NYT References Panda’s Thumb Blogger Tara Smith
An op-ed column by Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times referenced Panda’s Thumb blogger Tara Smith. The op-ed is
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Minimal Protection for Images
I’ve already had at least one image of mine pirated for derivative work sold on CafePress. I like sharing my
Read moreRichard Dawkins and the Purpose of Purpose
Oxford University’s previous Charles Simonyi Professor for Public Understanding of Science, Richard Dawkins, visited Michigan State University in East Lansing
Read moreMore About the Behe Talk
Michael Behe gave a talk at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, as mentioned in a previous post here.
Read moreNotes from a Behe Talk
Lou FCD at After the Bar Closes has posted a set of notes from a Michael Behe talk last evening.
Read moreKirk Durston and Misrepresentation of Avida
Kirk Durston wrote in his “Introduction to Intelligent Design”: Recent computer simulations have failed to generate 32 bits of functional
Read moreOrigins of “Intelligent Design” … Again
The traveling Discovery Institute roadshow featuring a double bill of John West and Casey Luskin got some attention when ERV
Read morePoles of the Conflict Model Are Self-Reinforcing
The conflict model of the relation between science and religion is polar, with doctrinaire religious people at one pole and
Read moreProject Steve by the Numbers
Over on the Panda’s Thumb, there’s a thread about NCSE’s Project Steve hitting the kilosteve mark, that is, the 1000th
Read moreFlorida: Reliving the Past
State senator Stephen Wise plans to introduce a bill requiring balanced treatment for “intelligent design” whenever evolutionary science is taught
Read moreFuz Rana: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
An old joke can be recycled… Q. How do you know when a professional antievolution advocate is lying? A. Their
Read moreTexas: Texas Freedom Network Blogs on Hearings
Check it out. There are several posts summarizing the action at the State Board of Education hearings earlier today.
Read moreAcademic Free-For-All Day
The Alliance for Science has a page up for Academic Free-For-All Day. Ever since that sad debacle known as the
Read moreDiscovery Institute: More Propaganda Misuse of “Academic Freedom”
The Discovery Institute, who told everybody for years that they should “wedge” “intelligent design” creationism into the public schools (and
Read moreWhy Your Neighbor Hates Evolution
Lansing Community College had an in-service day today with round-table discussions. Diane and I had volunteered to lead three such
Read moreAnother Lawsuit Norm Coleman Can Look Forward to Losing
Al Franken will be certified as the winner next Monday in the Minnesota race for Senator against Republican Norm Coleman.
Read moreTexas: Religious Antievolution’s Silly Season
An astounding experience related by Nelson Thompson in a previous thread deserves more attention. A recent experience has shown me
Read moreSteve Fuller’s Crusade
Sociologist and post-modernist Steve Fuller has joined the posting crew at Uncommon Descent, joining such luminaries as David Scott Springer
Read moreA Capsule Summary of the Status of Dembski’s Explanatory Filter
William Dembski’s “explanatory filter” (EF) has been offered as a “rational reconstruction” of how work gets done in various scientific
Read moreCasey Luskin on the Ad Hominem
Casey Luskin shows that, once again, antievolution correlates with moral relativism. In a post criticizing Ed Humes, Luskin slips in
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