To the approximately half-dozen or so of my regular readers:
The Refuge has been very active recently thanks to the capers of the young males of the troop. As a consequence, those few entries I offer are likley to be buried quickly. Should you have a burning desire to read my blathering specifically, I have added a "Doc Bushwell" category so that my meager number of entries can be sorted from the piles of overripe banana peels.
And now back to your regularly scheduled brachiation...
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This weeks "Ask a Science Blogger" is:
Natural selection can favor genes that allow children to grow up healthy. But in order to grow up healthy, they need nurturing from their mothers, both before and after birth. If a baby's development puts a strain on a mother, she may end up having fewer children.
At the moment, this is a nail biter. There is a theory that a strong showing by one party at the top of the ticket brings along those lower down. However, that theory does not apply this year for several reasons.
A couple of years ago, the Templeton Foundation funded the New Frontiers program to pose "Big Questions" in some areas of science.
Or you could just post more! MORE!
Or you could just post more! MORE!
You like me! You really like me!
Now if my yearly pittance from SEED was increased 740-fold, thus approximating my salary at DOPI, I might think about turning up the volume.