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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.
October 31, 2008
Category: Science and Politics
I might not have time for in-depth writing on the topic, but that doesn't mean it's far from my mind. It certainly wasn't when I read the journal Nature's endorsement of Obama.
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:09 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 29, 2008
Category: Presidential
I just watched the Obama "infomercial", and I was blown away. Never mind the production values that Chris Matthews is nattering on about. The real story is about the message: this campaign is about us. It's about what we...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:46 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 28, 2008
Category: Elections
In today's Atlanta Journal Constitution, Army spouse Elisabeth Kadlec writes: When we married our spouses, I am sure that none of us were signing up to be single parents. But in essence that is what we become. Many people...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:54 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 21, 2008
Category: Public Perception of Science
I wasn't planning to discuss the book's prologue, but as I worked my way through it, it became very clear to me that there are a number of points in there that really need to be discussed, and sooner rather than later. Several of the points that Alinsky raises are likely to be at least moderately controversial with some of the readers (and bloggers) here.
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:50 PM • 6 Comments •
October 20, 2008
Category: Presidential
I've got to admit that when I heard that Colin Powell was planning on endorsing a candidate for president yesterday, I was unimpressed. I figured that whichever candidate he chose would be on the receiving end of a lukewarm...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 11:03 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 17, 2008
Category: From the Right
There's something truly amazing about Uncommon Descent's DaveScot. He misrepresents data in a stupid way, gets caught, gets embarrassed, and then he does it again. And again. And again. It's like he expects it to work this time -...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 6:48 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 16, 2008
Category: From the Right
What a difference a day makes. Last night, the picture of Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher (aka Joe the Plumber) we all had was the one John McCain painted for us: a hardworking plumber with serious plans to buy the plumbing...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 2:58 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 15, 2008
Category: Political
My Friends, I give you the Digital Millennium Copyright Act: a law that John McCain was for, before he learned that it applies to him.
Posted by Mike Dunford at 5:54 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 5, 2008
Category: Public Perception of Science
...keep an eye on the left sidebar of this blog. There's a listing there of the times and dates when the prize announcements will be made. If all goes well, the list will be automatically updated with the names of...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 12:20 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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