More on the Narwhal The Crimson follows up the Times with more on the breaking narwhal story.

Here's my favorite detail: the man who discovered the purpose of the narwhal's tusk, Martin T. Nweela, is a dentist. (Perhaps not coincidentally, he describes the tusk as essentially a very long tooth.) Nweela is a clinical instructor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and somehow he also manages to have a full-time dentist's office in Connecticut.

Why did Nweela start pursuing the mystery of the narwhal's tusk? Because it related to dentistry? For reasons of medical advancement?

No.

Because he was curious. That's all. He was just...curious.

I love that.

Although under other circumstances, the idea of a curious dentist would make me extremely uncomfortable.

For more on the narwhal, check out Nweela's website, www.narwhal.org.  ¶ 7:39 PM