Archives for January 4, 2008
Science News Tidbits
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 Bird Flu; Cloned Cows in the US; Red Hat goes after Microsoft; Baby Mammoth; Balloons (presumably carrying robots) achieve flight record over Antarctic
The Best Analysis I’ve Seen of Iowa
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 New Open Access Paleontology Journal
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 Its name is, unfortunately, “Open Paleontology Journal.” Reminds me of the Soviet/Communist Era in Asia, where such a journal might have been named “The People’s Paleontology Journal.” Details are here.
News: britney spears latest, and the Idaho Caucus (or Iowa, or whatever)
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 It turns out that Huckabee …
Huckabee On Evolution
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 In the wake of his Iowa victory, Mike Huckabee is doing the news and talk show circuit. Here are his comments this AM on evolution.
Pope Evicts Astronomers
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 Pope Evicts Astronomers Science is to make way for diplomacy at the Pope’s summer residence, with the dismantling of the astronomical observatory that has been part of Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for more than 75 years. The Pope needs more room to receive diplomats so the telescopes have to go. The eviction of the…
The cat’s out of the bag…
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 The recent release of the NAS tome on evolution, and how evolution is good and creationist is bad, has been picked up by the religious community. It was only a matter of time before they noticed.
NAS: Religion and Science are Compatible
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 The National Academy of Sciences has issued the third version of its book “Science, Evolution and Creationism,” in which it makes an effort to reconcile belief in god with acceptance of evolution.
Science News Tidbits: Climate and Ecology
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 La Nina may cool Earth a little; The impact of biofuels; North Atlantic Warming is Complex
Florida Hearings on Evolution vs. Creationism
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 An update on the hearings.
Pat Robertson Talked To God Again
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 Every year around this time, Pat Robertson has a meeting with god, at which god tells Pat stuff about what is going to happen in the future. After several years of this, we now know for certain that god has no idea of, or no control over, what the future brings.
Presidential Candidates on Science
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2008 Indeed, in science. The current issue of Science reviews the positions of each of the major presidential candidates in the area of science.
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