One of the more congenial things about FaceBook is that while flaming (and trolling and all such related hate-baiting tactics) still happens, users aren't locked into the thread where it occurs. With multiple conversations going on all the time among many different arrangements of "friends" it is not a problem requiring something like a nuclear option to deal with.
I've studied sex in the wild, at least somewhat, but I learned more than a few thing during this entertaining talk by Carin Bondar. Most bizarre is her description of the hectocotylus, a detachable swimming penis of the paper nautilus. After watching this talk, I followed up by reading more about unusual animal genitals.
Back in 2008, I read Neil Shubin's book, "Your Inner Fish." I posted on it here. PBS has worked with Shubin to present a documentary that covers and expands on Shubin's work. What a great compliment to Neil deGrasse Tyson's Cosmos. You won't want to miss this. It's a story about plasticity, about how your body is bursting with evidence of your animal ancestors. Another reason to watch this: Shubin's enthusiasm is contagious.
