LOL, a scientifically peer-reviewed rap set. This is interesting way to communicate evolution. My only worry is that it makes hip rap music to scientists, not science music to rappers. Need to think more about who we are talking to, will have to wait for another posts. But enjoy this video from Baba Brinkman, he’s [...]

The following is edited from a post I published in 2008. It’s the dead of winter and you must start to think about finding a lover and getting your gametes in the water in time for the Spring algal bloom! But wait a second, you’re a permanent fixture on a rock. Can’t move. What is [...]

What is the first thing you do when you want to find something out these days? Head to that dusty collection of encyclopedias in the attic (or *gasp* a LIBRARY!?) or call up the closest friend/relative who knows something about something? Like me, you probably “google” whatever it is you are interested in finding. And, [...]

I love reviewing children’s books. I’ve had 5 years experience reading children’s books and have 2 enthusiastic assistants who can be among the most harsh of critics. Through their interest and body language I am able to rapidly assess the quality of the book, making it much easier review it. Kids have this great quality [...]

Welcome to the 40th edition of the Carnival of Evolution! The CoE is your monthly one-stop non-stop all-you-can-eat buffet of change over time in the online blogospheric world of wonders! So, let us not delay any further and get right into the nitty-gritty of sciencey-awesomesauce. Arvind, at Fins to feet, tell you everything you need [...]

My co-networker at Science Sushi, Christie Wilcox, wrote a heartfelt post about why she believes scientists need to jump away the lab bench and proclaim unto the world, SCIENCE! Naturally, I concur with her assessment, but her reply – that scientists must take to social media – is naïve on several levels and misses at [...]

When our news editor asked on twitter what sort of animal “this six-legged spider thing” is? Her question was answered in less than one minute by entomologists. It was indeed an unfortunate spider who has lost two of his legs. While Robin may be fraught with concern or sympathy for the poor little bugger, she [...]

LIGHT. Its all around us and performs some of the most fundamental ecosystem services on our planet. Plants, whether on land or in the shallow seas, use the power of light to catalyze a cascade of reactions that ultimately result in an amazing, complex web of interdependent organisms. Even in the deep sea the products [...]

I have a draft composition of the next Evolution’s Tempo movement, but it appears that an unexpected natural disturbance has occurred in my blogging schedule. You see, hurricane Irene is coming straight for me as a write this. Disturbances have a funny way of reorganizing the ecosystem a little – and sometimes a lot! While [...]

In its rawest form, evolution is change over time. Many things evolve: chemical reactions, landscapes, behaviors, and of course species. The scale of time is rarely defined though. Naturally, it is assumed that the longer the amount of time, the greater the degree of change. But even under relatively shorter periods – for instance, the [...]