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Lake thronged with 10million jellyfish… but dont worry, they’ve lost their sting
For those of you who don’t believe in evolution… From the page: “With no risk of being eaten, the jellies multiplied in the lake on the Pacific island of Palau. Over time their stings weakened and visitors can now swim alongside them with no fear of being stung.”
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”
Creatures clone selves in face of danger
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23615726/ From the page: “Scientists exposed 4-day-old sand dollar larvae to fish mucus, a sign that danger is close. They found that the larvae created clones of themselves within 24 hours.”
Space likely helped shape life on Earth
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23614229/ “New study bolsters argument that space rocks spawned life”
Natural Selection – Evolution – Genetics – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/science/11gene.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin This is a lengthy article about the acceleration of human evolution.
Is human evolution accelerating? – CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/12/13/evolution.speedup/index.html Scientist discover that we are evolving faster than we estimated.
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 on
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.
Interactive Demonstrations for Astronomy – SJSU Physics Department
http://www.physics.sjsu.edu/tomley/Demos.htm Interactive Demonstrations – Learn about Lunar Phases, Coordinate Conversions, Planck Spectrum, Energy Levels, Kepler’s Laws, Evolution of a Star Cluster and many more!
Typorganism
Typorganism is a great interactive website dealing with type and presenting it as a living organizm that evolves. Check it out.
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.