Science:
Observe and measure.
Story mode.
Eight key ideas and takeaways.
1. Our first story.
From History: ~1.15 Billion Years Ago (+/- 50 million).
Subject: Fungal Evolution.
12 unique amino acids + glycogen energy storage + True Posterior Flagellum
About 1.15 billion years ago, our animial-fungi ancestor evolve a true posterior flagellum. Single-celled animal sperm has a lineage back to this ancestor.
That takeaway is this.
By 1.15 billion years ago, our animial-fungi ancestor evolve a true posterior flagellum. Single-celled animal sperm has a lineage back to this ancestor. Fungi will split off in about 200 million years from this point.
That Science Story,
was first published on TST 2 months ago.
2. Now for our second story.
From History: ~90 Million years ago (+/- 10 million)..
Subject: Bird Evolution.
Three branches of modern birds evolved from within neornithes: Struthio camelus (the ostrich), Gallus gallus (chickens), and Passer domesticus (the house sparrow is a good one).
What matters here is this.
Modern birds emerged from within a super group of neornithes going back over 100 million years. The three major surviving branches are Palaeognathae (ostrich, emu, and kiwi), Galloanserae (chicken, turkey, and mallard), and Neoaves (falcon, hummingbird, and penguin).
That Science Story,
was first published on TST 2 months ago.
3. Tidbit number three, a quote.
From History: .
Subject: Planck Constant.
- Max Planck.
- circa 1900.
Breakthroughs often occur when conviction gives way to honesty.
Put simply.
Planck didn’t advance physics by defending what he believed, but by surrendering it when the evidence refused to cooperate. His “act of despair” reminds us that truth doesn’t yield to confidence. It yields to honesty—especially at the moment when our most trusted explanations stop working.
That Science Quote,
was first published on TST 3 months ago.
4. Tidbit number four, another quote.
Subject: Worldviews.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr..
- 1858.
Animal brains learn by impressions. You are born into a family, into a culture at a particular time. Your spacetime literally forges who you start out as.
Looked at differently.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. reminded us that we are not forged in a vacuum. We are born into a family with a family view, and into a society with a societal view. Long before we can choose our own beliefs, we inherit them. Our traditions, our education, and our early experiences shape how the world first makes sense to us. In this very real way, we are products of our upbringing.
That Science Quote,
was first published on TST 1 year ago.
Finally, 4 frequently asked “questions.”
5. Now it is time a question.
Subject: Evolution.
When researching evolutionary traits across species and phyla, the best starting point is usually the simplest explanation that fits the evidence—an approach known as parsimony, or more broadly, Occam’s Razor.
That takeaway is this.
As we compare traits across organisms, species, and even entire phyla, the simplest evolutionary path is often the best place to begin. It may not always be the final answer, but it helps us build clearer, more evidence-based explanations for how traits likely emerged over time.
That Science Article,
was first published on TST 3 years ago.
6. Tidbit FAQ number six.
Subject: Material-Spiritual Framework.
If life elsewhere follows patterns like those on Earth, play may emerge wherever intelligence and social complexity arise.
Briefly.
On Earth, play appears across many unrelated species, a hallmark of convergent evolution. This suggests play serves deep biological functions: learning, bonding, adaptability. Play on Earth evolved as one of the group survival traits. Lower play abilities evolved in mammals like rodents about 190 million years ago. Higer play abilities evolved in mammals like cats about 80 million years ago.
That Science FAQ,
was first published on TST 1 year ago.
7. Here is another tidbit FAQ.
Subject: Computer Filesystems.
By learning context, usage, and relationships, AI systems will organize, surface, and protect data automatically.
Stepping back for a moment.
AI won’t just store files—it will understand them and shift file management from manual organizing to intent-based, automatic organization and backup.
That Science FAQ,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
8. Moving onto our last tidbit FAQ.
Subject: Particle Physics.
Empty space is not nothing—it is structured, active, and defined by fields, particles, and forces.
Seen another way.
What we casually call “empty space” is anything but empty. Even the quietest regions of the universe are shaped by particles passing through, forces acting at a distance, and fields extending everywhere. Our idea of emptiness reflects the limits of perception, not the absence of reality.
That Science Article,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
“Done.”
These short pieces do the quiet work of verification, ensuring that ideas remain grounded in reliable scholarship rather than repetition or assumption.
Rather than chasing completeness, each piece aims for clarity at the time it is written.
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