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These networks are so intricate that they probably put some limits on evolution's creative potential. Once a lineage of animals evolves networks for arms and legs, it's not easy for evolution to rewire the networks to produce, say, wheels. For one thing, many networks share some of the same genes. A change to a gene that improves one network may wreck another one. So for the most part, we're stuck with what evolution gave...
...have introduced an alternative, yet equally valid interpretation of the natural world.“The point of Amanda Means is to make you think that this is not a leaf,” Werby says. “It’s fun to get artists looking at things that scientists might look at, and to see a different way of looking at them.”For Means, art and science coincide harmoniously; there is no true division between the two discourses. Referring to the anatomical drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, which she found at once artistic...
...Ain’t no money for no shoes or purses here,” Cam’ron raps about his meager paycheck. This presumably leaves little to no money for video production—it’s possible that the entire thing was recorded on a Handycam. A raucous piano riff kicks off a dull workday, narrated through the eyes of Cam’ron’s girlfriend with an almost Biz Markie-esque realism. The flashy whips and mansions have been traded for a mid-size sedan and cubicle, and with mounting bills...
...more than the just the odds of winning when deciding whether to settle. “[The situation] was becoming a taint on Zuckerberg’s reputation,” he said. “Sometimes businesses decide it’s best to settle this type of thing.” A spokesman from Quinn Emanuel declined to comment, citing the firm’s policy. Representatives from ConnectU and Facebook could not be reached yesterday. —Staff writer Sean R. Ouellette can be reached at soullet@fas.harvard.edu...
...performer. Maybe I like attention too much! Last year I was in the show, as well as writing it, which was a crazy experience. When I wasn’t rehearsing a scene, I would be brainstorming with the director: adding this joke, fixing this joke, trying things out. Rehearsal was a really full day, and it kept you busy. It was a tough job, but it’s really rewarding to hear people laugh at jokes that you’ve written, and it never stops to surprise you. It’s always amazing when people laugh...