Tree of Evolution

Evrim Ağacı bünyesinde çıkardığımız 5 kitap, tek bir set halinde, Evrim Ağacı okurlarına özel fiyatıyla, Agora Bilim Pazarı'na eklendi! 😍 Kargo da bizden! Aşağıdan edinebilirsiniz: 👇 pazar.evrimagaci.org/urun/evrim-aga…

Bu alanda Türkiye’deki ilk kitap oldu! Tam 2 yıl üzerinde çalıştığım paleobiyoloji kitabı @ginkobilim ile raflarda! Bilimsel gelişmeler ışığında dinozorların gerçek görünüşleri, avian dinozorlar olan kuşların evrimi, Jurassic Park ve birçok şey. Çünkü kuşlar dinozordur… 🪶

Occasionally, we will have some English Twitch streams too.

How to Foster Science Communication in Seemingly Hostile Environments 🗣️ A talk by Cagri Mert Bakirci-Taylor, Founder/CEO, Evrim Ağacı (Tree of Evolution). 📅 Tuesday 25/8 ⏲️ 3:30 PM GMT sciencejf.com/talks/how-to-f… #SJF2020 @cagrimbakirci

These special properties is the reason why gold is used in electronics, computers, dentistry, aerospace, glassmaking, and even in medical treatments. #gold #geology

Gold conducts electricity, does not corrode, it can be an alloy with other metals, it is easy to transform, such as being drawn into wires, hammered into sheets, and melted to form intricate pieces. It also has an attractive color and luster to it.

Societies past and present has viewed gold as a symbol of power, beauty, wealth, and accomplishment. It is used in objects that we highly value and hold in high regard.

Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." #atomicbomb #Oppenheimer #Vishnu

"We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita:

Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, has famously explained the reaction of his fellow scientists and his, after seeing the first detonation of a nuclear device, also known as the Trinity Nuclear Test:

The photo is from John Hopkins and shows an Amish mother with her baby that has extra fingers and dwarfism. #FounderEffect #EvolutionaryBiology #Polydactyly #Amish

This exaggerated frequency of these traits have not evolved because of their selective advantage, but because the founding members determined the fate of their descendant populations.

Even if evolution is not just about random chance, there is randomness and chance in evolutionary processes, because these concepts are part of our natural world. For instance, a larger population may split to two and one of these groups might be very small.