Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.
Frank Zappa (1940-1993) American singer-songwriter
A Day with Frank Zappa, Part 5, documentary, dir. Roelof Kiers, VPRO-TV (1971-02-11)
More about this quote (and variants): wist.info/zappa-frank/4263/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #zappa #frankzappa #change #convention #deviance #deviation #heterodoxy #LGBTQ #norm #normalcy #orientation #orthodoxy #progress #sexuality #statusquo #variation #diversity #meme
Reshuffling Existing Genes Can Quickly Create New Species
"Even a single gene, reshuffled or regulated in new ways, can fuel repeated bursts of evolutionary innovation, according to a recent study of wheatear birds."
#evolution #variation #biodiversity #genetics #species #birds #ornithology #ecology #science https://grrlscientist.medium.com/reshuffling-existing-genes-can-quickly-create-new-species-796a228eb308
Reshuffling Existing Genes Can Quickly Create New Species
"Even a single gene, reshuffled or regulated in new ways, can fuel repeated bursts of evolutionary innovation, according to a recent study of wheatear birds."
#evolution #variation #biodiversity #genetics #species #birds #ornithology #ecology #science https://grrlscientist.medium.com/reshuffling-existing-genes-can-quickly-create-new-species-796a228eb308
Reshuffling Existing Genes Can Quickly Create New Species
"Even a single gene, reshuffled or regulated in new ways, can fuel repeated bursts of evolutionary innovation, according to a recent study of wheatear birds."
#evolution #variation #biodiversity #genetics #species #birds #ornithology #ecology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/reshuffling-existing-genes-can-quickly-create-new-species-796a228eb308
Your #process #data holds early warnings—#LabPlot (#free, #opensource) turns them into clear #statistical alerts, so you act before issues escalate.
Unlike complex tools, LabPlot's #StatisticalProcessControl tools are designed for quick, reliable #insights.
Using #SPC, reductions in the process #variation of 50% are not unusual.
Try it now:
1. Download: https://labplot.org/download.
2, Add a #ControlChart.
3. Act on #facts.
#DataAnalysis #DataViz #Statistics #Business #Chemistry #Physics #Health
Ganz herzlichen Dank für den schönen Adventspost, @kai_ingo_putzier 🙏
Habe #Frieden mal als Wissenschaftler & #Solarpunk so definiert: „Frieden ist, wo wir in #Sicherheit und #Freiheit vielfältig sein dürfen.“
#Demokratie braucht #Vielfalt. Sogar #Evolution braucht #Variation! Wer die Menschheit gleichschalten will, wendet sich gegen das #Leben selbst.
Dir & Euch einen gesegneten 4. #Advent! 🙏🕯️🪽 https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ql6lWETEk0c
#Nomenclature for #tracking of genetic #variation of seasonal #influenza viruses, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/12/nomenclature-for-tracking-of-genetic.html
Rebecca Yarros’ ‘Variation’ Film Adaptation Set at Amazon From ‘It Ends With Us’ Screenwriter; Obamas’ Higher Ground and Misty Copeland Producing
Rebecca Yarros’ ‘Variation’ Film Adaptation Set at Amazon From ‘It Ends With Us’ Screenwriter; Obamas’ Higher Ground and Misty Copeland Producing
#Variety #News #AmazonMGMStudios #MistyCopeland #RebeccaYarros #Variation
"[An] analysis suggests the distinctive “dog-like” skull shape first arose around 11,000 years ago, during the Holocene epoch, the time since the most recent ice age. They also found substantial physical diversity in dog skulls from the same period."
A quotation from Charles Evans Hughes
When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.
Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. (1862-1948) American statesman, politician, Supreme Court Justice (1910-1916, 1930-1941)
Speech (1925-06-17), Battle of Bunker Hill 150th Anniversary, Faneuil Hall, Boston Massachusetts
More about this quote: wist.info/hughes-charles-evans…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #charlesevanshughes #coexistence #difference #freedom #heterodoxy #liberty #tolerance #variation #nonconformity
Spatial #Variation of #SARS-CoV-2 #Exposure in Urban #Rodents from the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, #Argentina: Implications for Public Health in Latin American Cities, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/10/spatial-variation-of-sars-cov-2.html
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#linguistik #variation #autorschaft #nlproc
Spatial #variation of infectious virus #load in aggregated day 3 post-inoculation respiratory tract #tissues from #influenza A virus-infected #ferrets, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/09/spatial-variation-of-infectious-virus.html
It is possible to develop bug-free software using the "piped" development model. I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition, which this career
is too small to contain. #fermat #variation #iactuallydohaveatheory
🎨 Ah, the thrilling world of patterns in art! Where #repetition and #variation are apparently the new black, and Andy Warhol's soup cans are the cheeky rebels of the art world. Clearly, the MIT Press Reader has cracked the code of making art sound like a riveting science experiment. 🥣🔬
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/why-repetition-in-art-pleases-the-brain/ #artpatterns #AndyWarhol #MITPressReader #HackerNews #ngated
Just saw an article about how people are talking more like ChatGPT.
Bananas are cloned. When a pest or fungus evolves a way around the banana's defenses, the entire crop is destroyed due to a lack of variation.
We're already well aware of the dangers of monoculture. They have been discussed not just with respect to agriculture but also to *human* diversity as well. In particular, it is well-understood that neurodiversity and cultural diversity strengthen, rather than weaken, the performance of teams.
What sorts of vulnerabilities are we creating in our society when so many of us spend time conversing with and learning from a bot that follows the same patterns of speech and "reasoning", with the same assumptions, biases, and failure modes?
#LLM
#ChatGPT
#diversity
#neurodiversity
#monoculture
#variation
#culture
#bias
A quotation from Judith Martin
Should you happen to notice that another person is extremely tall or overweight, eats too much or declines convivial drinks, has red hair or goes about in a wheelchair, ought to get married or ought not to be pregnant — see if you can refrain from bringing these astonishing observations to that person’s attention.
Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (1986-01-19)
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/martin-judith/76752/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #appearance #belief #judgment #mindyourownbusiness #opinion #perspective #politeness #preference #prerogative #silence #standards #variation
@TeddyTheBest
"words will tear us apart, again"
#variation
