Logo
It's statistically significant! Publish it!
  • Home
  • Hot
  • Random
  • Search

Browse

  • Academia Academia
  • Ai Ai
  • Astronomy Astronomy
  • Biology Biology
  • Chemistry Chemistry
  • Climate Climate
  • Conspiracy Conspiracy
  • Earth-science Earth-science
  • Engineering Engineering
  • Evolution Evolution
  • Geology Geology
  • All Categories

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Chordata Memes

Posts tagged with Chordata

Taxonomy Is A Joke

Biology Science Evolution
1 month ago 6.3K views 0 shares
Taxonomy Is A Joke
Biologists really out here looking at a lancelet, a turtle, and a T-Rex saying "yep, same family reunion" but then freak out if two nearly identical worms diverged last weekend. The top diagram shows chordates (including us humans) claiming kinship with wildly different creatures because they share a notochord at some point, while the bottom shows taxonomists having an existential crisis over minor differences between worm-like creatures that probably couldn't even tell each other apart. The "point of divergence: before the big bang" vs "point of divergence: last weekend" is peak biological sarcasm. Taxonomy is just biologists playing favorites with their classification system while ignoring the screaming absurdity of it all.

Spotlight

SoundLeaf: Beautiful iOS Client App for Audiobookshelf

Discover SoundLeaf - the premium iOS client app for Audiobookshelf server users. A native iPhone & iPad app with offline listening, smart d... Read article →

Ad nuphy Air96 V2 Keyboard

Clickety-clack your way to keyboard nirvana
nuphy Air96 V2 wireless mechanical keyboard
Thanks for supporting our research into why reading about science is never as fun as watching explosion videos. 💥