Celebrating Korean Culture This Korean American Day

Saturday marks Korean American Day, which honors the arrival of the first Korean migrants to the United States on January 13, 1903, and celebrates the contributions of our Korean American community. As we recognize Korean American Day, I reflect on the sacrifices my family made in the aftermath of the Korean War to come the… Continue reading Celebrating Korean Culture This Korean American Day

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Evolution: Fast or Slow? Lizards Help Resolve a Paradox.

Over time, however, that variability averaged out into stasis. Even if traits wobbled off their optimal, moderate peak from one generation to the next, there was a net effect of stabilization — ultimately leading to little change over the multiple generations. Experts who reviewed Stroud and his team’s data were impressed by its thoroughness and… Continue reading Evolution: Fast or Slow? Lizards Help Resolve a Paradox.

The Wisdom of Our Ancestors

Liberalism and progressivism, in their most radical and aggressive forms, increasingly identify freedom with self-will and with the comprehensive repudiation of classical and Christian wisdom and the larger moral inheritance of the Western world. In The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition, just published by the University of Notre Dame Press,… Continue reading The Wisdom of Our Ancestors

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FDA Approves First CRISPR Gene Editing Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease

CRISPR, the gene-editing technology that has revolutionized biological research, is finally available as a medical treatment with regulatory approval. On December 8 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first CRISPR treatment for sickle cell disease. The treatment, called exa-cel and made by the companies Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics, edits a gene involved in… Continue reading FDA Approves First CRISPR Gene Editing Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease

Tyrannosaur’s Stomach Contents Have Been Found for the First Time

For the first time, scientists have unearthed direct proof of what a tyrannosaur—often thought of as the epitome of fearsome predators—actually ate. The fossilized stomach contents of one member of this dinosaur family were described in a new study published on Friday in Science Advances. This remarkable discovery gives insights into the tyrannosaur diet and… Continue reading Tyrannosaur’s Stomach Contents Have Been Found for the First Time

If Conservatives Loathe Harvard, Why All the Claudine Gay Outrage?

There’s that saying that individuals shouldn’t stand in the way when the enemy is hanging himself. What’s true for individuals is arguably true in a commercial sense: the stumbles of a competing business represent an opportunity for the business not committing such egregious errors. This came to mind while reading all the jovial commentary from… Continue reading If Conservatives Loathe Harvard, Why All the Claudine Gay Outrage?

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The ‘Accidental Activist’ Who Changed the Face of Mathematics

Lenore Blum’s long career has spanned the breadth of mathematics and computer science. She’s done influential work in logic and cryptography, and she formulated an entirely new model of computation. And though she didn’t set out to do so, she’s also devoted a significant chunk of her time to building institutions to help women follow… Continue reading The ‘Accidental Activist’ Who Changed the Face of Mathematics

Deep Beneath Earth’s Surface, Clues to Life’s Origins

At most, Lang expected to find trace amounts of hydrogen so far underground. But the deepest water sample contained so much gas that as it surfaced, bubbles formed in the tube, a phenomenon similar to what happens when you crack open a fresh can of soda. “We were like, holy crap,” Lang said, recalling her… Continue reading Deep Beneath Earth’s Surface, Clues to Life’s Origins

73 Pre-Incan Mummies, Some with ‘False Heads,’ Unearthed in Peru

December 9, 2023 2 min read Burials holding mummies with false heads have been discovered from the Wari Empire in Peru By Owen Jarus & LiveScience The ruins of Pachacamac, an ancient archaeological site on the Pacific coast just south of Lima, Peru. Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the burials of at least 73 people… Continue reading 73 Pre-Incan Mummies, Some with ‘False Heads,’ Unearthed in Peru