ecology
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Diversity of worship, unity of thought
Because we had roamed around in and out of a few topics yesterday, I decided to mostly lecture today with the hope that we would catch up a bit but that there would still be a lot of good questions… Continue reading
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Žižek and ecology
A series wherein Slavoj Žižek maintains ecology is the new opiate of the masses. Continue reading
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The unselfish gene
Irish biologist and public intellectual Johnjoe McFadden’s 2005 article in the Guardian. Nice introduction to the notions of systems biology Rather than having a single major function, most genes, like roads, probably play a small part in lots of tasks… Continue reading
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Spellbinding experiences
Most everyday experiences are lessons in the inevitable pull of the future: books are replaced with e-books, laptops are replaced with tablet computers, billions of dollars are replaced with trillions of dollars, fresh is replaced with cling-wrapped. When travelling, however,… Continue reading
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Most Exquisitely Weird Spiders | Wired Science
Spiders are among the craftiest and most beautiful of arthropods, entirely undeserving of their maligned reputation. Some signal their presence with massive horns or brilliant colors, others attempt to blend into the scenery. Many spin intricate traps of sticky silk,… Continue reading
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Nearly Squashed
sittinginthewoods. Continue reading
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Special Issue at Journal NATURE: After Kyoto
On 1 January 2013, the world can go back to emitting greenhouse gases with abandon. The pollution-reduction commitments that nations made as part of the Kyoto Protocol will expire, leaving the planet without any international climate regulation and uncertain prospects… Continue reading
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