Evolution in Kansas
An installation of the “Explore Evolution” exhibit will open on Nov. 1 in the Museum of Natural History at the
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Yecke and I Go A Round
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Florida’s new K-12 Chancellor of Education, and I were quoted in a recent Palm Beach Post article
Read moreBack from OSLEP
I’m back home from a five-day seminar for the Oklahoma Scholars Leadership Enhancement Program (OSLEP). There were nine student participants,
Read morePanda’s Thumb Receives Accolade from SciAm
Scientific American magazine bestowed one of its 25 Science and Technology Web Awards for 2005 on the Panda’s Thumb weblog.
Read more“I’m Not Darwin-Only” T-shirt
“I’m Not Darwin-Only; I’m Science-Only” T-shirt now available. Evolutionary biologists haven’t been “Darwin-only” since…, well, actually, they’ve never been that
Read morePrairie Chickens
Back in 1994, Diane and I were taking an animal behavior course from Dr. Jane Packard. Part of the course
Read moreKatrina: Did Scientists Not Do Enough?
Mike Dunford at The Questionable Authority has an intriguing post concerning blame for the lack of preparedness in dealing with
Read moreNature Publishes Chimp Genome
The draft of the complete chimp genome has been published in the journal, Nature. I got email today from Nature
Read morePseudo-Dolphin Click
Whitlow Au’s The Sonar of Dolphins is a treasure-trove of information concerning odontocete biosonar. It does, therefore, cost a fortune.
Read moreAnimal Behavior Society, Day 3
I attended a presentation by Bruce Robertson on evolutionary traps. This describes a situation where a previously reliable signal used
Read moreAnimal Behavior Society, Day 2
We slept in a bit, which meant we missed the keynote talk early in the morning. When we did arrive
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Diane and I said good-bye to our house-sitter and drove to the Animal Behavior Society conference meeting. This year, it
Read moreOf Frauds and Fingerprints
Over on his weblog, William Dembski has a post making reference to an article on a means of “fingerprinting” textured
Read moreBerkeley Howlerfest
OK, I’m taking the cheap way out and pointing to John Wilkins’s writeup of the Howlerfest held on the 25th.
Read moreOne Paper On Its Way
Last week, I got word that one of the manuscripts had received final approval from the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal
Read moreThe Week that Was
Busy, busy, busy. Diane and Gail had a proposal due on Wednesday, so they were putting in a lot of
Read moreDolphins in the News
There’s a relatively recent story about tool use in dolphins, pointing to the use of sponges for protecting the rostrum
Read moreTravel and Talking
I head off for Texas tomorrow, where I’ll be for a week. I’ll be visiting Marc Nowell, my friend who
Read moreTrouble in Ohio
Panda’s Thumb breaks a national story… ID vs. Academic Integrity: Gaming the System in Ohio The article, by Richard Hoppe,
Read moreOklahoma, Textbooks, and Ignorance
In an online press release on 2005/05/25, Oklahoma state Senators Mike Mazzei & Clark Jolley announced, “Henry Nominee for Textbook
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