May 2013
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“On its own, it is a wonder, but viewed in isolation its complexity and very...”
– Brian Cox channels Richard Feynman in this reminder that viewing science through any single lens is an incomplete view of its magnificence. In other words, physics is beautiful, but it’s a periscope view of life’s majesty.
From his new book to accompany the BBC series, Wonders of Life.
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What goes on in my head . . .
When I post something like this.
Oh hey, Tumblr … I know you’re a microblogging service but you don’t mind if I fill your dashboard with a super-long post on human stem cell discoveries, do you? Because I just love them too much.
The only rule in blogging is there are no rules.
Besides, we all like to learn, don’t we? :)
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Discovery, Animal Planet, and History Channel... →
climateadaptation:
These channels are failing the spirit of conservationism and education. They are failing inspiring awe in young people. Failing much needed inspiration in a very confused and conflicted world.
These shows are failing their core values, their main purpose, which is leadership in environmentalism and cultural education. Far worse, they are failing millions of young people -...
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“The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically...”
– Tim Holt on why we still see the number of females in STEM fields fall way behind their male counterparts. Also see how geography paved the way for women in science.
(↬ gender and science)
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Let's agree that we're in agreement about the...
An international team of scientists recently surveyed almost 12,000 climate science research publications to gauge the consensus on manmade global warming among people who know lots about climate science. They did this because some people still like to pretend like there’s plenty of skepticism and doubt about what’s causing all this.
What did they find? Well, of the 4,000 papers that...
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“The same process works going forward in time; in essence every one of us who has...”
– The mosaic of our shared ancestry can be drawn forwards and backwards. Not only can we look to the past and cherish our shared ancestors, but we, too, will become the shared ancestor of everyone a thousand years beyond us.
You know … if we have kids.
(via The Atlantic)
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