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Day job: Dinosaur paleontologist turned science teacher.

Hobbies: science, History, blacksmithing, reading, pathfinder, maker

favorite authors, Terry Pratchett, Peter Brett, Seanan Mcguire, Jim Butcher, Kelly McCullough, Patricia briggs, Larry Niven, Kentaro Miura, Ben Dunn, ect.

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Why do we have two kidneys but one liver?
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Why is a mosquito feeding on human blood not a parasite?
Apr 8, 2017
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What is this huge mosquito looking insect?
Jul 22, 2024
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Is monogamy a human innate behaviour?
Jul 9, 2017
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How well can common mice swim?
Jan 28, 2025
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Is agriculture really a net contributor of greenhouse gases?
Jun 2, 2017
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Is sex a spectrum?
Dec 23, 2019
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What particular genetic mutations gave Europeans increased resistance to smallpox?
Nov 18, 2024
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How compelling is the hypothesis that dinosaurs were killed by toxic plants?
May 26, 2018
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Why do birches have a white bark?
Dec 18, 2016

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The land grows evil and corrupted ... but why?
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What professions would a medieval village with a population of 100 need?
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How do I address the need to kill off one member of the party for on going plot?
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Why would two species of predator with the same prey cooperate?
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Quenching swords in dragon blood; why?