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Season’s Greetings
Sun
#616 The one about sex
Let's talk about sex, baby. Let's talk about birds and bees. Let's talk about all the slime molds and the algae that can be, let's talk about sex. This week we are talking about the history of sex, where it came from, what it is, who has it, and why people are always trying to...
Fusion milestone
The amount of energy produced by mushing together atoms is finally more than the energy used by lasers to fuse them. Fusion happens in the sun.
Neverending Story
Moneyball
I don’t think my doodles have anything to do with what I’m listening to, but I was listening to an episode of Freakonomics on Michael Lewis and Moneyball. It reminded me of my lab mate Jon who was trying to use stats to improve his hockey pool results.
Out clubbing
Ankylosaurs seem to have fought each other more than predators, similar to many herbivorous mammals. I think I saw the specimen if it was the one on display at the ROM the last time aI was there.
AI Book Review
Science communication bibliography
If you’re looking for a starting point for understanding evidence-based, inclusive science communication, the literature about science communication can be overwhelming. This body of literature, sometimes known as the science of science communication, is actually a collection of disciplines that ranges from behavioral psychology to economics, and from writing studies to data visualization, and more....
