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365 days of Darwin: January 12, 2010

January 12, 2010February 7, 2010 Andrew Thaler 1 Comment

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Charlie did not win.

The Data Speak

January 11, 2010October 27, 2013 Andrew Thaler 25 Comments

Science

Part 1 of 3 in the Series “Get to know your fry-entists”

It is impossible for a biologist, ecologist, environmental scientist not to think about conservation. The problems our planet is facing are so concrete, so quantifiable, so visible that to ignore them would be to betray the very thing we’ve dedicated our lives to studying. I always chuckle when scientists are portrayed as cold, calculating, and heartless, when the truth is that they’re more committed to understanding their system than any one else. Science is a labor of passion and scientists dig deeply into the inner workings of their world.