Diamonds Aren’t Forever?
The Institute for Creation Research has a project called RATE, whose intent was to overturn radiometric absolute dating methods as
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Georgia Aquarium
Here’s photos from the trip that I, Laura, and PZ took to the Georgia Aquarium back on July 15th. They
Read moreIntelligent Design: Philosophical Bogosity
Over at Telic Thoughts, they are pumped that a self-described atheist, Bradley Monton, is shopping around for a publisher for
Read moreGECCO 2008
I’m at GECCO 2008, the ACM’s SIGEVO annual conference. This morning, PZ Myers gave a very nice keynote talk on
Read moreBlast from the Past: IC and Impedance Matching
Today, Nelson Alonso turned up on AtBC and turned in an amazing performance that has to be seen to be
Read moreA Sesquicentennial: Wallace and Darwin at the Linnean Society
One hundred fifty years ago, this date fell on a Thursday. On that Thursday, the meeting of the Linnean Society
Read moreThe Practice of Science: Broken
I’m going to make what is likely to be taken as an extreme criticism. I hope to start some discussion
Read moreAt Last, Quantum Mechanics Makes it to the Back Alley
A gentle touch for better control, a quantum mechanical con, and milestone PRL papers Gaming and gambling have inspired a
Read moreOxygen depletion: A new form of ocean habitat loss
Oxygen depletion: A new form of ocean habitat loss We take breathing for granted. And especially we take the availability
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: Ben Stein Says Scientists Are Murderers
Friendly Atheist » Scientists Are Murderers According to Ben Stein, at least. Stein (speaking about the Holocaust): …that was horrifying
Read moreFishing throws targeted species off balance
Fishing throws targeted species off balance, Scripps study shows Back on my birthday in 2006, I had a post about
Read moreWarning buoys for right whales installed along Massachusetts Bay
Warning buoys for right whales installed along Massachusetts Bay Chris Clarke and the Ornithology Lab at Cornell University have an
Read moreRemembering Rosalind Franklin
I heard a snippet on the radio, by Garrison Keillor if I heard it correctly, discussing an event leading to
Read moreStanislaw Ulam and Bill Dembski
Bill Dembski invokes Stan Ulam as an antievolutionist. Pim van Meurs has a good response at Panda’s Thumb, noting a
Read moreMore Plotting
I followed up on a comment left in the earlier comment thread about giving gnuplot a try. For some reason,
Read moreRaptor Force
The PBS Nature series looks at the intersection between falconry and science with Raptor Force. The episode airs this evening,
Read moreLunar eclipse, 2008/02/20 10-11 PM EDT
We’ve got a total lunar eclipse coming up here shortly. Friends are coming over, and we’ll pull out the telescope
Read moreAntievolutionists Wrong About Darwin Yet Again
Antievolutionists make lots of claims about Charles Darwin, seeking to impeach the authority of someone born 199 years ago today.
Read moreSigh… Another Item for the Wish List
M-Audio has updated its handheld Microtrack solid-state recorder to the Microtrack II. The specs are attractive. It records in stereo
Read moreWhere Have We Heard That Before?
While all antievolution depends upon previous expositions for the concepts and arguments, most of the time each new generation of
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