Carl Sagan’s passion for science and skepticism is alive and well in this rallying call to future generations.
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New Poll on Evolution Acceptance Finds Troubling Trend
The latest Pew poll finds that more conservatives than ever reject evolution.
Review: The Vision Revolution
In his recent book, neuroscientist Mark Changizi has some fascinating stories to tell — and research to share — about human vision.
One Human, Multiple Genomes
Recent studies promise to pile additional complexity onto the already heavily ramified field of genomics. In the NY Times, Carl Zimmer introduces us to evidence that will change how we think about the human genome.
Bobbit Worm: The Stuff of Nightmares
It’s always a joy to be introduced to creatures that show us firsthand how much stranger reality truly is than fiction.
Review: Quantum Physics
A wonderfully helpful little book on one of the most impenetrable topics in the world of science.
Review: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
For more than a decade, Rebecca Skloot layered herself into the Lacks’ story. This is the culmination of her efforts to inject a human component into the longstanding scientific mystique surrounding HeLa.
Review: Bad Astronomy
Plait’s book, his first, is an exercise in clear thinking fused with good science, necessities surely foreign to the moon landing deniers.
Newtok: The Nerve Center of Climate Change
The Guardian has published a superb series on Alaska, home to America’s first climate refugees. With land disappearing and waters rushing inland at record pace, Alaska’s coast has become an unfortunate epicenter of climate change.
Coelacanth Hangout
Last week science writer Carl Zimmer moderated a discussion on the newly sequenced coelacanth genome and what secrets it holds to our evolutionary past.
Should We Bring Back Lost Species?
Should we use our scientific and economic resources to restore lost species, many of which were stamped out by our own hands? A recent TEDx conference met to discuss the question.
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