My brother sent me some interesting blog posts regarding Echinoderms vs. Mollusks and which ones are better and why.
I was at first wondering how this argument starting showing up over the internet and decided to test out its argumentative quality in a semi-sorta psych experiment with one of my science minded friends.
Debates are fun and [...]
One of the sea creatures we saw the most of were sea stars. I found most interesting the Sunflower sea star, or Pycnopodia helianthoides. Perhaps this isn’t the legendary Pisaster, but the Sunflower sea star is the largest sea star I have ever seen.
In intro level classes, you don’t expect to hear about Pisaster ochraceous more than once in a day in more than one class. After all, how many classes can discuss a specific sea star without being off topic?
I must excuse my ecology class. The experiment by Robert Paine determining the role of Pisaster in shaping [...]
Kallen is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Journalism at the University of Oregon and, of course, writing a blog.