Seattle WorldCon: What is Domesticaton?
Back in the middle of August, Wendy and I attended WorldCon 2025 in Seattle. I was on three panels. This one was on What is Domestication?
Tag: biology
Boskone 2025: Biology in SF Notes
Here are my notes from the Biology in SF panel: Biology in SF Use is by Symbolic representation Pick a desired heritage and match to
Common Ground
I woke up thinking about taxonomy. Hence, today’s topic. Go figure. (Picture from here.) First, taxonomy is about successful lineages. Evolution doesn’t select for failed
Cheese Ends: 2024-11-18
I have very strong opinions and observations about the election but every time I tried to put them down in a rational and intellectually stimulating
Teeth
I decided to talk about teeth today for purely personal reasons. (Picture from here.) Teeth are a structure unique to vertebrates. There are similar feeding
The Problem with Heat
In these hot days I thought it might be interesting to talk about how animals deal with heat. (Picture from here.) I went into graduate
Cheese Ends, 2022-05-09
Another edition of Cheese Ends. Get your bootleg provolone and swiss right here.