May 2012
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Watchbanyan drive | Lone | water algorithm
….In contrast, say Gilbert and colleagues, molluscs have been making shells from a substance called nacre since the Ordovician period 450 million years ago, and this hard mineral is abundant in fossils – in ammonites, for example.
Crystal maze
Nacre is remarkable stuff. Commonly known as mother of pearl, it is basically calcium carbonate, but the organisms build this protective shell...
MMO: In Beggars and Choosers, you discuss American women’s experience of motherhood as a “choice” in the context of abortion, adoption and welfare. Why is the language of “choice” drowning out the language of women’s rights and equality, and how does the “politics of choice” legitimize the maternal status of some women while erasing or invalidating that of others?
R. Solinger: I have thought a...
You Can't Build a Child by Sandra Simonds :... →
In this particular example, the tale purports to explain the reason why the fruit of the ow tree always ripens at a particular time of the year. In passing, it also mentions how the jackal and the tiger acquired their reddish spots. All of the animals referred to except the deer, have trickster like personalities. But the jackal is the most renowned of all for its roguishness. Perhaps this makes...
April 2012
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