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  • The great astronomer Carl Sagan used to say that if he were transported anywhere in the solar system he would know which planet he was on just by looking around.
Tyler Lake
Tyler Lake talks with design developer and educator Debra Pearson about taking great ideas from designs to actual products you find on the store shelves.
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    Could you tell a coral snake from the similar looking, but non-poisonous scarlet king snake? You can look at the slight variations in pattern and see which one is poisonous. This type of coloring is classified as aposematic. A pattern is aposematic if it serves as a warning sign to the organism's predators that they should stay away or else. Learn more on this Moment of Science.

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