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While watching TV the other night, the host of a video clip show quipped that pandas have now evolved to become so cute that humans can’t help but go “awwwww” when they see them. This got me wondering: are animals in captivity, especially endangered species which are being bred, evolving to become almost entirely reliant [...]

As with many children, I was always interested in dinosaurs and I have kept that love of paleontology with me as an adult. I’m not a paleontologist but just a run-of-the-mill (35yr old) kid who loves dinos and tries to keep up with current trends in paleontology and evolutionary science. So, naturally, it pains me [...]

Ah June…when a boy’s fancies turn to beer and jam bands. And what better way to celebrate the season than to travel out to Saratoga for Phish concert and stop along at breweries along the way. As we were heading out to Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) for the Phish concert on June 19th, we [...]

While I’m posting this article to the “Historical Perspective” section, I do not know if I’d ever actually posted it to Anthurian. So, while some of the content may be a bit dated (“Firebird”, anyone?!), it’s points are still very relevant and valid for me today. Despite having access to sites like Delicious, I still [...]

Another installment in my “Historical Perspective” series. With the benefit of hindsight, I think the original title to the article is kinda dopey but, for the sake of being true to re-running the posts as they originally existed, I’ve left it intact. This post originally ran on September 17th, 2002. I’m perusing this Web site [...]