Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Thursday, November 05, 2009
"Dr." Charlene Werner on Homeopathy
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This video illustrates the extreme stupidity of those who believe in homeopathy. The person who posted the video on YouTube recently recei...
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Monday's Molecule #142: Winner
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The diagram should remind you of the cell cycle and the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. Since I already covered Tim Hunt and ...
Nobel Laureates: Archer Martin and Richard Synge
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1952. "for their invention of partition chromatography" Archer John Porter Martin (1910 - 2002) an...
Monday, November 02, 2009
Monday's Molecule #142
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Sometimes it's almost impossible to find an image of a specific molecule that honors a Nobel Laureate. This is one of those times. The...
A Confused Philosopher (Part II)
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I've written a lot about Michael Ruse over the past few years. Mostly I'm upset by his lack of understanding of modern evolutionary ...
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Charles Darwin's Brave New World: A Dangerous Idea
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I watched the first part last night on The Nature of Things with David Suzuki. It was pretty good, although the emphasis on how Darwin wa...
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Sunday, November 01, 2009
Falling Back
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Last night was the night we turned our clocks back one hour in Canada and the USA. It's easy to remember whether we lose an hour or ga...
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Chicago
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I'm in Chicago with Ms. Sandwalk and another couple who we hang out with. We have a wonderful time at the art gallery, took the archit...
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Are You Sexually Attracted to Male Musk Deer?
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The other day I had to get up and move to new seat on the subway. The cause of my discomfort was a young woman who reeked of musk—the scen...
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Picking a Religion
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What if you are truly confused about what you believe and which group you should belong to? Here's a handy-dandy algorithm to help you...
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Richard Dawkins' View of Random Genetic Drift
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The Greatest Show on Earth is Richard Dawkins' latest book. It's his eighth book on evolution: the others are The Selfish Gene (19...
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Evolution in Action and Michael Behe's Reaction
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Of the many scientists who are trying to understand evolution, Richard Lenski stands out for his experimental approach. He has maintained st...
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What Does a Skeptic Believe?
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Jim Lippard has posted some controversial opinions about skepticism: Skepticism, belief revision, and science . I don't have time to d...
David Sloan Wilson on ScienceBlogs
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David Sloan Wilson has joined ScienceBlogs of the SEED consortium. You can read the new version at: Evolution for Everyone . This is going...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Evolution Makes Women Stupid
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I've been a vocal critic of evolutionary psychology and just-so stories but from time to time they might be right. This article by Lau...
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