Daily Archives: 3 January 2023

Hard of Hearing

Posted on 3 January 2023 by Henry Gee

While researching a recent tome I discovered much about the wonder that is mammalian hearing. As the so-called mammal-like reptiles of the Triassic shrank, from the size of large dogs to small dogs to cats to mice to shrews, they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Humane Scientist

Posted on 3 January 2023 by Athene Donald

It was Philip Ball who drew my attention to the recent memoir by Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman. He said, over Twitter, that he thought it would resonate with me, and it certainly did. His … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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