In The Origin of Language, Madeleine Beekman, a professor emerita of evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology, considers human evolution through the often-neglected lens of child-rearing, bringing a relatively new perspective to the field. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, most popular theories of evolution focused on male-dominated, and in many cases aggressive, activities such as …
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The etymology of bridezilla plus Fluke.
SourceThe strange paths of culture. why small, chance events can divert our lives and change everything, by social scientist and Atlantic writer Brian Klaas. It meshes a little with this book I looked at a bit lately. Basically humans want a simple fantasy of the world when its complexity and unpredictability in some realms are …
Slot Canyons
Antelope Canyon above. I think I have seen pix of since I was a kid without knowing much about it. I remember reading, probably in the Audubon mag, as a kid about the many slot canyons and was very intrigued. They are spectacular. Antelope Canyon is a tourist trap now. To my surprise, there …
Jökulhlaup
I love the chaotic jumble. I am reminded of the ice after the tide is out here. Captured on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 2:50 PM, this film showcases an extraordinary natural event on the River Sjoa in Heidal. With temperatures plunging between 20 and 30 degrees below zero, the conditions were set for a …
A Vampire on a Vampire?
A scientist caught this bat during a biodiversity survey. When Piotr Naskrecki spotted the parasite on the bat’s head, his interest was immediately aroused and he quickly started to take photographs for research. Piotr didn’t have much time before the bat was released, and the parasite was removed, but he did manage to capture the …
Speaking of Villeneuve, Dune 2
I got it out of the library, last week. There was a time I couldn’t wait to see it. Now I dragged my feet for months. I saw the Dune movie, a month ago, and I have been meaning to post about it but, as usual, time burns away. I had mixed feelings about it. …
Rendezvous with Rama film by Villeneuve
Film In the early 2000s, actor Morgan Freeman expressed his desire to produce a film based on Rendezvous with Rama. The film has been stuck in “development hell” for many years. In 2003, after initial problems procuring funding, it appeared the project would go into production.[12] The film was to be produced by Freeman’s production company, Revelations Entertainment. David Fincher, touted on …
Sideways Volcano
Quite the show! People for scale on FB. More online.
Utah Tornado
It was supposed to be down for an hour on Sat the 13th. Tons of images etc online. It was an impressive one. The media seemed to lose it over it. Rare Utah tornado touched down, why it’s uncommon More https://youtu.be/pUmq7HjnBjI?t=196
Ice Carvings, The Mountains of Greenland
There is some spectacular scenery under the polar ice. Antarctica must have amazing features. A good setting for Lovecraft’s mountains of madness. Adelsteen Normann (1848–1918) Adelsteen Normann had a talent for capturing the drama of Norway’s fjords. He painted them with crisp light, sweeping perspective, and a sense of scale that makes you …