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ScienceCommunicator

People that are informed of (modern) #evolutionary #biology are aware that "race" isn't a biological category. I.e., "race" isn't an objective reality of any human, or population of humans. Any differences, are not race

Race, or #racism, is the subjective perception of scientifically illiterate folk (race isn't objectively real)

On the other hand, biological #sex is a feature of animals. Albeit, (bio) sex is a spectrum of #genetic, anatomical, physiological & psychological variables

#science
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Daniel Dvorkin

My day job is all about #genes, so I applaud the #genomic revolution in #paleontology and #evolutionary #biology. But #evolution really is more than a shift in #allele frequencies over time. It's also change in the #phenotypes those alleles produce, and their #interaction with the world around them. 🧪🖥🧬🦖

cambridge.org/core/journals/pa

So I'm equally excited about the #quantitative revolution in describing and cataloguing #traits which until recently could only be analyzed #qualitatively. There's a whole new window opening into the history of life.

Cambridge CoreMorphological evolution in a time of phenomics | Paleobiology | Cambridge CoreMorphological evolution in a time of phenomics
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Somewhat ironically, because it's such a common trope, folk that say "Oh my God", is a cringe factor for me. In other words, a signal that they're not informed. But yeah, that may come across as a bit judgey. To be clear, it's more that, for me, when folk say "OMG!", l perceive that as virtue signaling (saying OMG is wrong, but it's not bad)

All In The Mind: The ick: #dating, disgust and #evolutionary #psychology

Episode webpage: abc.net.au/listen/programs/all

Media file: mediacore-live-production.akam

ABC listen · The ick: dating, disgust and evolutionary psychology - ABC listenHave you ever experienced "the ick"? It's that sudden, visceral feeling of being put off by someone you're dating. Maybe it's their hat, a hobby or even the way they laugh. Stories of the ick are prolific online, but it leaves us with a question - what causes it?  To separate red flags from disgust, we get into the psychology of the ick - why you might feel icky, if it should be a deal breaker, and what it says about your own attachment style. If you want to hear more about dating and psychology, check out our episode The false promise of love languages.
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ScienceCommunicator

Take home message for me, #TikTok is making you dumb, go read a #science book instead (or listen to a science audio book. Recording or using a text to speech app)

All In The Mind: The ick: dating, disgust and #evolutionary #psychology

Episode webpage: abc.net.au/listen/programs/all

Media file: mediacore-live-production.akam

ABC listen · The ick: dating, disgust and evolutionary psychology - ABC listenHave you ever experienced "the ick"? It's that sudden, visceral feeling of being put off by someone you're dating. Maybe it's their hat, a hobby or even the way they laugh. Stories of the ick are prolific online, but it leaves us with a question - what causes it?  To separate red flags from disgust, we get into the psychology of the ick - why you might feel icky, if it should be a deal breaker, and what it says about your own attachment style. If you want to hear more about dating and psychology, check out our episode The false promise of love languages.
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ScienceCommunicator

Take home message for me, #TikTok is making you dumb, go read a #science book instead

All In The Mind: The ick: dating, disgust and #evolutionary #psychology

Episode webpage: abc.net.au/listen/programs/all

Media file: mediacore-live-production.akam

ABC listen · The ick: dating, disgust and evolutionary psychology - ABC listenHave you ever experienced "the ick"? It's that sudden, visceral feeling of being put off by someone you're dating. Maybe it's their hat, a hobby or even the way they laugh. Stories of the ick are prolific online, but it leaves us with a question - what causes it?  To separate red flags from disgust, we get into the psychology of the ick - why you might feel icky, if it should be a deal breaker, and what it says about your own attachment style. If you want to hear more about dating and psychology, check out our episode The false promise of love languages.
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

The Physics of Cold Water May Have Jump-Started Complex #Life
When #seawater gets cold, it gets viscous. This fact could explain how single-celled #ocean creatures became multicellular when the planet was frozen during “#SnowballEarth,” according to experiments.
The prevailing scientific view is that such frigid temperatures would slow rather than speed evolution. But fossil records from 720 to 635MYA show an #evolutionary spurt preceding the development of #animals.
quantamagazine.org/the-physics

Quanta Magazine · The Physics of Cold Water May Have Jump-Started Complex LifeBy Veronique Greenwood
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