tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post2928470831241665399..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: Mammals Evolved Three Times Faster after Dinosaur ExtinctionWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-31433213792309657022016-07-05T18:28:20.227-06:002016-07-05T18:28:20.227-06:00My encounter was in 1987, but I suppose it could b...My encounter was in 1987, but I suppose it could be the same fellow.<br /><br />The big guy turned his head side to side, munching on some hay or grass, and agreed to just co-exist. I wasn't really scared, just fascinated.<br /><br />On the other hand, our 16-year-old Japanese student went charging up to a bull moose at Snow Mountain Ranch before we could stop her. The moose just walked into the nearby pond and started swimming away so effortlessly.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-68319118931316023102016-07-05T18:19:09.507-06:002016-07-05T18:19:09.507-06:00Yeah, my wife used her soothing therapist voice on...Yeah, my wife used her soothing therapist voice on another (or the same?) one in Yellowstone when we were there. A ranger in Grand Teton had told us to use a low, calm tone if we encounter large animals in the wild. Same uneventful outcome.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-17245998664515071622016-07-05T17:35:52.230-06:002016-07-05T17:35:52.230-06:00^^^Yellowstone^^^YellowstoneWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-17793537095711312942016-07-05T17:35:10.492-06:002016-07-05T17:35:10.492-06:00Just saw this, jan. Great article and wonderful bl...Just saw this, jan. Great article and wonderful black and white photography.<br /><br />I, too, had an encounter with a <i>bbb </i>one winter in Yelliwstone. We were both using a cross-country trail when I came upon a large male bison. I said something like "You stay just there and I'll just mosey on my way." And he did. . . and I did.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-47163795684502249052016-07-05T17:26:59.270-06:002016-07-05T17:26:59.270-06:00New post on "Bac(teria) To The Future: Two Ba...New post on "Bac(teria) To The Future: Two Bacterial Types Helpful in Vaccine Transport and in Blocking Zika Transmission" is now up.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-53624397601768996642016-07-01T18:03:58.795-06:002016-07-01T18:03:58.795-06:00Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Bu...Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/travel/badlands-national-park-bison.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Bison bison bison</i></a>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-61484747181577795252016-07-01T18:02:51.411-06:002016-07-01T18:02:51.411-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-46998610743412268582016-07-01T14:37:11.339-06:002016-07-01T14:37:11.339-06:00Ha-ha and ha ha. . .Ha-ha and ha ha. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-82685406174600955432016-07-01T14:22:12.368-06:002016-07-01T14:22:12.368-06:00Yes, a ha-ha would be doubly appropriate for someo...Yes, a ha-ha would be doubly appropriate for someone widely considered a joke, who objected to wind turbines in Scotland off the coast of his golf course, as they would spoil the view.<br /><br />Speaking of which, I love the <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CoverStory-BarryBlitt-SillyWalkOffaCliff-875x1200-1466799391.jpg" rel="nofollow">cover of this week's <i>New Yorker</i></a>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-82000239283923458842016-07-01T14:09:44.633-06:002016-07-01T14:09:44.633-06:00Or perhaps moats or ha-has.
LegoWhoIsAFanOfTheGre...Or perhaps moats or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha-ha" rel="nofollow">ha-has</a>.<br /><br />LegoWhoIsAFanOfTheGreenBayPackersHahaClintonDix<br /><br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-79564248355439685252016-06-30T22:30:09.992-06:002016-06-30T22:30:09.992-06:00Conveyor Belt Jerks (not to be confused with Soda ...<a href="https://www.awi.de/nc/en/about-us/service/press/press-release/plate-tectonics-without-jerking.html" rel="nofollow">Conveyor Belt Jerks</a> (not to be confused with Soda Jerks)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-42911251930671580482016-06-30T10:47:38.026-06:002016-06-30T10:47:38.026-06:00He might think about giant Wall-O-Waters near the ...He might think about giant Wall-O-Waters near the land bridges, eh?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-41413948969403106762016-06-30T10:45:24.952-06:002016-06-30T10:45:24.952-06:00Forget Gondwanaland, Lego? Jamais! ;-)
The Creati...Forget Gondwanaland, Lego? Jamais! ;-)<br /><br />The Creation scene does look like the Bering Strait land bridge. Wonder what bearing it has to Laurasia?. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-58605162235868598182016-06-30T10:11:50.911-06:002016-06-30T10:11:50.911-06:00What would Donald Trump do about all those land br...What would Donald Trump do about all those land bridges?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-69951368408463760392016-06-30T10:09:08.844-06:002016-06-30T10:09:08.844-06:00Forget Gondwanaland! How about reuniting Laurasia?...Forget Gondwanaland! How about reuniting Laurasia? "I think I'll make a road trip from Boston over to see the Louvre."<br /><br />In the illustration showing the Bering Strait land bridge, the yellow-framed detail in the lower-left inset looks like <a href="http://www.wayfair.com/Amanti-Art-The-Creation-of-Adam-Detail-I-by-Michelangelo-Buonarroti-Framed-Painting-Print-DSW169874-L1318-K~XAQ2954.html?refid=GX96409165683-XAQ2954&device=c&ptid=169246519443&gclid=CIzr2_-Q0M0CFZWMaQodFnUE-A" rel="nofollow">a detail</a> from the Creation scene on the Sistine Chapel.<br /><br />LegoDenizenOfLuke&Laurasialegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-44324532106961279582016-06-30T06:34:49.118-06:002016-06-30T06:34:49.118-06:00Welcome, Angello!Welcome, Angello!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-23471298685037690002016-06-29T21:38:04.504-06:002016-06-29T21:38:04.504-06:00yea..fossils is the greatest proof for evolution.....yea..fossils is the greatest proof for evolution..i believe it..i believe you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718058645117133525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-45377486084040158222016-06-29T19:43:19.647-06:002016-06-29T19:43:19.647-06:00An important distinction. Thanks, jan.An important distinction. Thanks, jan.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-73756579432990319232016-06-29T19:38:48.369-06:002016-06-29T19:38:48.369-06:00"The huge impact" [nice choice of words]..."The huge impact" [nice choice of words] "of the dinosaur extinction on the evolution of our ancestors really shows how important this event was in shaping the modern world." -- Why conclude that it was the dinosaur extinction that was pivotal, rather than the impact that <i>caused</i> the dinosaur extinction. I.e., rather than just removing the competing dinosaurs, the Chicxulub impact changed the planetary climate in a way that may have favored the mammalian explosion even if it hadn't wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs. janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.com