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This is wonderful . . . if you like physics, you must read this. And if you don't understand physics, especially relativity, then you *absolutely* must read this. It's brilliant:

Relative Dog Motion

Once again, paleontologist Robert Bakker shows just what an amazingly cool and insightful guy he is:

Q: [Switek] Finally, as someone who works with the "bones of contention" and the fossil record, what do you think about the current controversy surrounding evolution in the United States? How can we do a better job of communicating science to the ( Read more... )

This past week, my son and I participated in the First Annual Blogger BioBlitz. The idea is to choose a small but convenient natural area, and survey all the organisms you can find there during a one-week period: April 21 through 29, in honor of National Wildlife Week. I decided that Connor and I would survey our back patio plus the open space ( Read more... )