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I’ve been enjoying a new feed from John Hogan that discusses the ever expanding realm of science. His latest post tackles a recent NY Times article that yet again, tries to tie behaviors such as alcoholism to specific genes. I think he does a pretty good job dissecting this starry-eyed sensationalism and his concluding sentence is perfect.
Somewhat related: Genes and jeans, do you own both?
You’ve heard of birds that can mimic the sounds of people talking (’Polly wanna cracker?’) and how they are sometimes studied to find out how humans learn to talk.
A friend pointed me to this video of an incredible bird called the Lyrebird of Australia which can mimic just about anything heard in the forest, including chainsaws.
Also in the news today was the announcement of the world’s oldest known bird. The fossil includes a complete skeleton with some feathers and webbed feet.
I’ve mentioned the old ’70s super zooming video called “Powers of Ten” before. Here is an innovative facisimile with the help of monsieur Simpson. Via A Counting School.
Be sure to check out Peekvid sometime too, they index all the “copyrighted” shows that are hosted at YouTube. See story here.
