“Discrepancies in the Measured Expansion Rate of the Universe”

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"Discrepancies in the Measured Expansion Rate of the Universe" Abstract: The most basic parameter in our description of the expanding Universe is the current expansion rate, given by the Hubble Constant. A mere two decades ago, the value of that constant was uncertain to a factor of two. Since then, the face of cosmology has […]

“CRISPR”

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"CRISPR" "New Advances in Genetic Engineering: The Nuts, The Bolts, Frankenstein Monsters?, and Ethics"   In the last 150 years we’ve had an amazing advancement in our understanding of the […]

Copernicus’ Epicycles

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Copernicus' Epicycles Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) is sometimes called the father of modern astronomy. He's famous for introducing to Western Europe a thorough and worked-out model of the Solar System with […]

Punctuated Equilibrium, Neoteny, and Evolution

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Punctuated Equilibrium, Neoteny, and Evolution: A tribute to the late Dr. Stephen Jay Gould Stephen Jay Gould was undoubtedly one of the most influential scientists of the 20th Century who […]


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