Cuttlefish males can take on a third gender during mating, mimicking the female gender
Posted 13 Jul 2011 / Comments Off on Cuttlefish males can take on a third gender during mating, mimicking the female genderPBS “Kings of Camouflage“
Aquaculture on Leonard Lopate/WNYC covering a lot of the crucial ecological and evolutionary issues
Posted 11 Jul 2011 / Comments Off on Aquaculture on Leonard Lopate/WNYC covering a lot of the crucial ecological and evolutionary issuesWNYC The Leonard Lopate Show “The Future of Fish“
Tickling: play or torture? A Spanish spa opens on the premise of play
Posted 07 Jul 2011 / Comments Off on Tickling: play or torture? A Spanish spa opens on the premise of playHuffington Post “A Tickle Spa Opens In Spain“
Want to learn how to identify trees? There’s now a comprehensive species map for Central Park
Posted 07 Jul 2011 / Comments Off on Want to learn how to identify trees? There’s now a comprehensive species map for Central Parkhttp://centralparknature.com/store/index.html
David Barash nicely covers the fallacy of simplistic genetic thinking, but “genetic responsibility” is still an issue
Posted 05 Jul 2011 / Comments Off on David Barash nicely covers the fallacy of simplistic genetic thinking, but “genetic responsibility” is still an issueThe Chronicle of Higher Education “Genes ‘for’ Whatever“
Exxon-Mobil keeps reminding us of the ecological perils of continued reliance on fossil fuels
Posted 05 Jul 2011 / Comments Off on Exxon-Mobil keeps reminding us of the ecological perils of continued reliance on fossil fuelsNew York Times “Ruptured Montana Pipeline Was Shut Down Before“
Dan Savage gets all “Sex at Dawn” on the American public, but if anthropologists cannot agree, should he?
Posted 01 Jul 2011 / Comments Off on Dan Savage gets all “Sex at Dawn” on the American public, but if anthropologists cannot agree, should he?The Takeaway “Does Marriage Depend on Monogamy?“
If identity breaks down along racial and ethnic lines, we will just have to form groups based on our shared values
Posted 01 Jul 2011 / Comments Off on If identity breaks down along racial and ethnic lines, we will just have to form groups based on our shared valuesThe Takeaway “Gary Younge on Identity in the 21st Century“
Build an airport near a salt marsh, and expect turtles: a runway looks like high ground to a terrapin
Posted 30 Jun 2011 / Comments Off on Build an airport near a salt marsh, and expect turtles: a runway looks like high ground to a terrapinWNYC News “Turtles Invade JFK Runway, Delay Flights“
Provocative article on whether a whole culture can reject science, and does it make that culture less successful?
Posted 28 Jun 2011 / Comments Off on Provocative article on whether a whole culture can reject science, and does it make that culture less successful?The Chronicle of Higher Education “Does Islam Stand Against Science?“