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Tara C. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology. Her research involves a number of pathogens at the animal-human nexus. Additionally, she is the founder of Iowa Citizens for Science and also writes for The Panda's Thumb and WIRED SCIENCE's Correlations. Please note the views expressed on this site are Dr. Smith's alone and may not be representative of the groups mentioned above.
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PZ got kicked out of a screening of Expelled, the latest ID propaganda movie--in which he's featured. Someone else who's in it? Richard Dawkins. Guess who PZ's guest was--a guest who was let into the screening? Yep. Dawkins. The irony....Posted on March 21, 2008 12:05 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Guillermo Gonzalez tenure review goes to the Board of Regents today: updated
It's not certain there will be a decision immediately, though: From the Iowa State Daily: The Iowa Board of Regents will meet Thursday to discuss the tenure denial appeal of Guillermo Gonzalez, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Iowa...Posted on February 7, 2008 1:00 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Discovery Institute bloviates. Again.
The DI spouts off in Iowa, alleging a conspiracy against Iowa State astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez.Posted on December 4, 2007 9:40 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Discovery Institute's a-comin' to Iowa
The Discovery Institute again takes up the cause of Iowa State University astronomer and DI fellow Guillermo Gonzalez.Posted on November 29, 2007 7:30 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Where's the Discovery Institute when you need a defender of academic freedom?
Teaching Adam and Eve as mythology apparently cost a professor his job...Posted on September 25, 2007 2:55 PM • 34 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
YearlyKos aftermath
Science + politics = yo' mamma.Posted on August 9, 2007 8:00 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Religion and Science symposium: Iowa, 2007
Can religion and science get along? Or at least, can scientists and religious people? We tackled the topic in an Iowa symposium on evolution and religion.Posted on July 20, 2007 1:45 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Be a scientific consultant for the Clergy Letter Project!
Lend your scientific expertise to promote evolution education.Posted on July 17, 2007 2:25 PM • 25 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
While I'm out...
Catch up on some good reading elsewhere.Posted on July 12, 2007 10:00 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Why deny only one part of science? IDists branch out into AIDS denial
When pseudosciences collide...Posted on July 2, 2007 9:00 AM • 250 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Answers in Genesis doth protest too much
AiG volunteers confront gay man, love sodomites: We asked the lone gentleman behind the booth about the origins of the rainbow colors as a symbol for the homosexual movement. He gave us some history, apparently in San Francisco is where...Posted on July 1, 2007 10:00 AM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Creation museum---more posts from the gang
I mentioned that a whole group of us went to the Creation Museum in Kentucky. Professor Steve Steve has his account now up at the Thumb, while Jason Rosenhouse has a two-parter at EvolutionBlog, and Wes Elsberry's account is here....Posted on June 25, 2007 8:00 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Field trip to the Creation Museum
I mentioned I was back in Ohio last week. The occasion was the celebration of my grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary, but while I was in the area, a number of us from Panda's Thumb also met up south of Cincinnati...Posted on June 21, 2007 3:10 PM • 81 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Behe pwned again
Behe's "The Edge of Evolution" is officially on the shelves now, and already it's DOA.Posted on June 5, 2007 7:00 AM • 20 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Even Answers in Genesis thinks Michael Egnor's using the wrong argument
Always late to the party...Posted on June 1, 2007 4:00 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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