Math is often treated like a sacred text in science—revered, unquestioned, and sometimes downright worshipped. Equations are held aloft as universal truths, seemingly immune to the messiness of reality. But …
A few years back during my visiting stay at Cambridge (which was a dream fulfilled, may I add), I hosted a dinner party for my colleagues in the History and …
(Published in the online magazine This View of Life on Jan. 23, 2025) In 1859, Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species forever changed how we understand the natural world—and our place …
What Must It Take? A hybrid poem/article By Mitchell Ryan Distin, PhD How many more wildfires must it take— skies choked black, horizons bleeding red— before we see the matchstick …
Life ain’t just a simple shuffle from gene to group, It’s a grand, tangled waltz, full of loops and recoups. Selection plays tricks, both high and low, Spinning a web …
I’ve studied and researched at several of the world’s top universities, hold three advanced degrees, and became a respected expert in several domains of scientific research, yet I still maintain …
Whenever I suffer from an acute case of writer’s block or feel stuck in any facet of my life more generally, the invariable antidote to unsticking myself that comes with …
Recent studies have shown that travel is more than just a leisurely activity that one does for some R & R. Traveling does more for the psyche than merely replenishing …
Link to a downloadable PDF: Evolution in Space and Time: The Second Synthesis of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and the Philosophy of Biology Book Summary Change is the fundamental idea of …
The story of America has always been one of struggle and resilience, of overcoming the odds to form a more perfect union. Yet today, that union is under threat as …