online archive
3:00PM
DEC 7 2007
Life's complexity began with poop
From TED, biologist Robert Full on the secrets of movement, from geckos and roaches. Social networking for zebras: Scientists are developing a new branch of network theory to understand zebra communities. The strange lives of polar dinosaurs: How did they endure months of perpetual cold and dark? Waking up early: A look at how rising temperatures are nudging animals out of hibernation and into peril. A review of Harpoon: Into the Heart of Whaling by Andrew Darby. An article on slaughtering whales as an expression of national culture. A look at how life's complexity began with poop. A review of World’s Oldest Fossils By Bruce L. Stinchcomb. For God's sake, start moaning: Our ability to complain is what drives humanity forward and separates us from the beasts.
