The evolution of sex solved 4 May 2010 The reason for sexual reproduction has long been debated. Now at last, the solution: Biology Evolution Humor Evolution
Evolution New work on the origin of life 11 Jun 2008 I can’t say much about this without reading the paper in the company of Somebody Who Knows About Chemistry, but Jack Szostak’s team at the Harvard Medical School has done some interesting looking work on the self assembly of lipids into miscelles that could contain DNA reactions. What is new… Read More
Humor What do colourless green ideas do? They sleep, furiously 27 Nov 2007 This little piece by netfriend Richard Harter, who apparently predates coal, serves to demonstrate that philosophers really aren’t clever enough at thinking up counterexamples… Read More
Humor The Great Leader speaks (Mandarin) 29 Oct 2007 I actually don’t dislike the guy, but this is one of the funniest political ads I’ve ever seen. For forners (not from Orstraya), it helps to know that Rudd leads the erstwhile socialist party, speaks Mandarin, and is likely to win the next federal election. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptccZze7VxQ&rel=1] Read More