If your chain is missing links And your cup is missing drinks, Then I have to say methinks there is a snag… ‘Cause we need all of the parts Before drawing up the charts… Or we’ll feel it in our hearts, it’s just a gag. Imagine, if you will, you’ve just spent the last 8 years studying to become a scientist. You attended a … Read the rest…
Imagine you’re a jellyfish…just jellyfishin’ along, mindin’ your own business. Suddenly you look behind you and see a huge cloud of mud coming your way in the water. You swim with all your might and as fast as you can, but the muddy cloud keeps gaining on you. And you look all around you and all your jellyfish family and jellyfish friends are swimming … Read the rest…
Imagine if you could breathe underwater. Just think of the places you could go. How do fish breathe underwater? Well, they actually have a wonderfully designed system of gills that capture the oxygen from the water as it passes through. So fish don’t have to hold their breath like we do. But what if we didn’t have to hold our breath? What if the … Read the rest…
Two-Celled Life
Did you know there are many single-celled forms of life? And did you also know there is no known two-celled life? It’s no big deal, though. Right? After all…we’re just talking about tiny, little, microscopic particles of life. Couldn’t possibly make any difference in the grand scheme of things. Hold on there partner. It makes a huge difference because millions…or should I say billions…of … Read the rest…
Leftovers can be quite delicious. I’ll concede that right off the bat. However; as a general rule, I’m not a big fan. My preference is simply this…the fresher the food, the more life there is in it. And speaking of life (how’s that for an abrupt, clunk segue?)…when it comes to human anatomy, there’s no such thing as leftovers. I’m talking about what some … Read the rest…
A Common Ancestor
My wife and I share a common ancestor. My dog and I do not. Some evolutionary scientists embrace a theory they call “convergent evolution”. This is where complex capabilities might be found in unrelated organisms but not in their so-called “evolutionary ancestors”. These scientists say a “common need caused identical complexities to evolve”. So, that proves a common ancestor. Right? Not so fast. Let’s … Read the rest…
Return To Sender
Only intelligence creates codes. You knew that…right? The codes, programs, and information found in every cell of our bodies need “senders” and “receivers”. What would happen if you wrote a letter to someone who no longer lived at the address you put on the envelope? Well, Elvis Presley said it best: Return To Sender. Even worse than sending a letter to someone who no … Read the rest…
A code is a set of rules for converting information from one useful form to another. The application of codes is what gives a computer the ability to word process or do mathematical calculations or show different colors or a zillion other things. We have it so easy these days when it comes to getting computers to do things for us. We can simply … Read the rest…
Speech is unique to humans, and this is true for three main reasons. Your larynx is low in your neck with a long air column above your vocal cords. Because of this physical design you can make clear vowel sounds. And the back of your tongue extends deep down into your neck and modulates air flow to make clear consonant sounds. Contrast that with … Read the rest…
We Are Not Trained Apes
No. We are not trained apes. From as early as seven months human children can understand and learn grammatical rules. Have you ever heard of “feral children”? These are children raised without human contact. There have been studies of 36 documented cases of these children, and they don’t speak until learning from another human. While it’s true we humans need to be taught language… … Read the rest…
ET Will Not Phone Home
I remember a song from Don Henley off his “Inside Job” compilation called “They’re Not Here, They’re Not Coming”. In his lyrics he alludes to beings from somewhere “out there” and sings about how they’re not here, and they’re not coming. I’ve always said that ET is not here, not coming, and therefore will not phone home. Let’s put it this way…if life actually … Read the rest…
An unselfish life is not illustrated and/or perpetuated in evolution. Altruism is defined in the dictionary as the “selfless concern for the well-being of others”. It’s very cool that we can even observe different species concerned for the well-being of other species. We all love to hear the story of the dog who saved its master who fell in the frozen lake. Or the … Read the rest…