Sandwalk
Strolling with a skeptical biochemist
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Atheist Freethinkers Support the Quebec Charter of Values ... with Reservations
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There's a debate going on in Canada over the so-called "Charter of Values" proposed by the government of Quebec. The fact that...
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Replacing Textbooks with MOOCs
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John Hawks read the article that I discussed in an earlier post [ On the High Price of Textbooks ]. he outlines his solution to the high cos...
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On the High Price of Textbooks
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Once again we have a relatively uninformed journalist writing about the high cost of college textbooks [ 'Required reading': As text...
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Monday's Molecule #215
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Last week's molecule was malonate (propanedioic acid). A derivative of malonate called malonyl-CoA is a key intermediate in fatty acid s...
Move This Book?
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I noticed a couple of books in the Science section of my local bookstore. One was by a guy named Meyer (Stephan C. Meyer) and the other was ...
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Friday, September 13, 2013
Creationist Quotes
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"Quote mining" can be fun. Here are some actual quotes taken from online forums. They are spoken by atheist actors. Someone rec...
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Sean Carroll: "What Is Science?"
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I've been meaning to comment on Sean Carroll's post from last July (July 3, 2013) but there always seems to be something else that c...
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Better Biochemistry: Teaching ATP Hydrolysis for the MCAT
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I'm digesting the idea that many American biochemistry courses teach to the MCAT exam [see Better Biochemistry: Teaching to the MCAT? ]....
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
Humans Are Still Evolving
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Sir David Attenborough said something stupid the other day [ Sir David Attenborough: Humans have stopped evolving ]. (Not for the first time...
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Better Biochemistry: Teaching to the MCAT?
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Theme Better Biochemistry I view science education as a way of teaching students how to think critically. In that sense, it's not any ...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The Happiest Countries
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Why do the people of these countries think they are happy? Why isn't the USA in the top ten? [ World’s Happiest Countries In 2013, Accor...
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Science and Mystery
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One of the criticisms of science (narrow definition) is that its reductionist approach is simplistic and materialistic. Here's how Jesus...
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Monday, September 09, 2013
What Is "Science" According to George Orwell?
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I'm about to start teaching my course on "Scientific Misconceptions" and one of the most important issues is defining science ...
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Irony Upon Irony
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For those (few) of you who are interested in the pathology of IDiots, you have to read Irony of the Day . It's posted on Uncommon Descen...
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Reviews of
Darwin's Doubt
: Keeping Score
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Several scientists have reviewed Stephen Meyer's latest attack on science [see Slaying Meyer’s Hopeless Monster ]. Don't think the I...
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