Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Monday, March 12, 2012
Monday's Molecule #161
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Some species make this molecule for a very special reason. Identify the molecule using the common name and the IUPAC name. You must also ...
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On the Sandwalk
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Here's a panoramic view of what it's like to be on the Sandwalk behind Down House (Darwin's Home). This is the stretch along t...
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How to Control Pesky Scientists
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This is from Rick Mercer, a Canadian comedian [ The Rick Mercer Report ]. [Hat Tip: Craig Smibert ]
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Friday, March 09, 2012
Should We Challenge the Beliefs of Our Students?
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Is it part of our role as university educators to challenge the beliefs of our students? You're damn right it is! That's what uni...
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Is Science Restricted to Methodologial Naturalism?
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Maarten Boudry, Stefaan Blancke, and Johan Braeckman have an article coming out in Science & Education on " Grist to the Mill of A...
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Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Pikaia is most primitive vertebrate known
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Yesterday I was talking to one of my colleagues and she asked me if I'd heard the latest news about the Burgess Shale. I confessed ig...
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Redshirting: Holding kids back from kindergarten
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Until a few minutes ago I had never heard of "redshirting" although I was familiar with the concept. Some parents want to hold t...
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Carnival of Evolution #45
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This month's Carnival of Evolution (45th version) is hosted by Adrian, a Canadian from Edmonton, Alberta who blogs at Splendor Awaits...
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We Are Stardust
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Helena Curtis was an amazing writer. She's famous for her introductory biology textbook published by Worth beginning in 1968 [ Good Scie...
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Monday, March 05, 2012
Who Is This Man?
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I saw this portrait in the Huntington Library in San Marino (near Pasedena) California, USA. This man was the friend of a kite flyer, a ...
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Monday's Molecule #160
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This is a very important molecule for some species. It's important to me, for example, because I worked with it in an undergraduate r...
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Thursday, March 01, 2012
Rosie Redfield Talks About Arsenic
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Way to go Rosie! We'll soon turn you into a biochemist! I love it when you say the textbooks are still right.
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The God Helmet: Your Brain on Religion
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The Centre for Inquiry (Toronto) is trying to get back on track after CFI fired two National Executive Directors and the director of CFI ...
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Do Human Races Exist?
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This is a question that's come up many times in the blogosphere. My own answer is "yes," humans races/populations/demes/subspe...
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Davey Jones (1945-2012)
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Davey Jones of the Monkees died yesterday. He was 66 yeas old. Here he is singing Daydream Believer , a song that hit #1 in the USA in De...
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