(Picture from here.) As I sit here and write this on 12/14/2020, the last few electors in the electoral college are voting. The last few states are Hawaii, California and Oregon– another 66 electoral votes, officially making Biden president-elect. This is … Continue reading
Toward the end of my last year in high school, my speech teacher gave us copies of a textbook the district was considering adopting. I only remember one thing about it: in the front was an errata page that said … Continue reading
(Picture from here.) It’s hard to overestimate the importance of the plant invasion of the land. It’s the precursor to everything else. I don’t just mean plants, either. The current model of vertebrates invading the land involves the changes in … Continue reading
Fishing With Horses: There are only about 11 horse fishermen in the area of Oostduienkerke but the two men I have photographed are the only ones who actually drag for the shrimp for part of their income the rest just do it for tourism of … Continue reading
Little Sisters A Science Fiction Short Story by Vonda N. McIntyre Evolution. Reproduction. Power. War. … Continue reading
(Picture from here.) And I am back. It’s been a rough month. I tore my biceps tendon in judo back in October and it had to be reattached. Which meant it had to be in a cast for a month. … Continue reading
(Picture from here.) I’ve been getting over an injury I got doing judo about a month ago. So, of course, I started thinking about bones. The skeleton is one of our most obvious anatomical features. I know we can see … Continue reading
I’m getting over pneumonia so in a vain attempt to make lemonade out of lemons, I’m going to talk about the evolution of the lung. The lung is one of the major mechanisms– if not the major mechanism– that enabled … Continue reading
This blog post is included in: No Time to Spare Thinking About What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin Introduction by Karen Joy Fowler December 5, 2017 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt … Continue reading
(Picture from Io9’s site here.) I ‘ve been interested in Neanderthals for years. The idea that there was a previous form of human being– not quite like us but close enough to talk to– that used to live essentially next door was … Continue reading
