Tag: evolution
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Whip it good: how flagella help cells move
The linked article is for SIAM News, the magazine for members of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). However, even though the main audience for this magazine is professional mathematicians, I wrote it to be understandable even if you gloss over the math. [ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent…
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Using math to understand why species don’t out-eat each other
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] This article is a little different from the fare you’re used to getting from me: it’s for SIAM News, which is the glossy magazine for members of the Society…
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Snakebots, desert plants, and self-assembling space modules: the world of biomimicry
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] “Life, uh, finds a way”—Applying lessons from evolution to go to Mars Biomimicry looks to living organisms to create the future of sustainable engineering. For Ars Technica: As philosopher-mathematician…
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City ant, country ant, and climate change
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] I know, I know: it’s been a long time since I last had something published. This is largely because I took a little time off to finish my novel.…
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Evolution, entropy, and beards
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] The Hidden Connections Between Darwin and the Physicist Who Championed Entropy These magnificently bearded men both introduced a dose of randomness and irreversibility into the universe For Smithsonian Magazine:…
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We aren’t the dinosaurs: we’re the asteroid
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] The Sixth Extinction: We’re Not The Dinosaurs, We’re The Asteroid Yes, humans are probably to blame for the Earth’s sixth mass extinction event, which is wiping out species at…
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Dinosaurs belong to all of us
My review of Brian Switek’s forthcoming book, My Beloved Brontosaurus, is up at Double X Science! Suffice to say, these are not the dinosaurs I learned about as a young kid—and in my opinion, they’re much more interesting. Over the last few decades, the basic realization that modern birds are living dinosaurs has grown, and…
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You may hate me, but don’t spread your lies to children
I take it personally when idiot politicians call me and my fellow scientists evil liars. My latest post at Galileo’s Pendulum explains why: Broun and his compatriots obviously think very bad things about me, my friends, and the work we do. They don’t just disagree or think we’re wrong, they think we’re literally in league…
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