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Subtle Sparks

Gunnar

Science essays - biology and literature, technology and philosophy, dancing across disciplines in pursuit of ideas

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Are We Still Dreaming?

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Before we go looking for a dream or two, here’s my latest essay for...

18 days ago
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Ghosts, Genomes, and Geometry

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Ghost ancestry

Some of your ancestors are ghosts.

Wait, don’t cal...

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Drift

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Lightning

In On the Origin of Species1, Charles Darwin wro...

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The Bumblebee Paradox

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Bee brain

Imagine a brain the size of a sesame seed. And without the pretty whirls (s...

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Container Technology

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Before we get into it, a double publication alert:

  • My octopus essay is up at C...
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    Biologist by training, storyteller by obsession. I write at the crossroads of science, culture, and imagination and try to end up somewhere weird and wonderful. When not writing, I'm reading, doing cartwheels, or juggling too many ideas.

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