Pitfalls of Popular Writing About Science
I won’t cover the gamut, but rather wish to point out a case. In the 16 Oct. 2008 Nature, Clive
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Science and Math Elemetary Exploration
Back on November 8th, Diane and I spent half the day helping Lansing Community College put on their Science and
Read moreNCSE’s New Website
The National Center for Science Education has long planned a revision of their web pages. Now, the new version of
Read moreThe Real Weasel in JavaScript
I set up a page taking a first pass at providing a “weasel” program that follows the description Richard Dawkins
Read moreSay Good-Bye to Sage Grouse
The campaign to eradicate sage grouse continues. The San Francisco Chronicle reports on Nevada Gov. Gibbons and his comments on
Read moreInformation Increase in Evolution
I was looking up stuff on bacterial DNT degradation, and ran across a post by Joel Tay on antievolutionist criticisms
Read moreFrontiers of Science Workshop
Last Saturday, there was a “Frontiers of Science” workshop led by Rob Pennock. This was part of a series of
Read moreDolphin Biopsy Study Hits the Press
I suspect an editor at the Miami Herald didn’t get the picture from Cammy Clark’s report on Jennifer Lewis’s research
Read moreEvolutionary Computation and Astronomy
Back in 1998, I was suggesting the use of evolutionary computation to investigate alternative hypotheses concerning data about foraging in
Read moreComputational Chemistry and … Evolution?
Research at Florida State University in computational chemistry has uncovered evidence that an enzyme that initiates processes involving DNA and
Read moreA Study on Whistles — And Only Whistles
There’s a study in the Journal of Comparative Psychology that comes somewhat up my alley. Quick, Nicola J. and Vincent
Read moreMcCain Picks Palin: Medium Threat to Science Education
John McCain has picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential candidate. Palin comes with solid conservative credentials, including agreement
Read moreNew Popular Book on Marine Mammal Research
From the MarMam email list: The following is posted as a courtesy to Dr. William E. Evans (http://www.myweebio.net; email: evans1930@sbcglobal.net),
Read moreMexico, the Vaquita, and the USA
The vaquita is a small porpoise endemic to the Gulf of California. It is also critically endangered, with only about
Read moreCaution: Lumping Hazardous to Species Health
There are great big groupers in the Atlantic and the Pacific. They look the same, so the assumption has been
Read moreA Cool Genome
Another genome has been sequenced, and this time they did Trichoplax adhaerens. This is one of the simplest of multi-cellular
Read moreMice Reject Human Embryonic Stem Cells; Dog Bites Man
In the “Duh” category of research, a new study from Stanford University finds that the immune response of mice targets
Read moreMore Depressing Ocean News
A report says that exotic Pacific red lionfish, a staple of hobbyist salt-water aquaria in the USA, are expanding across
Read moreThe Self-Recognition Club Expands: Magpies
Research shows that magpies can display mirror self-recognition behavior. Mirror self-recognition is one of the few tests of behavior that
Read moreDead Zones: The True Oceanic Horror Story
Scientific American has an article about dead zones, those regions of ocean bottom that become too depleted of oxygen to
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