Sandwalk

There are several dozen scientists and graduate students in my department studying various aspects of protein evolution, structure, and fold...

My granddaughter, Zoë, took a picture of me getting a hot dog. Can you guess where I am?

My copy of Science arrived in the mail last week and I wasn't surprised to see the article by Elizabeth Pennisi on ENCODE Project Write...

Ms. Sandwalk and I are in Las Vegas with our friends. Posting may be a bit light for the next few days.

Here's another clue. Where am I today? (Click to embiggen.)

Can you guess where I am today? (Click to embiggen.)

Last week's molecule was the core nucleosome complex [ Monday's Molecule #186 ] and nobody who was eligible for a win got it! That...

Here's an excellent example of the difference between a scientific way of knowing and the other kind. Follow this link to the full stor...

Alvin Plantinga is a famous philosopher who is widely respected and seems to be able to publish in all the right places. He is a theist (Ca...

As I'm sure you can imagine, the Intelligent Design Creationists are delighted with the ENCODE publicity. This is a case where some expe...

The end is approaching. See you in Ottawa on November 30th!

Quite a few science journalists have clued in to the fact that they were massively conned by the ENCODE publicity machine. Turns out that th...

My friend Chris DiCarlo recently visited Down House with his family. Here's a photo of him on the Sandwalk. Chris is a philosopher and ...

UPDATE: The woman in the picture, Kim Stafford, was making fun of the Tea Party with this sign [ Internet FAIL: The truth about that Tea Pa...