Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Abolish the Death Penalty
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Italians are spearheading a worldwide campaign to abolish the death penalty. I support their efforts. Citizens of all countries that retai...
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Saturday, January 06, 2007
Lip Balm Addiction
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Recently some friends and relatives (you know who you are) revealed that they are "addicted" to Blistex or other lip balms. Help...
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Maud Menten and the Michaelis-Menten Equation
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The other day, when I was taking a picture of the insulin plaque on the side on my building, I also got a photo of the Maud Menten plaque ...
Friday, January 05, 2007
Me and a Friend
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I was cleaning up some of my files last night and I came across this photo taken in the garden of Richard Dawkins' house in Oxford las...
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Secret Room
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This is a photo of a door in the corridor just outside my office. I've never seen it open. What do you suppose is behind the door? a d...
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Insulin Voted #1 Canadian Invention
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CBC viewers have voted insulin the Greatest Canadian Invention . The plaque is on the side of the Medical Sciences Building where I work. ...
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TV Ontario's Best Lecturers
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It's time for TV Ontario's second "best lecturer" contest. The top ten finalists have been selected. Their lectures will...
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What the Heck Is Darwinian Morality?
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John G. West is one of the chief IDiots over at the Discovery Institute. He has posted an article on Darwinism and Traditional Morality . ...
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Fahrenheit 451 in 2007
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Fahrenheit 451 is a movie about a future society where books are banned. The main protagonist is a fireman who burns books. (Apparently, ...
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Reverse PIN at ATM Summons Police
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Friday's Urban Legend Did you get an email message like this? I just found out that should you ever be forced to withdraw monies from ...
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Flying Mammals
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Flight has been independently invented by reptiles, insects, fish, birds, and mammals. Did you know that bats aren't the only mammals ...
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Thursday, January 04, 2007
The University Exit Exam
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The primary goal of a university education is to teach students how to think. This is not a cliché. It really is the objective that many P...
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ReGenesis
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ReGenesis is a TV show produced in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto. (I live there.) The scientific advisor is Aled Edwards, a colleague ...
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Play the GM Quiz Game
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How much do you know about genetically modified foods? Take the GM Quiz and find out. I scored 10/10. [Hat Tip: Genetics & Health ]
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Gerald Ford
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One of my theist friends, Denny Cochran, took this picture of the planes that flew over the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids during t...
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