{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Josh Mitteldorf","provider_url":"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/joshmitteldorf","author_name":"Josh Mitteldorf","author_url":"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/joshmitteldorf\/author\/joshmitteldorf\/","title":"Vital Questions, Part 2","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZNwYSEWJN7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/joshmitteldorf\/2015\/05\/21\/vital-questions-part-2\/\">Vital Questions, Part 2<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/joshmitteldorf\/2015\/05\/21\/vital-questions-part-2\/embed\/#?secret=ZNwYSEWJN7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Vital Questions, Part 2&#8221; &#8212; Josh Mitteldorf\" data-secret=\"ZNwYSEWJN7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/joshmitteldorf\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Review of The Vital Question by Nick Lane, Part 2 of 3 Last week, I covered the fundamentals, the outline of the history of life on earth, including some unexpected findings and downright mysteries. \u00a0I\u2019ll continue here to talk about some of the broadbrush features in the history of eukaryotes as Lane paints the picture, ... Read more","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/entnemdept.ufl.edu\/creatures\/urban\/flies\/house_fly02.jpg"}