Science Frictions

Remembering Steve

A tribute to my friend Stephen Jay Gould

by Priscilla Long | Wednesday, July 03, 2013

Till We Meet Again

And thanks for dropping by

by Priscilla Long | Wednesday, June 26, 2013

How Mauve Was Her Garment

The effect of coal tar on Queen Victoria’s gown

by Priscilla Long | Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Saturn

How the sixth planet from the sun is like a rubber duck

by Priscilla Long | Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Darwin’s Finches

In the Galápagos, a speed course on evolution

by Priscilla Long | Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Our Artful Brain

What it takes to take in, say, a Picasso

by Priscilla Long | Wednesday, May 29, 2013

How Flowers Changed the World

They still do, every spring

by Priscilla Long | Wednesday, May 22, 2013

My Father

by Priscilla Long | Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Those Other Ancestors

Neandertals were big, with bigger intellects than you might think

by Priscilla Long | Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Our National Raptor

The bald eagle makes a big impression, but its voice is small

by Priscilla Long | Wednesday, May 01, 2013
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