Behe Called on His Bluff
Over on Uncommon Descent, “BarryA” expresses his disappointment in Judge Jones. Specifically, “BarryA” thinks that Michael Behe got a raw
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BSCS Keys to Science
I’m off later today to travel to Colorado Springs. I have a talk there tomorrow morning, “Public Policy and Intelligent
Read moreScience is a Harsh Schoolmistress
ABC News: Scientist says tried to clone mammoth The news story relates the aftermath of the Hwang Woo-suk case, as
Read moreTexas tops California in harnessing wind power
Texas tops California in harnessing wind power Interestingly, Texas has pulled ahead of California in total energy production via wind
Read moreAct Now to Help End Japanese Dolphin Drive Hunting
Dr. Lori Marino, a colleague of mine at Emory University, sent out a call for action to end the Japanese
Read moreActivation Energy
I had been interested in the evolution/creation controversy for some time, but while growing up this was just a matter
Read moreEarth Faces ‘Catastrophic Loss of Species’ – Environment –
Earth Faces ‘Catastrophic Loss of Species’ – Environment – Uh, yeah. I’m not sure what’s worse about this, that the
Read moreClones on Their Own
A study of identical twins confirms that they have individual personalities (duh!) and discusses the findings in the context of
Read moreCode and Recode
Between 1999 and 2001, I wrote over 50,000 lines of code for data collection and data analysis. Well, we’re starting
Read moreNicotine and Hearing
Nicotine exposure during development leads to hearing problems, Today@UCI: Press Releases: The study described in the release concerns the effect
Read moreNCSE News, 2006/07/14
The weekly news summary from the National Center for Science Education is up, including an MP3 of the summary read
Read moreHabitat Loss and Migration
Yellowstone ecosystem may lose key migrant This study points to the pronghorn antelope’s migration path to and from the Yellowstone
Read moreCalifornia Burning
Last night, I was driving up I-5 from Castaic, California up to the exit to west I-580. A brush fire
Read moreSome Lows in Dolphin Sound Production, Part 1
My dissertation was on the topic of bottlenose dolphin sound production during biosonar. One of the things that I’ll be
Read moreCorals switch skeleton material as seawater changes
Corals switch skeleton material as seawater changes This study talks about establishing that some corals can switch from depositing aragonite
Read moreMichigan Fight Resumes
Fight over teaching scientific theories likely to continue In Michigan, a “critical analysis” style bill that mentioned evolution and climate
Read moreMy Hat’s off to You, Mrs. New
The New York Times reports on a dedicated science teacher in Georgia who quietly insisted on teaching biology with evolution
Read moreEverything You Know About Genesis is Wrong
Over on Best Syndication, there is an article by Herman Cummings. For those of us in evolution/creation issues, Cummings crops
Read moreAcademies of Sciences Around the World
Another BBC report, and this one is big: Academic Societies Around the World Support Teaching Evolution. 68 societies joined in
Read moreDr. Bill Lucas: Pwned
OK, you have to check out the account of an on-the-spot takedown of antievolutionist Bill Lucas, Ph.D., in the Q&A
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