firmament of waters, heaved the colossal orbs. He saw God's foot upon the treadle of the loom, and spoke it; and therefore his shipmates called him mad."
--Moby Dick
January 26, 2006
Plagiarizing Dinosaurs
Category: Evolution
I've got an article in tomrrow's New York Times about the discovery of a remarkable case of convergence: an ancient relative of today's crocodiles and alligators that evolved a dinosaur's body--80 million before the dinosaurs evolved it. Here's the paper....
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 12:06 AM • 10 Comments • 1 TrackBacks
January 25, 2006
Darwiniana
Category: Evolution
My review of the Darwin show at the American Museum of Natural History is in the new issue of Discover. You can read the full text here....
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 4:09 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 17, 2006
The Return of the Puppet Masters
Category: The Parasite Files
Are brain parasites altering the personalities of three billion people? The question emerged a few years ago, and it shows no signs of going away. I first encountered this idea while working on my book Parasite Rex. I was investigating...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 7:14 PM • 101 Comments • 7 TrackBacks
Comment Jam
Category: General
My apologies for the comment freeze over the past couple days. I've been away and have been distracted with catching up with other business. It should get resolved soon. You can always reach me directly at blog at carlzimmer dot...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 6:32 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 12, 2006
Science Blog Convergence
Category: General
I've just been rejiggering my RSS to pick up all the blogs that have come together at Science Blogs. Many of my favorites, like Chris Mooney and PZ Myers, plus ones new to me. As if I didn't have enough...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 1:27 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 11, 2006
A Complicated Death
Category: Evolution
Last year was the hottest on record, or the second hottest, depending on the records climatologists look at. The planet has warmed .8 degrees C over the past 150 years, and scientists are generally agreed that greenhouse gases have played...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 11:13 AM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 10, 2006
They Just Keep Piling On
Category: Our Dear Leaders Speak
Governor Ernie Fletcher of Kentucky uses his State of the Commonwealth speech last night to plug intelligent design: As I close, let me recognize Kentucky's veterans. You have served to protect our liberty and the freedom that spurs our quality...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 12:40 PM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 6, 2006
Updated Cat Evolution
Category: Evolution
I've updated yesterday's cat evolution post with some tough comments from an expert on cat fossils. Check it out....
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 2:05 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
And Introducing Our Latest Creationism-Friendly Politician, The Governor of Texas!
Category: Evolution
Rick Perry's on board! And no postmodern vagueness for him. He's here to tell us that intelligent design is a "valid scientific theory." That's right, governor. Just check out all the work on intelligent design going on in the biology...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 11:38 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 5, 2006
Cat-Blogging from Deep Time
Category: Evolution
As the proud owner of a fine cat, Tino, I'm happy to join the ritual of cat-blogging. I was inspired after reading a new study that sorts out Tino's kinship with other cats. Now I know that a cheetah...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 1:30 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 3, 2006
Let Me Draw Your Attention...
Category: General
...to this gem I just received about my post on the Dover creationism case: Carl, It doesn't bother you that the judge went beyond any human capacity to attack the board members, not for their actions, not for their efforts...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 10:43 PM • 44 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
On the Virtual Radio Tomorrow
Category: General
Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 4 pm EST I'll be a guest on Science and Society, an online radio show. You can listen live or visit the site later for a podcast. I'll do my best to be interesting on all things...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 9:48 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 2, 2006
In Praise of Flukes
Category: Evolution
I have an article in tomorrow's New York Times on a provocative theory about our origins. Humans, other animals, plants, fungi, and protozoans are all eukaryotes. We all share a distinctive genome compared to other organisms (prokaryotes, which include bacteria...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 9:05 PM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 1, 2006
Michigan Talk
Category: Evolution
I'll be in Ann Arbor for a talk on January 14 at the natural history museum in conjunction with the opening of the "Explore Evolution" exhibit there. I'll talk about reporting on new research in evolutionary biology. Here are the...
Posted by Carl Zimmer at 9:26 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
