Size matters 13 Jan 201213 Jan 2012 As always, click on the image to go see the entire Tony Piro goodness Evolution Humor
Evolution Going backwards, or, devolution? 29 Sep 2009 Carl Zimmer has another one of his excellent summary articles, this time about the problems encountered by a research group that tried to make a protein that had evolved into one form, evolve back to the starting point. This is being touted as a molecular version of “Dollo’s Law” (which is… Read More
Evolution Do low status primates eat badly? 9 Jun 2008 A blog that I have just come across is Deric Bownds’ Mindblog. He covers issues of standard and evolutionary psychology and is well worth reading. One of his posts is this: Social heirarchy, stress, and diet, in which he presents recent evidence that stressed primates (in this case humans) eat… Read More
Evolution Who started the rumor that Darwin doesn't explain the origin of species in the Origin? 23 Feb 2010 In my book I had thought that it was the George Campbell, Duke of Argyll, and I have just found this, by E. B. Poulton: The Duke of Argyll in his address1 to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, December 5, 1864, had said:— “Strictly speaking, therefore, Mr. Darwin’s theory is… Read More
So why are plantain bigger? And what about pineapple? (there is a joke surrounding fruit size but it’s not PC, and is best told in a pub)