Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Judge Jones & the Dover Trial
›
When the Jones decision was first published I read every word. I was very impressed. Here was a man who seemed to have learned a lot of so...
32 comments:
E. coli
O157:H7 Outbreak in Taco Bell Restaurants
›
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 64 people have been hospitalized as a result of bacterial infection arising f...
Monday, December 11, 2006
Stanley Cup Playoffs Are Bad for You!
›
Medical News Today warns us that Stanley Cup Playoffs Can Harm Your Hearing . Well, duh! Smart Toronto residents have known this for decad...
2 comments:
Kofi Annan's Final Speech
›
Delivered today at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence Missouri. [ Full Text from BBC News ] That is why this country has hist...
A Deluded Scientist
›
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief, by Francis S. Collins, Free Press, New York (2006) Francis Collins is the c...
39 comments:
Ancient Roman Unearthed In London
›
When PZ Myers and I visited London in October, I took him to the cafeteria in the crypt of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields. We ate our lunch on...
3 comments:
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Canadian Black Squirrels Take Over Washington D.C.
›
Okay, so "taking over" may be a bit of an exaggeration. But according to the Washington Post black squirrels now make up 5-25% ...
10 comments:
There's Way More than One Born Every Minute
›
"There's a sucker born every minute" according to the famous saying incorrectly attributed to P.T. Barnum . Now we have furt...
Skeptical About the "Obesity Epidemic"
›
John Sullum on reasononline reviews two new book on obesity [ Lay Off the Fatties ]. The books are "Fat Politics: The Real Story Beh...
2 comments:
Are left-handers quicker thinkers than righties?
›
howstuffworks asks Are left-handers quicker thinkers than righties? . No.
1 comment:
Octopus Skin Invisibility Cloak
›
Looking for a Christmas present for PZ Myers? Look no further. Nature reports that invisibility cloaks made from octopus skin are just ar...
3 comments:
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Let's Make a Deal! We'll give you Alberta for Minnesota (but only if you throw in Massachusetts as a sweetener)
›
The latest opinion poll in Canada shows the Liberals (red) ahead of the Troglodytes (blue) in every part of Canada except Alberta. Almost ...
7 comments:
Listen up UK ! We've got an offer you can't refuse
›
We're willing to give you Alberta. They already have the same Queen as you so that part won't be a problem. Think of the advantages....
1 comment:
Paging Australia
›
The competition is heating up so this is our last offer. You can have Alberta but we need to get something in return. Not much, mind you, bu...
2 comments:
Friday, December 08, 2006
The Three Domain Hypothesis (part 5)
›
[ Part 1 ][ Part 2 ][ Part 3 ][ Part 4 ] If the Tree of Life Fell, Would We Recognize the Sound? I've been summarizing a series of paper...
10 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version