Book Review: “Gnuplot In Action” by Philipp K. Janert
A while back, I posted here about getting acquainted with “gnuplot”, a handy cross-platform plotting tool. Philipp K. Janert happened
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A Quiet Halloween
I gave up on the idea of partying on Halloween when a headache I got in the afternoon insisted on
Read moreDembski and Marks Are Still Mischaracterizing Dawkins’ “Weasel”
William Dembski has a post up at Uncommon Descent that brings us up-to-date, somewhat, with what Dembski and Bob Marks
Read moreStanley Kurtz, the Obama Campaign, and Radio
I promised David Heddle a post about the Stanley Kurtz interview incident. And I wrote one just now that WordPress
Read moreSocial Networking
I have signed up on a number of social networking sites. I don’t know that I’ve gotten the hang of
Read moreInside the Trailer, Doing a 360
A panorama, that is. Given the pitiful wages that postdocs and adjunct faculty earn, the debt accrued through grad school
Read moreAn Example of a Difficult Patient
Michelle Mayer had to become a difficult patient to secure adequate health care for a misdiagnosed illness that actually turned
Read moreA Thirty-Year Interval
Back in high school (Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School, Lakeland, FL), I went to many of the football games
Read moreHawk-Killing Golfer Receives Sentence
Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour pled nolo contendere on the charges filed against him in the killing of a red-shouldered hawk.
Read moreThings Promoting Road Rage: Cigarettes
Yesterday, I was driving to work and ended up behind a black Pontiac Grand Prix driven by a male driver
Read moreDisappointing Spam
Subject: Huge tool to please your lassie What, email about table saws? A 3-axis CNC mill? A tractor plus mowing
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 moreEvolution 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 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
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