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Carl Zimmer

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The Beauty of Deceit

Posted on August 28, 2005February 22, 2019 by admin

Sometimes a picture can tell you a lot about evolution. This particular picture has a story to tell about how two species–in this case a fly and an orchid–can influence each other’s evolution. But the story it tells may not be the one you think.

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Deepak Chopra Explains It All For You: Conscious Photons!

Posted on August 24, 2005February 22, 2019 by admin

Well, Dr. Chopra has given us part two of his ruminations on evolution with a post that will make physicists cringe as much as biologists.

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Bush, Frist…McCain

Posted on August 24, 2005February 22, 2019 by admin

From an article on how John McCain may be positioning himself for a presidential run in The Arizona Star:

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The Kanisza Virus

Posted on August 24, 2005February 22, 2019 by admin

Scientists have been making some remarkable discoveries about viruses recently that may change the way we think about life. One place to start understanding what it all means is by looking at this picture.

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A View From the Left (Sigh)

Posted on August 23, 2005February 22, 2019 by admin

Here is an error-filled post about evolution by Deepak Chopra, frequent poster to the lefty blog, Huffington Post. I don’t have time to point out the many ways in which Chopra mangles his description of biology, but PZ Myers has. Clear evidence that scientific illiteracy does not respect political boundaries.

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Carl Zimmer has been writing about science since 1990. Here you can read articles he's written for The New York Times, National Geographic, and other publications. In 2004, Zimmer launched "The Loom," a blog about science that has been hosted over the years by Discover and National Geographic. You can read these posts here. Zimmer also writes an email newsletter called "Friday's Elk." You can read past issues here, and can subscribe to receive new ones here. If you are searching for a particular topic, you can use the search bar below.

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