Tag Archives: Robert T. Morris

Trust your Microbiome (Gut)

Posted on November 7, 2015 by

The gut feelings of psychic “scatomancers” who studiously examined the color, shape, and buoyancy of poo to forecast well-being and life prospects were more reliable than palm-reading, tarot cards, and astrology. They had “data,” and now we have the microbiome. … Continue reading →

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Last Flight of the Dough Bird (Eskimo curlew)

Posted on June 8, 2015 by

Everyone knows the most abundant bird in North America was driven to extinction a century ago by market hunting and habitat destruction. The very last passenger pigeon, called Martha, died in Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. But few people know the … Continue reading →

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