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How to Build a Better Being

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/how-to-build-a-better-being-3863?rm=1 “Journey into the billion-year history of the human body, led by computer game visionary, Will Wright as he explores the break through science that’s revealing the secret genetic machinery that shapes all life in the game Spore”

Evolution quote on Starbucks cup

Link “Evolution as described by Charles Darwin is a scientific theory, abundantly reconfirmed, explaining physical phenomena by physical causes. Intelligent Design is a faith-based initiative in rhetorical argument. Should we teach I.D. in America’s public schools? Yes, let’s do — not as science, but alongside other spiritual beliefs, such as Islam, Zoroastrianism ans the Hindu idea that Earth rests onContinue readingEvolution quote on Starbucks cup

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21031911-5003402,00.html FAST-growing weeds had evolved over a few generations to adapt to climate change, which could signal the start of an “evolution explosion” in response to global warming, US scientists said today.

http://news.sawf.org/Health/28140.aspx Memories are held in our brains because certain proteins serve as anchors, holding other proteins in place to strengthen synapses, which are connections between nerve cells.

The Long Zoom – New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/magazine/08games.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 Steven Johnson writes one of the most intelligent and interesting articles about Spore I’ve read so far. The beginning paragraph blows my mind and sets the stage for a fantastic description of the game we are all anxiously waiting for.

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