Hawks, Dogs, and Churches
Diane’s parents have been visiting with us. Head over to the Baywing weblog for a couple of posts on recent
Read moreMonth: September 2006
It Figures: Elevated Testosterone Kills Nerve Cells
ScienceDaily: Elevated Testosterone Kills Nerve Cells The linked article describes research where cultures of nerve cells show apoptosis – a
Read moreDolphin Tails and Animal Models
This morning, Glenn Branch IM’d me a link to the following blog post: Pure Pedantry : Scientists in FL attempt
Read moreCredit Cards and Identity Theft
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about credit card fraud and identity theft here. There’s still a huge problem
Read moreWeekly Raptor
Rusty launches from her perch. The time is right around sunset, so the exposure time is long enough to allow
Read moreTargetting NASA
Alexander Villacampa decided to go after NASA in an essay, NASA: Exemplary of Government Waste. There’s certainly room for improvement
Read moreEngage Cloaking Device!
Over at Bill Dembski’s Uncommon Descent weblog, the administration has found it convenient in the past to excise comments or
Read moreID Advocates Just Can’t Help Themselves
Over at UD, a commenter noted the following: “only an editor will be able to approve contributions. Otherwise the texts
Read moreClimate Change Roundup
Greenhouse gas bubbling from melting permafrost feeds climate warming A study co-authored by a Florida State University scientist and published
Read moreAt the Theater
I was part of a preview audience for a play that will have its world premiere at the B Street
Read moreWeekly Raptor
Andrea and one of the Harris’s hawks on the hunt in San Diego. We visited San Diego last December and
Read moreBicycles are Surprisingly Stable
Think about riding your bicycle… you have one, right? When you have it up to speed, it feels stable. Minor
Read moreSmall Universal Turing Machines
I ran across my copy of Marvin Minsky’s Computation: Finite and Infinite Machines. This isn’t exactly light reading, but it
Read moreSantayana and Shrom
I’m making my way through Glenn Shrom’s book, Getting Past the Culture Wars: Regarding Intelligent Design. I’ve run across something
Read moreTexas Marine Mammal Stranding Network Rummage Sale
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network Rummage Sale For those of you in the Houston region, this news item notes that
Read morePlantinga and Wishful Philosophizing
ID advocate and philosopher Alvin Plantinga has a reputation for operating at a higher level than the mass of ID
Read more‘Frankenstein protein’ defies biology textbooks
‘Frankenstein protein’ defies biology textbooks – life – 07 September 2006 – New Scientist This article relates a research finding
Read moreReef fish lives fast, dies young
News in Science – Reef fish lives fast, dies young – 08/09/2006 Lifespan of the coral reef pygmy goby: 59
Read moreNews in Science – Reef fish lives fast, dies young – 08/09/2006
News in Science – Reef fish lives fast, dies young – 08/09/2006 Lifespan of the coral reef pygmy goby: 59
Read moreAre Dolphins Dimbulbs?
Paul Manger has found a fast-track to academic notoriety: say something controversial about dolphin intelligence. Specifically, Manger contends that dolphin
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