“Spam King” Arrested
Oh, frabjous day… the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on the arrest of Robert Soloway in Seattle. With millions lost in civil
Read moreMonth: May 2007
LA Times Science Files for 2007/05/30
These are items compiled by staff of the LA Times.
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These are items compiled by staff of the LA Times. SPACE Array of new planets found, but none like ours
Read moreWhen Farli Met the Spider
PZ Myers linked to a tale of brown recluse spiders. We have a spider story of our own to tell.
Read moreFraptorday: Weekly Raptor
These are pictures of Rusty from this past January. Rusty’s approach to perches here put her in a nice relation
Read moreStool Pigeon Bags Hawk-Killing Pigeon Fanciers
The LA Times has the story on the Southern California indictments of seven men charged with numerous counts of violating
Read moreLA Times Science Files for 2007/05/25
These are items compiled by staff of the LA Times. ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE Common chemicals pose danger for fetuses, scientists warm
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These are items compiled by staff of the LA Times. WAYWARD WHALES New tactics in humpback rescue effort SACRAMENTO –
Read moreNatGeo’s “Seconds to Disaster”: Challenger Disaster
Tonight’s broadcast of National Geographic’s “Seconds to Disaster” series took a look at the Challenger disaster. This covered the usual
Read moreThose “Esurance” Ads
There’s an auto insurance company, Esurance, that has a series of animated ads for their service that depict an Emma
Read moreLA Times Science Files for 2007/05/23
These are items compiled by staff of the LA Times. MEDICINE Concerns about diabetes drug Avandia aren’t new WASHINGTON –
Read moreIDC Alarming Sen. Brownback
Kansas Senator Brownback offered his two cents on the tenure case of Discovery Institute Center for the Renewal of Science
Read moreLA Times Science Files for 2007/05/22
These are items compiled by staff of the LA Times. MEDICINE Diabetes drug Avandia boosts heart attack risk, study finds
Read moreSciAm’s “Quantum Eraser” Home Experiment
Rachel Hillmer and Paul Kwiat have an article in the May 2007 Scientific American called “A Do-It-Yourself Quantum Eraser” (starts
Read moreQuestion for Dembski: Is Torture Morally Acceptable?
I find it strange to even have to pose the question, but William Dembski said something on his blog today
Read moreLA Times Science Files for 2007/05/21
These are items compiled by staff of the LA Times. ENDANGERED SPECIES Wayward whales are headed back home A mother-and-child
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These are items compiled by staff of the LA Times. ENVIRONMENT Farm air pollution targeted California plans to enact the
Read moreWeekly Raptor
Here’s a picture from May 6th showing Shelby, our male Harris’s hawk, perched on the glove of Brian Baer. Brian
Read moreLA Times Science Files for 2007/05/17
These are items compiled by staff of the LA Times. WEAR AND TEAR McCain: Physically fit to serve as president?
Read moreIntelligent Design and the Family
San Francisco’s adoption campaign for older children is featuring “Intelligent Design”, and they have this great “Heather Has Two Mommies”
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