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My small attempt to celebrate science and to make it interesting and fun by giving jargon, confusion and elitism a solid beating with the stick of good writing.
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Why I blog
An interview with me
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December 30, 2008
Phew. Another year almost over and it's been a really good one. This time last year, I was still blogging at Wordpress, and it was only in late February that I beamed aboard the mighty ScienceBlog mothership. It's been a...
Posted by Ed Yong at 5:25 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Animals
Uniquely for vertebrates, the spookfish uses a mirror, not a lens, to focus light onto its retina.
Posted by Ed Yong at 8:00 AM • 5 Comments •
December 29, 2008
Category: Animals
On the fifth day of this year, I found myself sitting in the living room of the legendary Sir David Attenborough, drinking coffee and talking to him about wildlife, filmmaking and his career for the better part of an hour....
Posted by Ed Yong at 9:30 AM • 9 Comments •
December 28, 2008
Category: Genetics
It pilfers both chloroplasts (the alga's photosynthesis machinery) and the genes needed to make it work
Posted by Ed Yong at 12:00 PM • 18 Comments •
December 27, 2008
Category: Psychology
People who lack control cope by Identifying coherent and meaningful relationships in their environment, even wrong ones.
Posted by Ed Yong at 12:00 PM • 7 Comments •
December 25, 2008
Category: Personal
As we communally slide ever further into drunkeness and obesity, I wish you all a very merry Christmas or a superlatively happy holiday, whichever you prefer. Best wishes to all of you and your families, friends and loved ones. Over...
Posted by Ed Yong at 5:35 PM • 3 Comments •
December 24, 2008
Category: Evolution
The maximum size of life increased by a million times in two discrete stages, both related to rising oxygen levels.
Posted by Ed Yong at 7:06 PM • 4 Comments •
December 23, 2008
Category: Social science
Because there are more male chess players overall - it's a simple statistical effect that's commonly overlooked.
Posted by Ed Yong at 7:00 PM • 77 Comments •
December 22, 2008
Category: Insects
The relationship between bees and plants is one of the most well-known in the natural world. Almost everyone knows that bees carry pollen from plant to plant and receive a rewarding sip of sugary nectar in return. Surely there are...
Posted by Ed Yong at 5:00 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Perception
A blind man flawlessly navigates an obstacle course despite having a completely inactive visual cortex.
Posted by Ed Yong at 12:00 PM • 12 Comments •
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