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		<title>Er, uh . . . I meant totalitarian</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 20:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good friend recently pointed out his surprise at my use of the word communist in this post, given my political leanings. He&#8217;s right; that wasn&#8217;t the right word. What I meant was totalitarian.  I do think that the cells in our body are locked in a kind of communism, but the negative aspect I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rapping about evolution, sociality, cheaters and slugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 15:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting article appeared in the NY Times a couple of days ago. I have my doubts about the general appeal of a rap performance about evolutionary biology, but maybe it&#8217;s great. Who knows? You can investigate Baba Brinkman&#8217;s &#8220;The Rap Guide to Evolution&#8221; for yourself here and here. Of particular interest, the article highlights [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ol&#8217; Cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve received a somewhat strong response to my last post, which is great. Keep the comments and email coming. Regarding that post, many have questioned my final comment about sympathy for my cancer. To be sure, I chose that word to be provocative, but I do have sympathy for all life that is marked for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conflict between the individual and the group</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 14:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kpickett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, I know.  I didn&#8217;t actually blog again last night.  Sorry for that, but since I&#8217;ve been feeling so, so, so much better, I&#8217;ve begun to realize just how much work I was laying aside.  I&#8217;ve been catching up. So as a mini-catchup,  I&#8217;ll offer this symbol and some thoughts: This is a nest of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colony and individual: Cancer and cheating wasps</title>
		<link>http://www.apoica.com/2010/04/30/colony-and-individual-cancer-and-cheating-wasps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.apoica.com/2010/04/30/colony-and-individual-cancer-and-cheating-wasps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 01:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kpickett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I study wasps.  That&#8217;s what I do. Solitary wasps, like most animals, live their life . . . well, in solitude.  Except to mate, they tend to stay away from other members of their own species.  Some build small nests for their young, and some provide a modicum of parental care—the first steps toward social [...]]]></description>
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