Robert Baird

1 week ago | lithub.com | Robert Baird

I arrived at Stanford in the fall of 1996 with every intention of becoming a mechanical engineer and none of being a writer. Though I’d been a voracious reader since childhood, my tastes steered wide of anything that looked too literary. In elementary school I loved Madeleine L’Engle, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien. In junior high I read every airport blockbuster by Tom Clancy, John Grisham, and Michael Crichton that I could get my hands on.

2 weeks ago | nature.com | Robert Baird |Andy Gardner |Laura Ross

AbstractDifferences in transmission and ploidy between sex chromosomes and autosomes drive divergent evolutionary trajectories, with sex chromosomes generally evolving faster. Because sex-linked genes are transmitted less frequently, they are under less efficient selection. Conversely, exposure of recessive mutations on haploid sex chromosomes creates more efficient selection. In most systems, these effects occur simultaneously and are confounded.

1 month ago | hoerzu.at | Jon Bernstein |Don Hall |Nathan Greno |Aurian Redson |Stephen Anderson |Joe Mateo | +6 more

» Skurril amüsanter Jux für Jung und Alt « Waisenkind Lewis hat die Hoffnung auf eine Adoption längst aufgegeben, da taucht der schräge Wilbur Robinson bei ihm auf. Er nimmt den kleinen Erfinder auf eine abenteuerliche Zeitreise mit, wo sie es mit den fiesen Killermelonen zu tun bekommen - wo aber vielleicht auch eine neue Familie auf den Knirps warten könnte... Stephen J. Anderson Jordan Fry (Lewis (voce)), Stephen J.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Robert Baird

Trump Tariff Plunge: 3 Phenomenal Stocks to Buy at Bargain Prices Right NowJust because Wall Street has proved to be a superior wealth creator over the long run doesn't mean stocks are impervious to bouts of volatility. Since President Donald Trump announced his "Liberation Day" tariffs on April 2, we've witnessed some of the wildest swings in the Dow Jones Industrial …

Feb 4, 2025 | flipboard.com | Robert Baird

“I don’t think Metallica wants to say I am an original member”: Why Metallica’s forgotten guitarist believes he isn’t considered the heavy metal legends’ OG guitar playerMetallica has had its fair share of musicians enter and depart the lineup over the years, but while the likes of Cliff Burton, Dave Mustaine and …