Tag: temperature
Beating the Summer Heat — Thanks to Human Exceptionalism
It’s hot out. Be glad that you’re a human being, and not some other kind of mammal.
Nathan Lents and the Wisdom of Testicles
He thinks they should be inside the body, not outside.
A Panicked Scientist, a Privileged Planet
Our planet’s view of the sun is critical to life, obviously, but equally critical is that it’s a shielded view.
New Geochemical Discoveries Reaffirm Earth as a Privileged Planet
Remember CHONPS — the acronym you learned in high school to remember the elements most important for life?
The Wonder of Water at the Nanoscale
More detail has come out on the fascinating role of water in cellular dynamics, touched on by Denton in his book, The Wonder of Water.