Checking China Censorship
WebSitePulse has a China firewall test that gives users a way to check if a particular website is being blocked
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Mice Reject Human Embryonic Stem Cells; Dog Bites Man
In the “Duh” category of research, a new study from Stanford University finds that the immune response of mice targets
Read moreEvolution in Culture: Nintendo
I’ve commented before about advertising showing broader acceptance of evolution in a positive light than the antievolutionists like to paint.
Read moreMore Depressing Ocean News
A report says that exotic Pacific red lionfish, a staple of hobbyist salt-water aquaria in the USA, are expanding across
Read moreThe Self-Recognition Club Expands: Magpies
Research shows that magpies can display mirror self-recognition behavior. Mirror self-recognition is one of the few tests of behavior that
Read moreDead Zones: The True Oceanic Horror Story
Scientific American has an article about dead zones, those regions of ocean bottom that become too depleted of oxygen to
Read moreFAQ: Is there a difference between “intelligent design” and “creationism”?
Over at Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub, there’s discussion of the theism-in-science issue. Among the questions, one popped up that lots of
Read moreThe New Independent: Paris Hilton?
John McCain’s invocation of Paris Hilton in attacking Barack Obama has garnered a response from… Paris Hilton. With tongue firmly
Read moreDiamonds Aren’t Forever?
The Institute for Creation Research has a project called RATE, whose intent was to overturn radiometric absolute dating methods as
Read moreNikon and DIY
Back in college, I used to take long exposures of things at night. Using my trusty Nikon F2, I could
Read moreGeorgia Aquarium
Here’s photos from the trip that I, Laura, and PZ took to the Georgia Aquarium back on July 15th. They
Read moreCounting Off
I just had to rip out the Sitemeter visit counter from my sidebar. Sitemeter is apparently having difficulties, and for
Read moreSomething Terrific from MIT
I was looking for some open source courseware, and my Google search brought up this site from the Massachusetts Institute
Read moreAntievolutionists Gaming YouTube Rankings
I got email passing along a plea for assistance from a person who makes video responses to antievolution guff and
Read moreDave Barry’s Colonoscopy Journal
A friend of mine emailed me one of those humorous things, this time it was Dave Barry’s article on the
Read moreIntelligent Design: Philosophical Bogosity
Over at Telic Thoughts, they are pumped that a self-described atheist, Bradley Monton, is shopping around for a publisher for
Read moreMore DI Airy Dismissals
You know that the spinners at the Discovery Institute love to hype their own performances and those of critics who
Read moreIrresponsible, or Wicked?
In a stunning case of projection, a shill for “intelligent design creationism” has entered a scurrilous review on Amazon.com of
Read moreGECCO 2008
I’m at GECCO 2008, the ACM’s SIGEVO annual conference. This morning, PZ Myers gave a very nice keynote talk on
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