Hi, guys! We are a team of five undergrads at Duke working together to spread the science of body size! We are led by Dr.…
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As part of Sizing Ocean Giants, I asked students last week to generate LOLCat style memes for their study organisms. The Rules: It must include…
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I can clearly remember the day that I saw Finding Nemo. I was eleven years old, and when Bruce the shark appeared on the screen,…
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