Thought the idea of neo conservativism derived from Trotsky was an April fool’s joke but seems not! Intriguing.
0/ 💡💡💡Had one of those slightly weird moments reading something today. Two seemingly very different research traditions—starting from opposite directions—appear to be converging on almost the same conclusion about one of biology’s biggest questions:
How do genomes generate phenotypes?
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I wrote an essay. It’s about gain-of-function mutations. And penguins. Also ion channels, chihuahuas, the film Alien, recycled cardboard, and the Apollonian mind. Oh, and muffins.
Thanks to the editors of #GENETICS @genetics-gsa.bsky.social for letting me take some stylistic liberties. 1/2
now just waiting for the survey that says that 50% of men think they could win in a fight against this creature. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
This is a really great article and fun to read! Strongly recommend!
To me it is not to be celebrated that Trump respects an unelected monarch more than the UK government. It’s typical of his approach.
Orwell on Hitler is a real WTF moment
A different kind of publication for me- a poem, published on Spillwords! Please read and comment here: spillwords.com/ammonite/
Possibly the best novel by one of the greatest 20thC writers. And as this podcast episode explains it is a very realistic idea of a truly free society. Perhaps Le Guin drew on her anthropology knowledge (her father was a professor of anthropology I believe)