A Sesquicentennial: Wallace and Darwin at the Linnean Society
One hundred fifty years ago, this date fell on a Thursday. On that Thursday, the meeting of the Linnean Society
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Evolution 2008, Day 3: Evolution in the Classroom
There were presentations on Sunday about at least two software packages that allow students to investigate evolutionary processes in the
Read moreThe Practice of Science: Broken
I’m going to make what is likely to be taken as an extreme criticism. I hope to start some discussion
Read moreEvolution 2008, Day 3: Encyclopedia of Life
I just heard a talk about the Encyclopedia of Life, a project to put up a page for every named
Read moreLouisiana: An Open Letter to Gov. Jindal
The Louisiana legislature has passed a bill allowing teachers to insert essentially whatever they want into curricula about evolutionary science.
Read moreEvolution 2008, Day 1
I arrived last night here in Minneapolis. This morning, Weezie Mead from NCSE and I made our way over to
Read moreThings That Make You Go, “Hmmmm.”
For the past several weeks, I’ve been getting email from L. Scott Smith announcing his new blog. I took a
Read moreOhio: The Next Lawsuit Arrives
The Mount Vernon News reports that a civil rights complaint has been filed against “Mount Vernon City School District Board
Read moreA Wide Experiment
I’m putting a poster together to take to the Society for the Study of Evolution meeting next weekend, and the
Read moreKen Miller Was on Science Friday Today
NPR’s Science Friday hosted Ken Miller. Miller is promoting his new book, Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for
Read moreTom Willis Has a Problem
Remember Lauri Lebo discussing the social costs of confronting religious intolerance in her book, “The Devil in Dover”? Did you
Read moreLauri Lebo’s “The Devil in Dover”
The Devil in Dover Lauri Lebo The New Press (http://laurilebo.com) I had been steadily working on analysis of an experiment
Read moreMac OS X and Midnight Commander: The Missing “Insert” Key
I do a lot of work at a Unix command line interface on the MacBook Pro. One of the very
Read moreWelcome to the Pack, Little One
OK, there’s a new critter underfoot here. Follow the link for a “cute” overdose. But there is some method here…
Read moreBiologic Institute Releases “Stylus”
The Biologic Institute, the Seattle research arm of the Discovery Institute (not to be confused with the older North American
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: “Imagine” Use is Fair, Judge Rules
Yoko Ono’s lawsuit went nowhere in Judge Sidney Stein’s courtroom. The judge ruled that “Expelled”‘s brief use of the John
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