The Molecular Basis of Punctuated Equilibria aka “Punkeek”
A little update! I know it’s been an incredibly long time since I’ve posted on SoaC, primarily because I’ve been expanding my science communication on platforms like TikTok and Youtube. […]
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Do Humans Really Walk Better without Tails? Throwing a Gouldian Spandrel into the Works
Most of you undoubtedly know me as an autism researcher. But my work has brought me into close contact with the field of Evolutionary Biology as I’ve studied the evolution […]
Women’s March on Washington & a Quick Visit to the Smithsonian
Last weekend, my mother and I took a charter bus to Washington DC to attend the now-famous Women’s March. We made our saucy posters, donned our nasty sweatshirts, and boarded […]
The Roots of American Anti-Intellectualism
Though most of us in America are pretty familiar with a sense of anti-intellectualism and anti-science that pervades our culture, we’re often only familiar with the more recent iterations of […]
Breaking News: Scientists Are Human After All
It’s true. Contrary to all expectations, scientists are in fact human. Once believed to be a separate species, Homo scientia, we now know that scientists are not just a closely […]
The Science of Paris
My fiancé and I have been in France since August 30th, enjoying a combination of early honeymoon and a Brain Disorders conference. This post, rather than offering anything innovative and […]
The University of Google – Armchair Science & Medicine
Sometimes, parents have to fight like tigers to advocate for their kids. I think we’ve all had unfortunate run-ins with healthcare professionals who have the bedside manner of a prickly […]
Animal Flowers & the Natural History of Science
I recently purchased a print off of eBay taken from the 1st American edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, printed in 1797. Having been brushing up on my natural history over […]
A New Study Finds that the Jelly, Not the Sponge, May Lie at the Base of the Animal Evolutionary Tree
I’m afraid, my dear friends, I will have to bow out of writing an extensive blog for this week. Not only are my knees figuratively giving way under the weight […]
Being a Scientist with Learning Disabilities
It’s ironic to feel capable of such complex endeavors but to simultaneously find some of the simplest things– those things even first graders can do– challenging, if not downright impossible. […]
Science Over a Cuppa 
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