Internet Access as a Hospital Service?
Back when I was in the hospital in 2004, one thing that helped my state of mind was getting online
Read moreMonth: June 2006
A Salvo from Crux
Remember Crux Magazine? Where the same fuddy-duddies who have been pushing 200+ year-old antievolution arguments tried to bill themselves as
Read moreNCSE Podcasts
The National Center for Science Education is producing podcasts of its email news update. Mostly these are produced weekly, with
Read moreMichigan Fight Resumes
Fight over teaching scientific theories likely to continue In Michigan, a “critical analysis” style bill that mentioned evolution and climate
Read moreAnother Trial, Everyone?
It looks like the case of six private school students against the University of California system will go forward to
Read moreMy Hat’s off to You, Mrs. New
The New York Times reports on a dedicated science teacher in Georgia who quietly insisted on teaching biology with evolution
Read moreEverything You Know About Genesis is Wrong
Over on Best Syndication, there is an article by Herman Cummings. For those of us in evolution/creation issues, Cummings crops
Read moreResearch ID Wiki Opens
Joey Campana has developed a site based on the MediaWiki software called ResearchID.org. They make a point of note that
Read moreAcademies of Sciences Around the World
Another BBC report, and this one is big: Academic Societies Around the World Support Teaching Evolution. 68 societies joined in
Read moreSome Pictures
Last Saturday, Emily and I were driving by Todos Santos Park in Concord, where there were a bunch of Corvettes
Read moreDr. Bill Lucas: Pwned
OK, you have to check out the account of an on-the-spot takedown of antievolutionist Bill Lucas, Ph.D., in the Q&A
Read moreSynchronicity
My sister, Emily Kay, is visiting on her way back to Australia. Today, we went out to lunch at Sweet
Read morePeoples Archive
Burt “TM” Humburg sent me a link to the Peoples Archive, a site that collects videotaped interviews with scientists, philosophers,
Read moreMan must conquer other planets to survive, says Hawking | the Daily Mail
Man must conquer other planets to survive, says Hawking | the Daily Mail Stephen Hawking is advocating human colonization of
Read moreLook, Up In the Sky, It’s a Duck, a Grebe, a Loon… It’s A Fossil!
Gansus yumenensis is the name, and dozens of well-preserved fossils of this early bird show that it had a semi-aquatic
Read moreHow to Write an Antievolution Article
Today’s lesson is about publishing. Not writing. Not scholarship. Just the act of getting words out in front of other
Read moreScientists create hybrid butterfly species in lab
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists said on Wednesday they have created a distinctive red and yellow butterfly in the laboratory by
Read moreNews in Science – ‘Grand-daddy’ of crocs found in Australia – 14/06/2006
News in Science – ‘Grand-daddy’ of crocs found in Australia – 14/06/2006
Read moreCoulter on “Darwinism”
Ann Coulter’s new book excoriating liberalism, by various reports, uses about a third of its pages to rail against “Darwinism”.
Read moreWeakened Science Education in South Carolina
South Carolina’s The State gives a question and answer article about the just-adopted state science standards and their coverage of
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