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Mike Dunford was a graduate student in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he studied evolution. Life as an army spouse has since moved him on to Pensacola, where he's currently trying to figure out what to do next. While he's doing that, he writes stuff here, although not usually in the third person. 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.
July 31, 2008
Category: Animals
Every now and then I'm reminded of just how awesome the world we live in is. Today's reminder came during a walk on the beach, as I watched a young osprey hunting for lunch just offshore. I had my...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 3:34 PM • 1 Comments •
July 30, 2008
Category: Misc Science
My scientific background leaves me more inclined to trust laboratory results than people, and I'm no more inclined to give athletes the benefit of the doubt in doping cases than anyone else who's been paying attention over the last...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 10:44 AM • 20 Comments •
July 29, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
UAlbany off party school list -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY The school that I started my very long undergraduate career at is no longer one of the top party schools in the country. But the...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:32 PM • 2 Comments •
July 28, 2008
Category: Politics
My Liberal Identity:You are a Social Justice Crusader, also known as a rights activist. You believe in equality, fairness, and preventing neo-Confederate conservative troglodytes from rolling back fifty years of civil rights gains.Take the quiz at www.FightConservatives.com and what kind...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 11:09 PM • 7 Comments •
Category: Daily Linkfests
BBC NEWS | Americas | US man charged for shooting mower "It's my front yard, and I'll shoot if I want to, shoot if I want to, shoot if I want to. You would shoot too, if it broke...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:33 PM • 0 Comments •
July 23, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
Video: Escaped chimp disarms zookeeper | Environment | guardian.co.uk Title says it all. Feministe » More On Medical Battery Yet another case of a surgeon going just a little bit beyond the procedure he had the patient's consent for....
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:34 PM • 0 Comments •
July 22, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
Mingle2 - 9 Reasons Not to Date a Tyrannosaurus Rex Cute. Not very cute, but cute. Leo Hickman: Ofcom's verdict on Channel 4 will feed the conspiracy theorists | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk He's right, but that's why...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:32 PM • 0 Comments •
July 21, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
The Darwin Diet | Science | guardian.co.uk I'm not sure I'd try any of those diets out, but I'm not a fan of Atkins, either. The rise of the urban shepherd | Society | The Guardian At least one...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:32 PM • 1 Comments •
July 19, 2008
Category: Science, Policy, and Management
Yesterday afternoon, Judge Donald Molloy of the Federal District court for Montana issued a preliminary injunction reinstating Endangered Species Act protections for grey wolves in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. This is very good news for the wolves. Although a...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:32 PM • 18 Comments •
July 16, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
A Blog Around The Clock : The Giant's Shoulders #1 Bora brings us the inaugural edition of a new blog carnival devoted to posts that discuss classic scientific papers. If you're interested in history, there's a lot there to...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:33 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Religion
Apparently, Chad's dog has at least some of the issues surrounding the PZ Myers/Eucharist desecration issue figured out. I'm not sure, but I think she understands them much better than some of the folks who have been commenting here....
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:57 AM • 2 Comments •
July 15, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
Beavers, wolves & boar, oh my - University of Oxford Interesting article on the issues that come up when previously lost species are reintroduced to an area. Daily Kos: GOP, the Know-Nothing Party The Republicans continue to demonstrate that...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:33 PM • 2 Comments •
July 14, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
The Greenbelt: Man Sues Church After Prayer Is Granted This needs to be read to get the full effect. If you lack patience, here's the short version: Man prays for a powerful religious experience. Man receives powerful religious experience....
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:31 PM • 1 Comments •
July 12, 2008
Category: Religion
I really had no plans on posting more about the whole PZ and the eucharist thing. I got my own views off my chest last night, and there haven't been any new developments in the case itself. The initial...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:34 PM • 52 Comments •
Category: Religion
Over the last couple of days, I've considered posting something on the controversy that's been sparked by PZ Myers' comments about the eucharist, and the reaction of Bill Donohue and the Catholic League to those comments. I've been putting...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:23 AM • 54 Comments •
July 11, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
Gene Expression: Americans are scientific geniuses (relatively) No, Razib, we're not geniuses. We're apparently just slightly less stupid than others. An Original Confession - Olivia Judson - Evolution - Opinion - New York Times Blog Good article on Darwin...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:32 PM • 0 Comments •
July 10, 2008
Category: From the Right
I don't know what it is, but there's clearly something about the G8 conference that interferes with George Bush's ability to restrain his inner frat brat. At the G8 two years ago, you might recall, the Commander-in-Chief grabbed international...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 4:55 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: Daily Linkfests
Weldon Firm's Made Defective Tank Deal With Iraq | Danger Room from Wired.com What's the fun of invading someone if you can't rip them off when you're done?...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:35 PM • 0 Comments •
July 9, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
Sandwalk: The Three Fatal Flaws in the Theory of Evolution Yesterday, the anti-evolutionists brought the dumb. Today, they bring the dumber. BBC NEWS | UK | England | Manchester | Funding secured for observatory At least one project has...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:33 PM • 0 Comments •
July 8, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
Backreaction: Research and Teaching It's always awkward trying to find the bright side in an international educational crisis, but there is one here: at least this one's not just an American problem. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Nasa reveals...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:35 PM • 0 Comments •
July 7, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
Nothing shocks me, I'm a scientist: US Pentagon short of cash? The costs of war appear to include our compliance with totally unrelated international treaties. Nice. Hurricane BERTHA Forecast Discussion The season's second tropical storm has become the first...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:32 PM • 2 Comments •
July 6, 2008
Category: Picture Posts
I took this one last winter, while I was on vacation out in the French countryside. City Hall, Chaussenac, France. (Population 246)...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:52 PM • 2 Comments •
July 5, 2008
Category: Doing Science
Timo Hannay just responded, over at one of Nature's blogs, to the hordes of bloggers who were somewhat displeased with the tone and content of Declan Butler's recent Nature article. Now that someone from Nature has returned fire, and...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 10:01 PM • 4 Comments •
July 4, 2008
Category: Humor
Happy 4th of July, everyone! (via GeekDad)...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 6:24 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Daily Linkfests
Mike the Mad Biologist : Porn, Stimuli, and the Lawn of Unintended Consequences At least there's one sector of the economy that's been stimulated by the stimulus checks....
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:32 PM • 0 Comments •
July 3, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
The Associated Press: AP IMPACT: Race profiling eyed for terror probes We have met the enemy, and he is us. Tropical Depression TWO Forecast Discussion There's a system that's being watched, and may become a tropical storm or hurricane...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:36 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Misc Science
As you may or may not know, there's been some conflict in the scientific publishing industry over the last few years. Traditional business models have been challenged by an "open-access" model, where the papers are freely available to the...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:56 AM • 5 Comments •
July 2, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
Evolving Thoughts: Commander in Chief Just because it's an Australian talking about our politics doesn't mean it's wrong....
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:34 PM • 1 Comments •
July 1, 2008
Category: Daily Linkfests
Charles Darwin was not the father of atheism - Telegraph Decent article on Darwin and religion in yesterday's Telegraph. (tags: religion Darwin atheism) Science and maths exams are harder than arts subjects, say researchers | News crumb | EducationGuardian.co.uk...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:36 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Life in an Army Family
It's a little bit loud at the new Authority Family residence right now. The guys in the picture are practicing right overhead at the moment. The dog's in the bathtub, and the cat just did a backflip. As always,...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 9:52 AM • 1 Comments •
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