Tag Archives: evolution

Coordinated punishment and cooperation; or the ‘skull T-shirt’ effect

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

Based on my blog title’s silly alliteration, you might think that I enjoy writing that is all flash and no substance. On the contrary, I love articles that are straight to the point. Kudos to the authors that can summarize … Continue reading →

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Most complete fossil primate, Darwinius masillae

Posted on May 19, 2009 by

Here is a link to a recent publication describing the most complete known fossil primate specimen–Darwinius masillae–from PLoS One. The fossil dates to the early-middle Eocone (~41 million years ago). I would love to write more, however the article is … Continue reading →

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Darwin’s bicentennial

Posted on February 10, 2009 by

The Science section of the New York Times has published several articles in honor of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday (Feb 12). You can read them all here. Many apologies for not keeping this page updated over the past month and … Continue reading →

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