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Biology

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Links to my most popular stories in:Human body health and wellnessEvolution and Ancient paleobiologyInteresting plants and animalsConservation / climate change / endangered speciesResearch organisms /…

Sep 7

…e if we fundamentally change how we live. It’s not about replacing old cars with electric vehicles. It’s about fundamentally rethinking every single thing we do, from work to leisure. That’s hard.

We’re Living in a Time of Thrift

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Jessica Wildfire

Damn right it is!

Damn right it is! And damn right that it's necessary! And that's all I'm gonna say right now. Otherwise I'll have a rant longer than this article!

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Damn right it is! And damn right that it's necessary! And that's all I'm gonna say right now. Otherwise I'll have a rant longer than this article!

Aug 25

For the most part, we didn’t follow the science. Most people didn’t upgrade their masks, even when N95s became widely available. Schools and office…

My Child Will Keep Wearing a Mask This School Year

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Jessica Wildfire

And that's because, as you know, Jessica, all those Big Lie followers are constantly bad-mouthing…

And that's because, as you know, Jessica, all those Big Lie followers are constantly bad-mouthing science. And that's because they don't really give a crap about what happens to anybody else as long as the dollars keep rolling in. Money and Power. …

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Aug 7

So most of us are unionized but our funding is tied to the state budget.

Roxdub

Thank you, Roxdub.

Thank you, Roxdub. I knew that there were teacher's unions and that at this point in time, they don't have much power. But that is the problem, isn't it? When unions first started going on strike way back when, all the corporations protested they didn't have the $$ and yet…

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Aug 6

Nobody Wants to Teach Anymore

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Jessica Wildfire

Yes, Jessica, I agree that teachers are totally undervalued and mistreated etc.

Yes, Jessica, I agree that teachers are totally undervalued and mistreated etc. What I wonder is why they don't do what teachers and other workers in the past did? My father was a high school teacher in the mid 20th century and he was outraged at what he had to…

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Published in An Injustice!

·Aug 4

Decolonizing and Destigmatizing Myself

This ain’t gonna be easy! — What comes to your mind when you hear the word Indian? I immediately think of Tonto* and the Lone Ranger (yes, I’m that old!) or Indians riding horses bareback circling a wagon train yelling war shouts, shooting arrows, and being shot at and killed by the guards. *Tonto: I just…

Reconciliation

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Jul 31

Thanks for this article!

Anja_O

Hi, Anja! Thanks for the comment.

Hi, Anja! Thanks for the comment. It's amazing what a little knowledge will do to you, eh?! I love it when other folks unpack a topic for me that I thought was so simple! And this one seemed so until I started to dig into it.

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Published in Biology 4 Everyone

·Jul 31

What Lives On Your Skin?

And how you can use that knowledge to promote your health and well-being. — As an aging adult, when I look at my skin I see all kinds of physical changes; wrinkles, spots, funny bumps and “tags”, scars, freckles and hair, to name a few. But that’s what I can see. What about what I can’t see? Microbiologists have been using the new genomic…

Microbiome

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Published in Biology 4 Everyone

·Jul 14

Big, Bigger, Biggest

A Gathering of Giants — It’s always way cool when you discover the biggest of something. It could be the biggest blue jay, the biggest elephant, the tallest tree, the longest snake, largest human being, etc. We like finding creatures that are so large that they astound us. In that spirit, I’d like to introduce…

Biology

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Jul 14

Why We Keep Underestimating Covid

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umair haque

Once again, Umair, you have hit the nail on the head!

Once again, Umair, you have hit the nail on the head! And I love how you pound it in! I am a retired biologist, with a Ph.D. and I still can't believe that I encounter people who believe that COVID is a conspiracy and doesn't really exist. …

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