Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Chicago
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I'm in Chicago with Ms. Sandwalk and another couple who we hang out with. We have a wonderful time at the art gallery, took the archit...
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Are You Sexually Attracted to Male Musk Deer?
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The other day I had to get up and move to new seat on the subway. The cause of my discomfort was a young woman who reeked of musk—the scen...
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Picking a Religion
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What if you are truly confused about what you believe and which group you should belong to? Here's a handy-dandy algorithm to help you...
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Richard Dawkins' View of Random Genetic Drift
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The Greatest Show on Earth is Richard Dawkins' latest book. It's his eighth book on evolution: the others are The Selfish Gene (19...
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Evolution in Action and Michael Behe's Reaction
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Of the many scientists who are trying to understand evolution, Richard Lenski stands out for his experimental approach. He has maintained st...
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What Does a Skeptic Believe?
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Jim Lippard has posted some controversial opinions about skepticism: Skepticism, belief revision, and science . I don't have time to d...
David Sloan Wilson on ScienceBlogs
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David Sloan Wilson has joined ScienceBlogs of the SEED consortium. You can read the new version at: Evolution for Everyone . This is going...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Evolution Makes Women Stupid
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I've been a vocal critic of evolutionary psychology and just-so stories but from time to time they might be right. This article by Lau...
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Does Evolution Explain Why Some People Are Mean to Strangers?
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Does Evolution Explain Why Some People Are Mean to Strangers? Yes, according to some researchers in an article published on the Smithsonia...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Ode to Peter Mitchell
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Everyone knows about Watson & Crick and Albert Einstein and a few other famous scientists who have discovered something new. But few p...
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Monday's Molecule #141: Winner
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The molecule is cholic acid, which usually exists as sodium cholate. It's one of the major bile acids in mammals. The bile acids help ...
Monday, October 19, 2009
Monday's Molecule #141
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Identify this molecule. Be as specific as possible. Briefly describe what it does. There's a Nobel Prize connected to this molecule. T...
What's the Connection between
Hpa
II and CpG Islands?
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Epigenetics is all the rage today but the idea that gene expression could be regulated by modifying DNA and/or chromatin has been around f...
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Howler Monkeys in New York
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Here's a photo of some Howler Monkeys in New York City. I've met some of them. I'm not sure I want to meet the others ... just...
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An Exposé of the Evolution Industry?
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Susan Mazur is a science writer. A few years ago she got wind of a conference that was planed for Altenberg in Austria. This was going to b...
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