The Loom gathered a bit of dust over the past couple weeks as I grappled with another round of deadlines for work that actually pays the mortgage. Life should now get relaxed enough for more blogging, I hope–starting this evening. And as the articles I’ve been working on come out in the next few weeks, I’ll point you to the links–starting with my recent (brief but free) take

on the new fossil of snakes with legs for the New York Times. And speaking of evolutionary transitions, I’m also happy to bring news of a cool new project, called Kosmos: You Are Here. It’s an e-book on the history of life and the universe. I got to know one