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profile.jpg Mike Dunford is a graduate student in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he studies evolution. He's also a contributer to The Pandas Thumb. As is the case with everyone else here, his opinions are his own, and do not necessarily represent those of any organization he is affiliated with.



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December 28, 2007

A Newsflash for Congress: Caving in didn't actually work.

Category: "Supporting" the Troops

The Democratic Congressional "leadership" apparently thought that they could get the defense bill passed and signed into law if they caved in and gave President Bush everything he asked for. As it turns out, they were wrong. The smirking...

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December 17, 2007

Democracy can be a beautiful thing. But strange.

Category: Politics

One of the first pieces of legislation on the United States Senate's agenda for today will be the revision of the FISA wiretapping bill. The Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, is planning to move forward a bill that would...

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December 16, 2007

Richard Dawkins, Bill O'Reilly, and Christmas in the Public Square.

Category: Religion

When Richard Dawkins and Bill O'Reilly are on the same side of an issue, it's a surprise. When it's an issue that involves religion in the public sphere, it's quite possibly a sign that the apocalypse is drawing nigh....

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December 12, 2007

Well, that stinks...

Category: Misc

Terry Pratchett just announced that he's been diagnosed with a rare form of early-onset Alzheimer's. He's at least somewhat upbeat, though: PS I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that this should be interpreted...

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December 11, 2007

More incentive to improve my German

Category: Misc

I took two years of German not all that long ago, but I can't really say I learned the language. I can pick out words here and there, make it to the bathroom, and say "I'm sorry, but my...

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"We are what is wrong, and we must make it right"

Category: Science and Politics

Last night, in Oslo, Al Gore delivered a simple, powerful message. It's a familiar message to anyone who has watched him speak since 2000, or watched his movie, or read his books. It's simply a call for nothing more...

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December 10, 2007

ScienceDebate2008

Category: Do Something

Why - and when - do bridges fail? How and why does veterinary usage of some medications pose a risk to humans? How important is it to be absolutely certain that global warming is causing an increase in hurricane...

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December 7, 2007

Religion and Freedom. Or: Why Freedom Requires Secularism.

Category: Religion in Politics

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated eleven years, four months, and one day before I was born, but I miss him. There are issues today where his voice is needed even more than it was needed in 1960. But Kennedy...

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December 6, 2007

Discovery Institute to Ames Tribune: Report what we say, not what we do!!

Category: Accidental

Poor Rob Crowther seems to be having a bad week. First, his big Iowa press conference turned out to be a total non-event. Then, it turned out that some of the people who did mention the press conference didn't...

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Tenure and Money

Category: Public Perception of Science

With all of the renewed fuss the Discovery Institute is trying to stir up over the Gonzalez tenure thing, this seems like a really good time to talk about the role of money in the tenure process. I'm not...

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December 3, 2007

The Discovery Institute and the Gonzalez Tenure Issue: Why Should Intelligent Design be Privileged?

Category: Intelligent Design

The Discovery Institute is currently making hay (again) over Iowa State's decision to deny tenure to Discovery Institute Fellow Guillermo Gonzalez. They've held a press conference and issued a press release claiming to have proof that Intelligent Design was...

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