Helen H. Moore's Blog, page 1103
May 25, 2015
Army of one, soldiers undone: The hope that died in basic training
You were a brilliant and courageous woman. How I admired you then. How little either of us understood.
The 10 most fascinating new species, unveiled
The IISE's latest list represents all five kingdoms of life and hail from all seven continents
How fancy cats evolved: The science of our most adorable pets
The Manx, the Munchkin -- without fancy cats, we'd have no memes. Tip your hat to the genius of evolution
“Game of Thrones” in combat: How realistic are the show’s epic fight scenes?
Westeros is fictional, sure, but it looks a lot like medieval Europe — so how much fantasy goes into battle?
The finale kiss: Why it’s so satisfying to fade to black with a perfect, innocent climax
Season closers — and even series finales, like "Mad Men" — can go out on a high note with a long-awaited kiss
May 24, 2015
It’s not because she got fat or he won’t do laundry: Here are the real reasons people cheat
A few extra pounds causes infidelity? Not exactly — the real reasons are much more complex
“You get a cookie for being offended”: Mat Johnson on the fine art of racial satire
The author of "Pym" talks about his new novel, his love-hate relationship with Twitter and being a black nerd
The U.S. Navy’s brutal new war on the Arctic
This fishing season, the government plans to detonate thousands of pounds of toxic munitions in the Gulf of Alaska
Westeros is the Garden State: Everything I love about “Game of Thrones” I learned from New Jersey
The Lannisters and Sopranos have a lot in common — my feminist friends bailed, but "GoT" speaks to my gritty roots
Cancer’s terrifying genetic superpowers revealed
Science has allowed us to look at genes more closely than ever. And cancerous genes show us something remarkable
