S.E. Gould takes on sloppy use of the selfish gene metaphor
Posted 16 May 2012 / 0Scientific American Blogs “On selfish genes and human behaviour“
A Minor Post, Evolution, Genetics, Natural Selection, WebUCS “Cooler Smarter” footprint calculator promotes lower carbon behaviors
Posted 15 May 2012 / 0Union of Concerned Scientists Cooler Smarter This is a much more simple footprint calculator than the ones I use in my classes, but it might be useful for people who want a quick snapshot of the carbon impacts of their behavioral choices.
A Minor Post, Activism, Ecological Footprinting, Sustainable Energy, WebThe Union of Concerned Scientists illuminates Monsanto’s role in maintaining unsustainable agricultural practices
Posted 15 May 2012 / 0Union of Concerned Scientists “Eight Ways Monsanto Fails at Sustainable Agriculture“
A Minor Post, Activism, Sustainable AgriculturePaulinella chromatophora’s photosynthetic engine blurs the line between endosymbiont and organelle
Posted 15 May 2012 / 0BMC Biology “Evolving a photosynthetic organelle” What I find fascinating about this particular protist is that it suggests that the endosymbiotic acquisition of chloroplasts may not have been a singular event, and protists may continue to incorporate new bacteria, creating potential for novel evolutionary change.
A Minor Post, Articles, MutualismAlife XIII conference explores the simulation of artificial life
Posted 14 May 2012 / 0Alife 13th Annual Conference
A Minor Post, Conferences, Evolutionary ModelingEcoHealth sponsors art competition
Posted 14 May 2012 / 0EcoHealth 2012 Conference Art Competition
A Minor Post, Conferences, Science in Art & DesignWhy don’t other animals make better use of punishment?
Posted 14 May 2012 / 0Trends in Ecology & Evolution “Punishment and cooperation in nature“
A Minor Post, Articles, Cooperation, PunishmentAn argument for better Frankensteins (and thus more prudent use of technology)
Posted 14 May 2012 / 0Breakthrough Journal “Love Your Monsters” Interesting concept here of “political ecology”. I have never heard of this term, but it provides a pretty nice distinction between the science of ecology and those social and political movements that seek to make us more respectful of the ecological systems on which we depend. What is a little Read More
A Minor Post, Articles, Ecology, Political Science, SustainabilityConservation Biology that acknowledges that we can never go back
Posted 14 May 2012 / 0Breakthrough Journal “Conservation in the Anthropocene” This vision of a conserved future — one in which we integrate human and ecological needs — seems a lot more appealing to me that the previous vision of cordoned-off nature. As a resident of Brooklyn, I do not need more nature preserves upstate to escape to, I need Read More
A Minor Post, Conservation Biology, ExtinctionCan cod come back?
Posted 14 May 2012 / 0Nature “Transient dynamics of an altered large marine ecosystem“
A Minor Post, Articles, Biodiversity Loss, Conservation Biology, Extinction, Sustainable Harvesting