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Jesse Hawley
29 September 2014
science, writing

Organic Molecules Found Floating in Space

Jesse Hawley
29 September 2014
science, writing
Organic Molecules Found Floating in Space

A team of astronomers has detected organic molecules floating in space.

Tagged: news, organic molecules, space molecules, panspermia, alma, amino acids, amino acid, interstellar medium, interstella, iso-propyl, cyanide, nucleogenesis, 20142

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Jesse Hawley
21 September 2014
science, writing

Chimpanzees' 'Lethal Aggression' is a Natural Trait and is not Influenced by Human Activity

Jesse Hawley
21 September 2014
science, writing
Chimpanzees' 'Lethal Aggression' is a Natural Trait and is not Influenced by Human Activity

Chimp 'organised killings' are natural and not influenced by humans.

Tagged: news, aggression, apes, chimpanzee, evolution, Homo sapiens, Pan paniscus, Pan troglodytes, violence, 20142

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Jesse Hawley
18 September 2014
personal, science, writing, miscellany

Suicide on the Social Savannah

Jesse Hawley
18 September 2014
personal, science, writing, miscellany
Suicide on the Social Savannah

A speculation on the benefits of rehearsing conversations internally.

Tagged: writing, evolution, imaginatoin, imagination, evolution of the imagination, evolutionary psychology, rehearsing conversations, scripting conversations, social imaginatino, social imagination, speculative, other, 20142

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Jesse Hawley
17 September 2014
science, writing

Why Sit When You Can Stand? Taking frequent breaks from sitting might extend your lifespan

Jesse Hawley
17 September 2014
science, writing
Why Sit When You Can Stand? Taking frequent breaks from sitting might extend your lifespan

Sitting ca have some severe health consequences, fixed by standing.

Tagged: news, atherosclerosis, exercise, health benefits of standing, standing desk, blood pressure, sports science, 20142

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Jesse Hawley
12 September 2014
cartoons & comics

A Pool Shark with some Pool Seals

Jesse Hawley
12 September 2014
cartoons & comics
A Pool Shark with some Pool Seals

A pool shark with a few pool seals.

Tagged: cartoon, comic, pool, snooker, pool shark, 20142

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Jesse Hawley
11 September 2014
science, writing

Stop Twiddling Your Nubs: How left hands helped thumb evolution

Jesse Hawley
11 September 2014
science, writing
Stop Twiddling Your Nubs: How left hands helped thumb evolution

The left hand may have been critical in the evolution of our thumbs.

Tagged: news, anthropology, evolution, hand aex, hand axe, human evolution, left hand, non-dominant hand, paleolithic, thumb, thumb evolution, 20142

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Jesse Hawley
9 September 2014
science, writing

Bras Have Nothing to do with Breast Cancer

Jesse Hawley
9 September 2014
science, writing
Bras Have Nothing to do with Breast Cancer

A large study concludes no relationship between bra-wearing and breast cancer.

Tagged: news, bra, bras, breast cancer, do bras cause cancer, epidemiology, invasive ductal carcinoma, invasive lobular carcinoma, 20142

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Jesse Hawley
7 September 2014
science, personal, miscellany

Carl Sagan Day

Jesse Hawley
7 September 2014
science, personal, miscellany
Carl Sagan Day

The year we celebrated Carl Sagan day seriously.

Tagged: Carl, Carl Sagan, Sagan Day, Carl Sagan Day, Cosmos, Cosmos remake, Neil deGrasse Tyson, other, 20142

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Jesse Hawley
5 September 2014
science, writing

Mammals Inherited Night-Time Living From Their Reptilian Forebears

Jesse Hawley
5 September 2014
science, writing
Mammals Inherited Night-Time Living From Their Reptilian Forebears

Mammals' nocturnality may be a hang-over from their reptilian ancestors.

Tagged: news, evolution, mammal, mammal-like reptile, night-time, nighttime, nocturnal, nocturnality, permian, reptilian, synapsid, therapsid, triassic, dimetrodon, 20141

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Jesse Hawley
5 September 2014
cartoons & comics

Brussels Sprouts — The shrunken heads of the lettuce world

Jesse Hawley
5 September 2014
cartoons & comics
Brussels Sprouts — The shrunken heads of the lettuce world

Brussel Sprouts — the shrunken heads of the lettuce world (cartoon)

Tagged: brussel, brussels sprouts, brussel sprouts, head hunters, lettuce head, shrunken head, shrunken heads, 20141

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Jesse Hawley
3 September 2014
science, cartoons & comics

The Apparent Purpose of Pugs

Jesse Hawley
3 September 2014
science, cartoons & comics
The Apparent Purpose of Pugs

What pugs might be bred for (comic)..

