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Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Monday, October 05, 2009
2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider, and Jack Szostak "for the discovery of how...
Richard Dawkins on Tapestry
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Here's a link to an interview of Richard Dawkins. The world's most famous atheist sat down with Tapestry - a programme about reli...
Richard Dawkins on Bill Maher's Show
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Here's Richard Dawkins appearing on Real Time with Bill Maher. Dawkins does a fine job of discussing evolution—it's very entertai...
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Sunday, October 04, 2009
Ardi and Ida
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"Ardi" is the nickname of Ardipithecus ramidus , the recently described hominid fossil. "Ida" is the nickname of Darwi...
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Do Graduate Students Understand Evolution?
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The other day I was discussing how to teach evolution with one of my colleagues and the discussion turned to the presumed distinction betw...
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Denyse O'Leary Making Sense
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Like they say, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. I'm happy to report that this is one of those days when Denyse O'Leary s...
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Map That Campus Returns
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After a lengthy hiatus, the ever-popular feature on Alex Pallazzo's blog has returned. See Map That Campus XLVII . (Extra bonus points...
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Is Richard Dawkins an Accomodationist?
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Richard Dawkins was recently interviewed by Newsweek : Darwin’s Rottweiler . Here's an excerpt. Are those incompatible positions: to b...
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Jonathan Wells Is a Winner!
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This week's Egregiously stupid remark of the week by an IDiot goes to Jonathan Wells for his comment about HOX genes.
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A Julia Child Recipe
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Posting a video of Julia Child preparing a delicious dish is something you're more likely to find on other blogs. But this is a recipe...
Friday, October 02, 2009
Good Science? Bad Science Journalism?
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It was inevitable that science writers all over the world would screw up the story of Ardipithicus ramidus as reported in a series of paper...
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Creation Astronomy
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I'm sometimes accused of a bias against creationism and other forms of stupidity. So, in the interests of diversity and political corr...
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Thursday, October 01, 2009
Emma Hale Is My (Distant) Cousin
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You're probably wondering who the heck is Emma Hale? Up until a few days ago I couldn't have helped you, but now I know a great de...
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Why People Believe Weird Things
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WHY PEOPLE BELIEVE WEIRD THINGS FEATURING DR. MICHAEL SHERMER Friday, October 2, 7pm J.J.R. MacLeod Auditorium Medical Sciences Building U...
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IDiots, Epigenetics, and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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What do IDiots, epigenetics, and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck have in common? Nothing much, actually, but that never stopped the Intelligent Desi...
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