North Carolina Visit
I’m now in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for the Carolina Law Review Symposium on Religion in the Public Schools. Dan
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AAAS, Day 1 Report
Nick Matzke and I set up the NCSE booth at AAAS in the morning. At noon, they opened the exhibit
Read moreScience Marching On
Diane will be heading out today on the first stage toward the field season in Wyoming. The research group is
Read moreLies, Liars, and Anti-Science
Bruce Salem had a hypothesis on the talk.origins newsgroup: Engineers seem to be disproportionately predisposed to take an antievolution position.
Read moreDarwin Day
I’m just home from giving a short talk at Stanford as part of the “Rational Thought” student group’s Darwin Day
Read moreDoes ID Get a Pass?
On Friday, Feb. 3rd, I was able to pose a question to Greer-Heard Forum headliners Michael Ruse and William Dembski.
Read moreDogs and Cancer
A Science Daily item notes that an experimental cancer treatment for dogs with melanoma shows some promising results. The technique
Read more“Evolution Makes a Mockery of Fishing Policy”
Over on the Science A GoGo site, they have an article titled, “Evolution Makes a Mockery of Fishing Policy”. The
Read moreSight and Sound
There’s notice in Scientific American Online of a neurological study of owls showing that the coordination of sight and sound
Read moreThere Is No Substitute
When it comes to conservation research, a study suggests that surrogate or model species do not “stand-in” for endangered species.
Read moreRaptors and Human Evolution
Raptors munched on human ancestors, the headlines could well say. The American Journal of Physical Anthropology is publishing research by
Read moreA Personal Tragedy
Back in December, I visited my friend, Mark Perakh, author of “Unintelligent Design” and the fellow behind the TalkReason website.
Read moreRadio Appearance
I have an appearance scheduled for today with Rob Lorei at Tampa’s WMNF 88.5 FM Community Radio starting at 1:05
Read moreA Correction
I’ve come to an understanding that what one says is not necessarily what one will be reported to say. A
Read moreSeeing Myself Through Another’s Eyes
Jeff Shallit pointed out to me that a chunk of a Salon.com article describes a lecture I gave at Chabot
Read moreKvD: Plaintiffs (and Science Education) Win!
In a clearly-argued decision, Judge John E. Jones III ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the Kitzmiller et al.
Read moreSMM2005 Kickoff Pics
We drove down to San Diego and are staying with Andrea, a fellow falconer. So here are all the birds
Read moreThe Biennial Conference is On
The 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals is on in San Diego, California. I am seeing many
Read moreNature for 2005/11/17
I’m part of a reader survey for the journal Nature, so I have a 13 week subscription dropping into my
Read moreReading Matter for Scott Adams
To me, the most fascinating aspect of the debate over Darwinism versus Intelligent Design is that neither side understands the
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