Tag: water
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.
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?
In the U.K., Another Shut-Off-the-Baby’s-Life-Support Case
Forcing this baby to die when there is no diagnosis would be an act of naked medical authoritarianism.
“Emergence” and the Soul
Emergence, as a perceptual surprise, can’t explain the mind because emergence presupposes the mind.
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.