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markdanielharley:

Santiago Ramon y Cajal, ”Structure of the Mammalian Retina”, Madrid, 1900

Aaron Canipe texted me a great quote just the other day:

“I wish I could find an event that meant as much as simple seeing.

- Theodore Roethke

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Michael Lynch in The frailty of adaptive hypotheses for the origins of organismal complexity. Published in PNAS (2007).

This is a very good paper, however my favorite part is in the conclusion,

This tone of dissent is not meant to be disrespectful.

Sure.

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wildcat2030:

See on Scoop.it - The future of medicine and health

Two Indiana University researchers have developed a computer model they say can identify significantly better and less-expensive treatments than can doctors acting alone.

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heythereuniverse:

Happy birthday, Mr. Darwin!

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rhamphotheca:

The Standard Model of particle physics is a theory concerning the electromagnetic, weak, and strong nuclear interactions, which mediate the dynamics of the known subatomic particles. Developed throughout the mid to late 20th century, the Standard Model is truly “a tapestry woven by many hands”, sometimes driven forward by new experimental discoveries, sometimes by theoretical advances…

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tastefullyoffensive:

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thescienceofreality:

This Week in Science Feb 4-10, 2013:

•  Curiosity’s Hole on Mars here.
•  Artificial Bone here.
•  Largest Prime Number here.
•  Dinosaurs’ Extinction Date here.
•  Earth-Like Planets here.
•  Bacterial Gold here.
•  Needle-Free Vaccine here.
•  Mammal Tree of Life here.

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invaderxan:

World’s Most Powerful Rocket Engine (via cozydark)

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science-junkie:

A Simple Guide To 4 Complex Learning Theories

Do you know the actual theories of learning? A learning theory is an attempt to describe how people learn, helping us understand this inherently complex process. There’s sub-levels of each theory, behavior and other categories … it’s complex. But it’s worth understanding.

Source: edudemic.com