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In light of the latest news from Colossal Biosciences, now is the perfect time to announce my laboratory's groundbreaking Minion de-extinction project, which depends on state-of-the-art gene editing at 20 key sites in the genome of the common banana.
April 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In light of the latest news from Colossal Biosciences, now is the perfect time to announce my laboratory's groundbreaking Minion de-extinction project, which depends on state-of-the-art gene editing at 20 key sites in the genome of the common banana.
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Let's pull apart the genetics behind this dire wolf clone story because the lack of transparency and accuracy displayed by Colossal Biosciences PR is going to do a lot of harm to public trust in genetics and genomics. A thread 🧵
time.com/7275439/scie...
time.com/7275439/scie...
The Science Behind the Return of the Dire Wolf
Here's how Colossal Biosciences brought the dire wolf back after more than 10,000 years.
time.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Let's pull apart the genetics behind this dire wolf clone story because the lack of transparency and accuracy displayed by Colossal Biosciences PR is going to do a lot of harm to public trust in genetics and genomics. A thread 🧵
time.com/7275439/scie...
time.com/7275439/scie...
They start from very different places, and that's ok.
April 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
They start from very different places, and that's ok.
Looks like someone in Romania discovered this old post today. Getting lots of traffic.
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Talent vs Luck part 2 : Under what conditions does success reflect talent?
Back in the fall, I commented on a simulation paper by Pluchino et al that argued that luck is much more important than talent in determining life outcomes. The authors focus on the mismatch betwee…
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March 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Looks like someone in Romania discovered this old post today. Getting lots of traffic.
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Validation as a teacher is always nice.
Student wrote their reflection paper on changes in soccer balls over the years. We're discussing. He gets a pensive look: "Isn't that natural selection in the game?"
Yes my man. Yes it is.
Student wrote their reflection paper on changes in soccer balls over the years. We're discussing. He gets a pensive look: "Isn't that natural selection in the game?"
Yes my man. Yes it is.
March 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Validation as a teacher is always nice.
Student wrote their reflection paper on changes in soccer balls over the years. We're discussing. He gets a pensive look: "Isn't that natural selection in the game?"
Yes my man. Yes it is.
Student wrote their reflection paper on changes in soccer balls over the years. We're discussing. He gets a pensive look: "Isn't that natural selection in the game?"
Yes my man. Yes it is.
Pretty much sums up my view. They are starting to be embodied, and they are getting more cognitive channels to take in information. They are us in a different body, and we are them with different perceptions.
www.msn.com/en-us/techno...
www.msn.com/en-us/techno...
March 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Pretty much sums up my view. They are starting to be embodied, and they are getting more cognitive channels to take in information. They are us in a different body, and we are them with different perceptions.
www.msn.com/en-us/techno...
www.msn.com/en-us/techno...
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No shit. In other news, 10% of Canadians are pretty dim.
An overwhelming majority of Canadians say they don't want to be a part of the United States
open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
open.substack.com/pub/canadian...
9-in-10 Canadians Oppose Joining The US
A strong majority of Americans don't want Canada joining the United States either
open.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
No shit. In other news, 10% of Canadians are pretty dim.
And one more thing. After his performance in the oval office, Mark Rutte needs to resign. Now.
March 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
And one more thing. After his performance in the oval office, Mark Rutte needs to resign. Now.
I've always wondered what it would be like to live in an alternative history novel. I wonder no more.
March 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I've always wondered what it would be like to live in an alternative history novel. I wonder no more.
Screw these on-again-off-again tariff mind games. We should just cut the US out of our trade and support our workers until their employers have realigned. Where there is artificial uncertainty, let's create our own certainty.
March 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Screw these on-again-off-again tariff mind games. We should just cut the US out of our trade and support our workers until their employers have realigned. Where there is artificial uncertainty, let's create our own certainty.
It's simple. The minute Russian forces rolled into Ukraine, the only acceptable outcome was for Russian forces to leave Ukraine. Anything else means rewarding aggression, and you don't reward aggression. You learn this in kindergarten. Other points are distractions.
March 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It's simple. The minute Russian forces rolled into Ukraine, the only acceptable outcome was for Russian forces to leave Ukraine. Anything else means rewarding aggression, and you don't reward aggression. You learn this in kindergarten. Other points are distractions.
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La démocratie et la liberté valent toujours la peine d'être défendues. Slava Ukraini.
February 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
La démocratie et la liberté valent toujours la peine d'être défendues. Slava Ukraini.
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Freedom and democracy are always worth fighting for. Slava Ukraini.
February 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Freedom and democracy are always worth fighting for. Slava Ukraini.
Some algorithm thinks this should be interesting to me.
February 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Some algorithm thinks this should be interesting to me.
The world is in trouble when great powers feel they can openly play cynically self-interested realpolitik, with not even a veneer of concern for the fundamental principles of human decency. For a short while after WWII, there was a window to make things better. That is gone.
February 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The world is in trouble when great powers feel they can openly play cynically self-interested realpolitik, with not even a veneer of concern for the fundamental principles of human decency. For a short while after WWII, there was a window to make things better. That is gone.
Can someone possibly remind them that this is not the XIXth Century?
February 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Can someone possibly remind them that this is not the XIXth Century?
This semester, I am asking students in my 101 for two short reflection papers on anything related to anthro. The number one class of question I get starts with "Am I allowed to..." The number one class of answer I give starts with "yes..."
February 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This semester, I am asking students in my 101 for two short reflection papers on anything related to anthro. The number one class of question I get starts with "Am I allowed to..." The number one class of answer I give starts with "yes..."
I hope we can eventually move away from journals, but in the meantime, here are some great Canadian homes for your next paper submission:
Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal Canadien d’Archéologie
Canadian Archaeology Association
canadianarchaeology.com/caa/publicat...
Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal Canadien d’Archéologie
Canadian Archaeology Association
canadianarchaeology.com/caa/publicat...
About the Canadian Journal of Archaeology
The Canadian Journal of Archaeology (CJA) is the biannual publication of the Canadian Archaeological Association. The CJA publishes original scholarly work on topics pertinent to the field of
canadianarchaeology.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I hope we can eventually move away from journals, but in the meantime, here are some great Canadian homes for your next paper submission:
Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal Canadien d’Archéologie
Canadian Archaeology Association
canadianarchaeology.com/caa/publicat...
Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal Canadien d’Archéologie
Canadian Archaeology Association
canadianarchaeology.com/caa/publicat...
Right.
Step 1: Close the border
Step 1: Close the border
February 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Right.
Step 1: Close the border
Step 1: Close the border
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If you're a scientist that serves on an NSF panel that got cancelled today, I'd love to talk to you about it for an NPR story. DM, email or reach out on signal.
January 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you're a scientist that serves on an NSF panel that got cancelled today, I'd love to talk to you about it for an NPR story. DM, email or reach out on signal.
Rescued this gorgeous plaque for my office. Seemed fitting. One of the benefits of modernization.
January 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Rescued this gorgeous plaque for my office. Seemed fitting. One of the benefits of modernization.
It's amazing what happens when you let students do their thing.
January 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It's amazing what happens when you let students do their thing.