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• Happy Mother’s Day from #OddCouples

  
  Princeton University Press Blog — Authority: 142
  This Mother’s Day, we’re offering up some cheeky eCards for you to share with the special women in your life—all inspired by Daphne Fairbairn’s fascinating book Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences between the Sexes in the Animal Kingdom , which publishes on May 15th. Trust us, human beings (yes, this ...
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• Hobbies: idle pastimes or keys to science engagement?

  
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  Collecting and polishing rocks and minerals, hunting for shells and fossils, gardening, birding, keeping freshwater and marine aquariums – this was how I spent my childhood: hopping from one hobby to the next, all centered around the natural (or semi-natural) world. My interest in science and nature started before I ...
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• The wasp and the cockroach: a zombie story

  
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  The world of parasites is full of incredible tales of manipulation and mind-control as these creatures twist their hosts to their needs.  Ever since I first heard of parasitoid wasps, I’ve been drawn to them by a delicious mixture of schadenfreude and intellectual fascination.  (Technically, parasitoids are ...
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• Battlestar Pedagogica: Using Science Fiction to teach Science

  
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  I’m a huge fan of science fiction and fantasy. There are few feelings quite as impressive as when an author crafts a world that draws you in (See: Arrakis, Middle Earth, Westeros, LV-246, Hogwarts etc). Perhaps what I find most fascinating though, is how quickly science fiction can turn into real life. For example, ...
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• Sex, hormones, and the microbiome

  
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  The microbiome — the kilogram of microbes that each of us carries around — has been shown to be involved in everything from obesity and type 2 diabetes to behaviour and sexual preferences .  The composition and effects of the microbiome are very active areas of research, producing results which have ...
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• Some exciting news!

  
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  I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll soon be writing for a second blog in addition to Inspiring Science !  The Scitable blog network , part of Nature Education’s online collaborative learning space, will be relaunching sometime soon and I’ve been asked to be one of the authors of the new blog about ...
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• The power of a thousand suns!

  
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  IBM is rethinking the solar panel. A team of scientists led by the tech company has been awarded a three year $2.4 million grant to develop a solar power generator that’s capable of concentrating the power of 2,000 suns and … Continue reading →
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• Exploring Fungi’s Kingdom

  
  Princeton University Press Blog — Authority: 142
  Some things just don’t get enough credit. The fungi kingdom is a sometimes forgotten but extremely important kingdom within our world. Why are organisms that are so small so important? Jens Peterson, author of The Kingdom of Fungi answers this question and more in BBC The Forum’s latest interview. Check out the ...
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• Don Yeomans is one of TIME’s Most Influential

  
  Princeton University Press Blog — Authority: 142
  Don Yeomans, author of Near-Earth Objects: Finding Them Before They Find Us , is named one of TIME’s most influential people in the world ! Yeomans has surely earned his spot on the list for his work with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab as they keep an eye on the sky to keep our world safe from near-earth objects- ...
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