LA Times Science Files for 2007/05/16
These are items compiled by staff of the LA Times. COSMOLOGY Turning the light on space’s dark matter A team
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Cetacean Intelligence Essay on PLoS Biology
My colleague Lori Marino and a who’s-who of cetacean behavior experts have published an essay on cetacean intelligence in PLoS
Read moreBehe’s New Expert Report
This just in… well, with a few hour hiatus because an electrical storm knocked out my connection. Discovery Institute Center
Read moreSupreme Court Rules: No “Duh”
I’m catching up on some reading. The May 10th Nature notes that the US Supreme Court reached a moment of
Read moreMore About Legalities and Antievolution
In another article about Mitt Romney and theistic evolution, PZ Myers responds to some of the criticisms of his previous
Read moreLegalities and Theistic Evolution
PZ Myers makes a statement about legal strategy: If he can’t, we’re going to have an interesting time at the
Read moreHere’s One Answer
PZ Myers poses a question about theistic evolution and court cases. The lawyer says, “Mr Matzke (you know Nick will
Read moreAnother Invidious Comparison
The “intelligent design” creationism (IDC) movement, having taken its shot in court and lost, apparently has nothing better to do
Read moreFraptorday: Weekly Raptor
Here’s a couple of pictures from last December. We stopped at a field near Vacaville nad had the hawks out.
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ARCHEOLOGY Team says it’s found Herod’s tomb Archeologists from Hebrew University say they have found the tomb of Herod the
Read moreNo True Scotsman, All Over Again
Over on the Antievolution bulletin board, an IDC advocate made the claim that people were simply being ridiculous to be
Read moreTancredo Believes in an Infinitely Plastic Past
From the Rocky Mountain News pages, one finds this: CREATE FIRST, EVOLVE LATER “Evolution explains changes in life. Creationism explains
Read moreFraptorday: Weekly Raptor
Here’s a couple of photographs from the first falconry meet Diane and I attended, back around 1983 in Florida. The
Read moreOne More Political Hack Out
The Los Angeles Times reports that Interior Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Julie A. MacDonald resigned on Monday over her egregious
Read moreWar On Science Continues: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory on Chopping Block
There is news that officials in the Department of Energy (DOE) have decided to simply stop funding the Savannah River
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