Shape shifting is the effect, evolution is the cause
Or as they say at the creationist museum, God works in mysterious ways
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Wed 8 Sep 2021, 13:05,
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to be fair, it's just the headline that's a wank
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 8 Sep 2021, 13:16,
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easy with the sexy rosella pic below
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 8 Sep 2021, 14:41,
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I was just pointing out a clumsy headline that seemed to go out of its way to avoid the e word, and ended up evoking American Werewolf in London instead.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Wed 8 Sep 2021, 18:39,
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It's a science communication problem
The title of the paper this report is based on is Shape-shifting: changing animal morphologies as a response to climatic warming. But then the paper is intended for biologists, who would interpret the title in the context of evolution by natural selection.
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Wed 8 Sep 2021, 20:00,
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Why 'Shape Shifting' which evokes the supernatural, other than the main title.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Wed 8 Sep 2021, 22:17,
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Thing is
It's a Newsbeat article aimed at kids, and they're much more likely to read about exciting shapeshifting than boring evolution.
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