In the latest edition of Marine Mammal Science a team from the University of Queensland published a paper outlining an explanation of the much observed and highly spectacular "breaching" behaviour. Thanks to @MJ_Coren for his article in Quartz. Paper: Evidence for the functions of surface-active behaviors in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) As part of their social sound repertoire, migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)…
Max Roser and "Our World in Data" - The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) estimates that in 1990 more than 12 million children died. Most of these deaths were preventable, and arose from illness and poverty. Let’s put this in perspective. Aviation disasters are a form of tragedy that is both relatively uncommon and widely reported. A Boeing 747 can carry up to 620 people. The total number of…
At a time when it appears revealed truths, beliefs and opinions are increasingly privileged in public and political debate,there was always Hans... Vale, Hans Rosling Links The ignorance project GapMinder Tools