‘Nature’ Archives
Monkeys Aren’t Such Bad People
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: Bananas You figured bonobos were tightwads. Sorry. This study in Current Biology describes bonobos with GREAT food, taking a key and unlocking a door to share it with a buddy. Would YOU do that? MISTER Science Ain't So Bad sure ain't givin' away HIS bananas. Don't even ask. ScienceAintSoBadRating = [...]
Einstein’s Musical Career and The Clever Octopus
Physics: Notes. Albert Einstein. I realize he didn't exactly invent the Universe. But SUCH a scientist! They don't make 'em like that anymore. Just walking around in his own mind ("thought experiments") he could see the way things MUST work. What others thought were the rules, were only a special case. He [...]
Airbus A330, Health Insurance, And A Bird’s Nest
Photograph by me Biology: BIRD’S NEST Sue and I watched a robin build a nest outside our window, lay her eggs, and nurture them. After the nest was abandoned, we carefully removed it. I expected a bunch of haphazard twigs. But this was designed by smart little flappers. I betcha at least one of them had an engineering [...]
What Is It WIth Chimps And Faces?
You may have read that a very, very civilized chimpanzee named Travis, "lost it" this week and attacked Carla Nash in Havilah, California. There are very extenuating circumstances in Travis' case - sick and, probably on an inappropriate mood altering drug - but that's not exactly the point. Like Mo, another very loved chimp who attacked St. James [...]
