Tired, But Hopeful

Hopeful Commitment

Turtles as hopeful monsters.

A recently published study on the development of the turtle shell highlights the important role that development plays in the origin of evolutionary novelties. The evolution of the highly derived adult anatomy of turtles is a prime example of a macroevolutionary event triggered by changes in early embryonic development. Early ontogenetic deviation may cause patterns of morphological change that...

On Reviving Tired Light

Halton Arp has recently (1989) presented empirical criticisms of the validity of tired-light mechanisms as an explanation of anomalous redshifts. This is extremely welcome and represents the beginning of a true discussion among those who are not content with standard big bang cosmology. The unorthodox theories are legion: there almost as many theories as there are unorthodox thinkers in this do...

Tired and Misconnected

Sleep deprivation (SD) critically affects a range of cognitive and affective functions, typically assessed during task performance. Whether such impairments stem from changes to the brain’s intrinsic functional connectivity remain largely unknown. To examine this hypothesis, we applied graph theoretical analysis on resting-state fMRI data derived from 18 healthy participants, acquired during bo...

Tired of Looking for Grubs?

Relax. No matter what spec ies you find, when you get Merit? you get rid of grubs. It nips every major grub type from egg-lay through second instar. And application timing isn't critical because of its residual power. So get off your knees. Keep your course in great shape. Get guaranteed, season-long control with the most effective grub eradicator on the market. Merit. Fear no grub. To learn mo...