Tagged: art, artificial selection, beagle, border collie, dog breeds, dogs, newfoundland, pugs, selective breeding, 20141

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Jesse Hawley
1 September 2014
science, writing

“What's Good For You is Good For Me.” Regards, The Earth.

Jesse Hawley
1 September 2014
science, writing
“What's Good For You is Good For Me.” Regards, The Earth.

A study predicted how much food, land, and people there'll be in 2050. It's grim.

Tagged: climate change, deforestation, FAO, food wastage, nature climate change, nebula, natura, overpopulation, vegetarianism, Western diet, news, 20141

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Jesse Hawley
1 September 2014
cartoons & comics, personal

What Happens When I watch TV

Jesse Hawley
1 September 2014
cartoons & comics, personal
What Happens When I watch TV

Yet another reason to destroy all TVs.

Tagged: ad, ads, advertisements, jeep ad, don't hold back, 20141

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Jesse Hawley
29 August 2014
science, writing

Wall Scaling Secrets Unravelled: Geckos can turn their 'stickiness’ on and off at the click of a finger

Jesse Hawley
29 August 2014
science, writing
Wall Scaling Secrets Unravelled: Geckos can turn their 'stickiness’ on and off at the click of a finger

A recent study reveals how geckos 'stick'.

Tagged: dry adhesion, gecko, Journal of Applied Physics, setae, seta, spatulae, Van Der Waals forces, geckos feet, news, 20141

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Jesse Hawley
25 August 2014
science, fine art & animation

Thylacares brandonensis

Jesse Hawley
25 August 2014
science, fine art & animation
Thylacares brandonensis

My reconstruction of a recently discovered 'crustacean' fossil that's pretty, pretty weird

Tagged: art, artstudio, art studio, Art Studio, ArtStudio, crustacean, extinct, iPad, paleoart, digital paleoart, thylacares brandonensis, thaylacocephala, 20141

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Jesse Hawley
22 August 2014
science, writing

Milky Whites: The mysterious origins of fluorine revealed by a recent astronomical study

Jesse Hawley
22 August 2014
science, writing
Milky Whites: The mysterious origins of fluorine revealed by a recent astronomical study

The ultimate origin of fluoride was quite unknown until now...

Tagged: news, fluoride, fluorine, nebula, nebulae, nuclear fusion, toothpase, toothpaste, tooth paste, 20141

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Jesse Hawley
19 August 2014
science, writing

Monkey See, Monkey Yawn: Bonobos and humans 'catch' contagious yawns from friends more than strangers

Jesse Hawley
19 August 2014
science, writing
Monkey See, Monkey Yawn: Bonobos and humans 'catch' contagious yawns from friends more than strangers

Yawn contagion isn't just for humans.

Tagged: news, bonobo, chimpanzee, pigmy chimp, emotional contagion, empathy, evolution, evolution of yawning, sociality, yawning, contagious yawning, 20141

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Jesse Hawley
15 August 2014
cartoons & comics

Vlad the Impala, Tea. Wrecks, and the Phantom Mantis

Jesse Hawley
15 August 2014
cartoons & comics
Vlad the Impala, Tea. Wrecks, and the Phantom Mantis

Some time-consuming cartoons for some not funny puns.

Tagged: phantom mantis, pun, tea rex, tea wrecks, tea wrex, vlad the impala, 20141

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Jesse Hawley
14 August 2014
cartoons & comics

Niche Jurassic Park Comic

Jesse Hawley
14 August 2014
cartoons & comics
Niche Jurassic Park Comic

What happened to Nedry's shaving cream can after he dropped it? (comic)

Tagged: jurassic park, Jurassic Park, inGen, convoluted comic, shaving cream can, Nedry, 20141

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Jesse Hawley
14 August 2014
cartoons & comics

Bird's 'n Worm's Eye Views

Jesse Hawley
14 August 2014
cartoons & comics
Bird's 'n Worm's Eye Views

A connection between two different perspectives (comic).

Tagged: birds eye view, bird's eye view, worms eye view, worm's eye view, perspective, 20141

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