# s-evol: just three traits to explain, by Tereza & John

AA << found that just three traits explained most variation in diversification and species numbers among phyla: the most successful phyla have a skeleton (either internal or external), live on land (instead of in the ocean), and parasitize other organisms. >>

<< Other traits, including those that might seem more dramatic, had surprisingly little impact on diversification and species numbers: evolutionary accomplishments such as having a head, limbs, and complex organ systems for circulation and digestion don't seem to be primary accessories in the evolutionary "dress for success."  >>

<< "Parasitism isn't correlated with any of the other traits, so it seems to have a strong effect on its own," said Wiens [John Wiens]. >>

How to be winner in the game of evolution. Jan. 13, 2017

https://m.phys.org/news/2017-01-winner-game-evolution.html

Tereza Jezkova, John J. Wiens. What Explains Patterns of Diversification and Richness among Animal Phyla? The American Naturalist (2017). DOI: 10.1086/690194

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/690194

# n-trade: they are wasting time and money to save, by Albert

<<  Italy is in the midst of a serious banking crisis, but the government is wasting both time and money trying to save the country's struggling lenders >>

<< the sector's mountains of bad loans are only a symptom , not the cause of Italy's problems >>

<< Italy is totally moribund >>

Société Générale strategist Albert Edwards.

Sara Sjolin. Permabear Edwards: 'Waste of time' to save Italian banks. Publ. Jan 13, 2017 2:45 am

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/permabear-edwards-waste-of-time-to-save-italian-banks-2017-01-12

More:

<< le banche italiane sono rischiose come quelle di Turchia, Thailandia, Irlanda e Brasile e (..)  il loro livello di rischio è superiore a quello delle banche polacche e spagnole >>

<< stiamo parlando di uno stock intorno ai 260 miliardi >> Mirko Sanna, S&P.

Laura Naka Antonelli. Banche italiane, S&P: “rischiose come quelle di Brasile e Turchia”. 13 Gen 2017

http://www.wallstreetitalia.com/banche-italiane-sp-rischiose-come-quelle-di-brasile-e-turchia/

# n-trade: 'unexpected' chaotic rally for George

<< Billionaire hedge-fund manager George Soros lost nearly $1 billion as a result of the stock-market rally spurred by Donald Trump's surprise presidential election >>

Gregory Zuckerman, Juliet Chung. Hedge Funds. Billionaire George Soros Lost  Nearly $1 Billion in Weeks  After Trump Election. Jan. 13, 2017  4:10  a.m.  ET

http://www.wsj.com/articles/billionaire-george-soros-lost-nearly-1-billion-in-weeks-after-trump-election-1484227167

<< Questa volta invece Soros è stato vittima della "sindrome Brexit": prigioniero anche lui della convinzione che le vittorie populiste affondano i mercati. Non sempre è così. O almeno non subito. >>

Federico Rampini. Finanza Usa, Soros sbaglia su Trump e perde un miliardo di dollari. 13 Gennaio 2017

http://www.repubblica.it/economia/finanza/2017/01/13/news/soros_trump-155929113/

More:

"Donald", in:

http://flashontrack.blogspot.it/

# s-evol: the paradox of speciation

<< the paradox of speciation: a gradual, continuous process that ultimately leads to distinct biological entities >>

Genome study reveals 'gray zone' of animals transitioning from one species to two. Dec. 27, 2016.

http://m.phys.org/news/2016-12-genome-reveals-gray-zone-animals.html

AA << show  that  the  "grey zone"  of  speciation — the  intermediate  state  in  which  species  definition  is controversial — spans  from  0.5%  to  2%  of  molecular  divergence,  with  these thresholds  being  independent  of  species  life  history  traits  and  ecology. >>

Roux C, Fraisse C, et al. Shedding Light on the Grey Zone of Speciation along a Continuum of Genomic Divergence. PLoS Biol 2016; 14(12): e2000234. Publ. Dec. 27, 2016. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2000234

http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2000234

# n-soc: the next step of a "liquid society": Jia Jia, they will love "her" ...

<<  "You are a handsome man," she [Jia Jia] complimented one, but when asked later if she has a boyfriend, replied, "I prefer to stay single." >>

<< The humanoid robot 'Jia Jia' was created by a team of engineers from the University of Science and Technology of China >>

<<  "In 5-10 years there will be a lot of applications for robots in China," Chen [Chen Xiaoping] said >>

<< Jia Jia is not quite there yet, but Chen sees a bright future for her kind in China >>

Chinese humanoid robot turns on the charm in Shanghai. Jan. 9, 2017

https://m.phys.org/news/2017-01-bionic-woman-chinese-robot-charm.html

more about "liquid society": Zygmunt Bauman. "Liquid modernity". Polity Pr (2000).

https://www.amazon.it/Liquid-Modernity-Zygmunt-Bauman/dp/0745624103

FonT: un funambolico ipotetico scenario  potrebbe animarsi nella forma di ipotetica Entita' AI "Jia Jia", attraente, dolce, morbida, flessuosa, sempre presente nel reale, intima assistente personale di ipotetico Donald, a suo tempo gia' compiutamente crackata da un assolutamente ipotetico "Vladimir-lui-senz'altro-sa-come-si-fa" ...

# s-ethno: Bushmen revisited, by @scienmag

<< Change begins at the end of your comfort zone >> @scienmag 8 Gen 2017 18:00

https://mobile.twitter.com/scienmag/status/818276109561331712

# s-ecol: a solitary Chemist against a "Cockroach Inverse Wave" hypothesis

<< La soglia minima per “bocciare” un dipendente è fissata a quota 50 punti, mentre a Genchi (dottor Gioacchino Genchi, chimico) era stata assegnata una valutazione di 58,01: in pratica mancavano i presupposti legali a supporto dell’ incredibile sanzione inibitoria, per il semplice fatto che il dipendente non aveva demeritato neanche nel punteggio che gli era stato assegnato dai suoi superiori. >>

Lino Buscemi. Sicilia, “sull’isola la matematica è relativa: lo strano caso del dottor Genchi”. F. Q. 7 Gen 2017

http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2017/01/07/sicilia-sullisola-la-matematica-e-relativa-lo-strano-caso-del-dottor-genchi/3299042/

<< percio' e in definitiva se (beninteso, se e solo se) costui evitera' (#1) sara' per svista di dis tratto (#2) e non per altro ... >> Anonymous, XX e.V.

(#1): azzeramento
(#2): burocrate