The Hidden Half
by Michael Blastland · first published 2019
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This podcast with Michael Blastland about his book The Hidden Half touches on the topic of twin differences and how it shows how much more there is to discover and learn. The discussion of ostensibly genetically identical Marmorkreb crawfish is especially interesting.…
on “Identical twins are not so identical, study suggests” ↗fascinating stuff: > Perhaps we do. Michael Blastland’s recent book, The Hidden Half, argues that much of the variation we see in the world around us is essentially mysterious. Mr Blastland’s opening example is the marmorkrebs, a kind of crayfish that reproduces parthenogenetically —…
on “Why brilliant people lose their touch” ↗…organisms starting with identical “first order” characteristics the opportunity for variation is fascinating. Here is a podcast on the topic I found illuminating, it is with the author of a recent book The Hidden Half http://www.econtalk.org/michael-blastland-on-the-hidden-half...
on “We are sending more foster kids to prison than to college” ↗