Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Baldwin and Lafontaine
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The statues of Robert Baldwin and Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine on Parliament Hill in Ottawa commemorate two of the most important reformers ...
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You Think Biochemistry Is Hard? Try Being a Philosophy Major
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Click on the cartoon to see a larger version. [Image Credit: bioephemera ] [Hat Tip: Mixing Memory ]
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Toronto Rising
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Last week's issue of Nature has an interesting article on biomedical research in Toronto [ Toronto Rising ]. The area around my build...
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The Ottawa River
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Two views of the Ottawa River from Parliament Hill. That's the City of Gatineau (Quebec) on the other side of the river. It used to be...
High School Science Fair Winners
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The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair bills itself as "the World's Largest Pre-College Science Competition."...
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What Is Science For?
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What Is Science For? is the title of a debate between Sir John Sulston and John Harris. Those of us who are scientists will recognize Joh...
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Should Universities Help Students Become Good Citizens?
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Academic Matters is an educational journal published by the the Ontarion Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Last F...
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Parliament Hill
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Here are some photos I took on Parliament Hill in Ottawa when we were there on Monday, May 12. These are taken with my camera phone. If y...
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The Threat of the Religious Right to the Core Liberties of the United States
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Come to the Centre for Inquiry's lecture by Edward Tabash. Friday, May 23, 7:00 - 9:00pm Centre for Inquiry, 216 Beverley St., downto...
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Monday's Molecule #72
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Today is Victoria Day in Canada so it must be Monday—time for Monday's Molecule. Today's molecule is essential for all life as we ...
Sunday, May 18, 2008
I "Get" This Part
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James F. McGrath is one of those theologians who criticize Richard Dawkins and the new atheists. According to McGrath, those atheists simp...
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Clear as Mud
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James F. McGrath is still trying to explain what modern sophisticated religion is all about, and why amateur atheists, like me, just don...
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Steve Paikin Interviews Richard Dawkins
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Last week I went to a talk at the Centre for Inquiry by Wodek Szemberg, one of the producers of TVO's The Agenda . The topic was Why ...
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The Toronto Star Reviews "Darwin: The Evolution Revolution"
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Darwin: The Evolution Revolution is currently on at the Royal Ontario Museum (until August 4, 2008). There was a review of the exhibit by...
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Atheists Behaving Badly
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A reader has used the Conservapedia article on Atheism to support his/her belief in supernatural beings. I thought it might be fun to po...
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