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RECYCLING GLOSSY MAGAZINES.
RECYCLING GLOSSY MAGAZINES. The Economist (September 29, 2018) had a special section devoted to recycling waste. The section cites Scott Smithline, who oversees recycling at California’s Environmental Protection Agency, to the effect that “many people do not know what is … Continue reading
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REPAIRING A TURTLE’S SHELL WITH LEGOS.
REPAIRING A TURTLE’S SHELL WITH LEGOS. This story by Kelli Bender in People magazine is about a turtle whose photo has received some of the attention that a photo of a cute kitten would get (photo at the link). An … Continue reading
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SHAWN BRADLEY AS A BLACK SWAN.
SHAWN BRADLEY AS A BLACK SWAN. Jody Genessy in the Deseret News summarizes the study’s explanation of Shawn Bradley’s height: Bradley “simply had “nearly every common genetic variant that positively affects height.” As I understand it, if you think of … Continue reading
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SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS.
SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS. I had always thought that there were only a few genes which affected height. I assumed, if I thought about it, that a person’s height would be some kind of average of the heights of their parents … Continue reading
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WHAT MADE SHAWN BRADLEY SEVEN SIX INCHES TALL?
WHAT MADE SHAWN BRADLEY SEVEN SIX INCHES TALL? Ben Cohen had an article in the Wall Street Journal (September 19, 2018) about Shawn Bradley’s genetic inheritance. Bradley was seven feet six inches tall and played significant minutes in the National … Continue reading
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TESLA AND TWAIN AND THE PLAYERS.
TESLA AND TWAIN AND THE PLAYERS. Annalisa had sent me an article about Tesla, Twain and the white suit and asked whether I was interested in blogging about the story. I had been thinking about it, but I had a … Continue reading
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TESLA AND TWAIN AND TWAIN’S WHITE SUIT.
TESLA AND TWAIN AND TWAIN’S WHITE SUIT. There is a story about Mark Twain, Nikola Tesla, and Twain’s white suit which shows up in various forms on the internet. Here is a version by Juliana Adelman in the Irish Times … Continue reading
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WOLF TREES AND THE MARKET FOR TIMBER.
WOLF TREES AND THE MARKET FOR TIMBER. Gaige points out that there was a period when wolf trees were regarded as “”ugly” and “worthless space fillers”. Gaige says: “Foresters preferred tidy, well-managed timberlands and loathed the gnarled, snaking wolf trees … Continue reading
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THE ROMANCE OF WOLF TREES.
THE ROMANCE OF WOLF TREES. Michael Gaige had an article describing and praising the ecological role of wolf trees. He says: “These are the trees of sprites and gnomes and enchanted woodlands. Wolf trees are our Ents.” I had posted … Continue reading
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A WOLF TREE.
A WOLF TREE. Jason Kottke had an article about a wolf tree, complete with a photograph of one that is hundreds of years old. He explains that a wolf tree is one that stands without any other tree near it. … Continue reading
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