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News & Commentary
Luigi Mangione, 26, Arrested in Connection With UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing in New York
We’ve raised people to believe violence is the answer.
Israel Gaza: Netanyahu ICC war crimes arrest warrant ‘outrageous’ says Biden
EU and ICC are nuts
Multnomah County’s universal basic income experiment worked, until the money ran out
Depends on what you mean by “worked.”
Oregon school report card mixed, with enrollment drop continuing
This trend will continue…
Bluesky as a Twitter replacement
It just might work.
Editor-in-chief of America’s oldest magazine resigns after calling Trump voters fascists
Okay by me
The 2024 Election
An analysis
Trump wins
Reaping what you sow.
Oregon Department of Education offers schools guidance on limiting student cell phone use
Typical.
College Volleyball’s Spartan Meltdown
As predicted, women’s sports is under attack
Essays
Fourth of July 2020
A call for a return to American values
Bostock v. Clayton County
A Supreme Court decision about the meaning of “sex.” Never a better time to say, IANAL! (I Am Not A Lawyer—what did you think I meant?)
Folding@home
Scientists need your help in fighting the virus. Time to be a hero.
Proteins are long chains of amino acids that perform a vast array of functions within organisms. They differ from one another primarily in the sequence of their amino acids. These sequences typically fold into specific three dimensional structures that determine what the proteins do.
Viruses, including everybody’s new favorite, have proteins that suppress the immune system, help reproduce themselves, and so forth. Determining exactly how these proteins work is important in creating therapeutic treatments.
The (Practical) Biological Impossibility of Non-Binary
NOTE: Society is coarse nowadays. What is Not Safe For Work (NSFW)? When everything goes, maybe nobody cares? Regardless, this brief essay is about sex, the language we use to describe reproduction. Human sexuality typically makes for mature reading. Depending on your workplace—perhaps this is fine for a medical office, but you know, hold off if you’re teaching Pre-K—you might want to read this in a more private setting.
We start with biology. Or, rather, we’d like to start with biology. I’d love to start with biology. Why can’t we start with biology? Well, because in today’s world, we can’t even agree on that.