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                                    Strolling with a skeptical biochemist

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Things Get Complicated at Wilfred Laurier University

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  Some of you will recall the issue. The Laurier Freethought Alliance applied for club status at Wilfred Laurier University but they were tu...
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Monday, February 04, 2008

Monday's Molecule #61

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  Today's molecule is three molecules. You have to identify the purple molecule on the left and the blue one near the top. You also have...

Protest for Improving Science Education

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  John Pieret makes a very good point on his blog Thoughts in a Haystack . He points out that many American high school teachers avoid teach...
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Ann Coulter Praises Canada for Sending Toops to Vietnam

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  That's right. You read the title correctly. Watch the video where she's challenged about her lack of truthiness. It's hilariou...
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Sunday, February 03, 2008

How to Think About Science

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  One of my colleagues send me a link to a CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) radio series about How to Think About Science . You can d...
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Bowls: Super and Otherwise

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  PZ Myers makes a silly comment ... I have heard a rumor that tomorrow there will be some strange game called the "superbowl" go...
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Blogroll: How Popular Is Your Blog?

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  According to Coturnix, and others, this weekend is the annual Blogroll Amnesty Day . The idea is to update your blogroll by adding blogs t...
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Saturday, February 02, 2008

Our Groundhog Is Better than Your Groundhog!

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  Wiarton Willie didn't see his shadow so Spring is coming . See the video .
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How to Describe People Who Reject Evolution

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  The following sentences are taken from performance reviews that were originally published in various places. They have often been brought ...
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Friday, February 01, 2008

Bigots at Wilfrid Laurier University

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  Here's the complete story from Anatoly Venovcev posted on his blog Cosmopolitan [ Campus Freethought Groups - Intolerant? ]. The logi...
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Human Ribosomal RNA Genes

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  Humans 5S RNA genes are about 200 bp in size from the transcription start site to the termination site. The precursor is processed to give...
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Matches Are Made in Heaven but not on eHarmony

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  John Tierney and his wife both went to the eHarmony matchmaking site and registered as single and divorced (a tiny white lie). They answe...
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Slow Poisoning of America (and Canada)

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  Friday's Urban Legend: FALSE Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the salt of glutamate and glutamate is a common amino acid found in all ...
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Uncommon Descent and the Great Debate

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  PZ Myers destroyed Geoffrey Simmons in a recent debate on radio [ Was that fun, or what? ]. You can hear it for yourself at [ MP3 ]. The I...
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Canada's Science Technology and Innovation Council

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  In response to the dismissal of Canada's Science Advisor, the Harper government proposes to get science advice from someone other than...
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