As if to put us in the mood for winter, the Washington Post has a fascinating feature explaining why no two snowflakes are the same: Newly formed snow crystals with only a handful of molecules would be nearly impossible to distinguish. But that’s not really the issue. We’re talking ...
One of life's great marvels is that, much likesnowflakes, no twofingerprintsare alike. This goes even foridentical twins, who split from the very same egg. In fact, fingerprints are so unique that we actually have different prints on each and every digit! Although it's not entirely...
Humans find symmetry pleasing due to its prevalence in nature and its association with health and efficiency, such as in starfish, honeycombs and snowflakes, where asymmetry often signals danger or illness. Symmetrical faces are considered more attractive in sexual attraction studies, possibly because p...
The answer to “why are masks partisan?” has multiple facets. To be fair, the GOP is more likely to have libertarian-leaning folks, or simply those who don’t trust government/don’t like to be told what to do. Likewise, Democrats see themselves, in the main, as being pro-science, ...