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Knut Schmidt-Nielsen

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Photo: Discus throw, Louvre Museum / Public domain.

A Crucial Design Difference in Vertebrate Nerves

Consideration of the basic characteristics of nerve impulse propagation suggests that the speed of conduction in mammals is close to the maximum possible. Read More ›
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For Fire and More, Humans Are Designed to Have Just the Right Strength

How is it that an ant appears proportionately so much stronger than a trained human weight lifter? Read More ›

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