Spence, Lucy
Fire ants (Solenopsis) are an ideal model system for studying speciation and coexistence. Based on preliminary mitochondrial work, they appear to be a relatively recent radiation, and possibly a species swarm (ancient hybridization among young species). We are using a variety of phylogenetic, phylog...
Note: My expectations were a bit high as I set goals based on my past success as a small biz educator in the offline world. I’ve since talked to a few of the graduates of the Alpha class who say they’re now experiencing growing pains and need to figure out how to handle all the...
The reality show has 20 contestants competing for $250,000. Players are trying to determine who the traitors among them are to eliminate while the traitors try to claim the prize for themselves by eliminating players. No one knows who is who. It's hosted by Scottish actor Alan Cumming. To...
The letter isn’t public, as far as I know, but the explanation just made things worse. “Humbled by the magnitude of this conflict”? Like World War II? Give me a break? Anyway, there are lot of other ruptures detailed in the article, like this one: ...
“Retirements are a huge problem for the Democrats. They’re not a problem for us,” Hudson said. With a Republic President more than likely, andthe Senate composition a toss-up(Dems now hold it), it could be a rough four years starting a year from February. Is there anygoodnews out...
so on YouTube or Freesound.com I found a couple of [samples of] fire alarms, horses galloping and sprinklers. There are some sounds like that for the transitions at the beginning. And then of course, there's the worst alarm [sound], your alarm clock when you wake up...
There are three main pillars that ensure the functioning of the modern mechanism known as the merchant system. 1.Fear 2.Ignorance 3.Hope Fear If you don’t follow the rules, you’re excluded from the society. You become a part that simply has no place in the mechanism. Your onl...
His finesse as a boxer was matched only by his quick thinking, witty comebacks, and pretty - despite all of the hits - face. And keeping that pretty face is no small feat when the purpose of the sport is pretty much to knock that face out. So, if you are thinking about taking up ...
People are used to seeing romantic love presented as a force cosmically bound to one’s destiny, as it is on the reality show “The Bachelor.” It’s an idea that is at the same time laughable and uncannily relatable for anyone who has been in love and felt their pairing compellingly ...