Yes, there are now three movies with a talking raccoon and a talking tree, and yes, they might just have something interesting to say.
biological evolution
Science Corner: Dawn – A Proton’s Tale of All that Came to Be
A review of the theological sci-fi novel Dawn: A Proton’s Tale of All that Came to Be
Science Corner: My Genome is my Passport. Verify Me.
Last week we took up the topic of where biological information comes from, using some illustrations from experiments in the Quandary Den. If you missed an earlier series, the Quandary Den simulates features of dungeon crawlers or escape rooms. A common feature of escape rooms is a code/password/combination lock puzzle. A password is a pretty […]
Science Corner: New Year, New Coronavirus Variant
When all is said and done, I expect that 2021 will end with more good news and less news overall about coronaviruses than 2020 had. In the short term, we are going to have more epidemiology and virology to talk about. The topic most interesting to me is the new B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 (also […]
Science Corner: Size Matters Not
Last week we got to see from the perspective of a dog exploring in the woods. This week I’m even more excited about the possibility of seeing the world from a beetle’s perspective.