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Commentary on the Endless Dispute Between Evolution and Creationism
Jason Rosenhouse received
his PhD in mathematics
from Dartmouth College in 2000.
He subsequently spent three years as a post-doc at
Kansas State University.
Observing the machinations of the Kansas Board of Education
led to his unhealthy obsession with issues related
to evolution and creationism.
Currently he is an Associate Professor of
Mathematics at James Madison University,
in Harrisonburg, VA.
March 26, 2009
Here's William Dembski holding forth on the bacterial flagellum. Requiring no great conceptual leaps or being unable to find a case where Darwin's theory could not possibly apply is not the same thing as providing evidence. Sure, the proteins in...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 8:31 PM • 2 Comments •
March 23, 2009
Category: Politics
Distressing news from Florida: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences announced its plans to cut 10% from its budget. It targeted three departments: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Religion; and Geology. These three departments will take a far larger cut...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 4:27 PM • 8 Comments •
March 22, 2009
Category: Politics
Paul Krugman is disturbingly convincing about the merits of Obama bank bailout plan: But it's immediately obvious, if you think about it, that these funds will have skewed incentives. In effect, Treasury will be creating -- deliberately! -- the functional...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 5:55 PM • 8 Comments •
March 21, 2009
Category: Science
For reasons that are obscure, George Will has a reputation for being the most intellectual of conservatives. Not for him the cheap theatrics of Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter. He's the thinking man's conservative, or so goes the CW. On...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 5:41 PM • 9 Comments •
Category: Anti-Creationism
You've heard of those parasites that can invade other creatures and turn them into zombies, mindlessly doing the parasite's bidding? Well, if Ken Ham is is to be believed, that's pretty much what has happened to our own P.Z. Myers:...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 2:16 AM • 16 Comments •
March 19, 2009
Category: Politics
The recent war in Gaza, coupled with the rejection of Israel-critic Charles Freeman for an intelligence post in the Obama administration, has led to a renewed round of hand-wringing over America's relationship with Israel. Let's kick things off with this...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 5:34 PM • 39 Comments •
March 12, 2009
Category: Politics
11:23 First commercial break in the big Jon Stewart -- Jim Cramer interview. So far it's Stewart in a rout. Cramer's making a fool of himself; I actually feel a bit bad for him. It's pure train wreck time. Hard...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 11:22 PM • 32 Comments •
Category: Chess
We chess players have had to put up with taunts from our Go playing counterparts for quite some time. First there was the jibe that Go is so much easier to learn than chess. Then the dubious charge that Go...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:47 PM • 27 Comments •
March 10, 2009
Category: Science
As you have probably noticed, I haven't been blogging lately. This is largely because I have been working on some other writing projects, which involves many hours spent in frustrated contemplation of a blank computer screen, which leaves me decidedly...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 4:58 PM • 88 Comments •
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Starts With a Bang 11.04.2009
