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Masks and Emasculation: Why Some Men Refuse to Take Safety Precautions
They think it makes them look weak, and avoiding that is evidently more important to them than demonstrating responsible behavior
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How a Landmark Physics Paper from the 1970s Uncannily Describes the COVID-19 Pandemic
Phil Anderson’s article “More Is Different” describes how different levels of complexity require new ways of thinking. And as the virus multiplies and spreads, that’s just what the human race desperately needs...
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The Fight against COVID-19 Threatens to Cause Collateral Health Damage
The pandemic is no excuse to abandon chronic disease management and prevention
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When Doing Sensitive Interviews, Have Emergency Puppy
So, I haven’t had a chance to blog these last few weeks. Part of it is that I’ve been submitting papers, revising papers, teaching, and giving talks – the usual gig for a professor.
Four days left to play with your dog, for science
I was probably 12 years old (fine, 13) the last time I played with Barbies. School was closed for a snow day, and one of my best friends trudged over to my house for mac and cheese and Barbies...
Will changing your Facebook profile picture do anything for marriage equality?
As SCOTUS debates the constitutionality of Proposition 8 and DOMA this week, Facebook users all over the nation have become part of a burgeoning social media trend.
It Used to be a Super Pain to Shop for Solar Installers, but No Longer
Whenever a dinner party has an awkward pause and could use a horror story to liven it up, I tell my story of shopping for solar panels. My wife and I started in 2008 and spent months finding an installer...
Spit a Rhyme, Drop Some Science
Hip Hop Education is taking over the world. My brother in science and hip hop Dr. Chris Emdin and The GZA of Wu-Tang have rolled out an amazing science education and engagement platform: Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S...
Step It Up, Silicon Valley
Working women in Silicon Valley are the hot topic of late. Yahoo recently axed its telecommuting option, raising questions of the impact on working moms.
Zonia Baber: "The Public May Be Brought to Understand the Importance of Geography"
Zonia Baber (1862-1955) is one of those people you aspire to be and fear you will never manage to become even half as good as.And I only chose her as our first Pioneering Woman in Geology because of her name...
On the difference between natural history art photography, and natural history photojournalism
Meet Tetradonia , a pugnacious little rove beetle that eats army ants:Any animal specialized to feed on army ants is seriously badass, especially those that are smaller than the ants themselves...
Illusion of the Week: The Coffer Illusion
The Coffer Illusion, by vision scientist Anthony Norcia of the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, was a Top 10 finalist in the 2006 edition of the Best Illusion of the Year Contest...
Carnivorous Plants in 3D: The Stuff of Horror Films!
Professor Enrico Coen from the John Innes Centre (an independent research facility specializing in plant science and microbiology) has been awarded €2.5M EU funding to explore the growth and evolution of carnivorous plants...
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