Archives for February 10, 2008
New Research Blogging Feed
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 The blogosphere is heating up! First, Blogging on Peer Reviewed Research. Then some other stuff I don’t want to tell you about (later, later). And now, this: Blogging on Pseudo-Scientific Douche-Bags. Here. I think it is still in experimental phase, but we all wish them well!
Proven: Michael Behe is a Moron
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 Michael Behe made a guest appearance in Beaver County the other day to engage in a debate on intelligent Design vs. Real Science. He got interviewed by a local reporter, who posed questions to both Behe and his antagonist. Here I provide a few excerpts for your amusement.
Blogospherics – Recommended reads
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 PZ Myer’s Gets Down with Islam A worrisome question: Why McCain would Win Over Obama Another worrisome question: Can John McCain Be Stopped?
NASA Connect Ancient Observatories
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 Berry Go Round #1
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 This is your best chance to own a pristine copy of a Virgin Carnival, on it’s very first round on the internet. Berry Go Round is a carnival about plants, and you can find the first installment here, at Seeds Aside.
Science Debate Two Thousand Eight in Business Week
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 Science Debate 2008 got a writeup in Business Week. When most of the Republican candidates for President proclaimed that they did not believe in evolution during a debate last year, astrophysicist Lawrence Krauss was one of many who were aghast. The Case Western University professor and best-selling author was even more upset when former Arkansas…
Yet Another Crop of Crackers Attacks Education in Florida
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 What?! Is Florida totally full of morons, or what? The Bay District School Board will vote on Wednesday on a resolution that waters down the proposed state standards for life science education. Please go to the Channel 7 web site where this story is posted and add your comments along side some guy from New…
Has Ron Paul Quit?
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 Vague reports are circulating that Ron Paul is quitting his bid for president. He wrote this letter to supporters.
Microsoft Goes Soft on Yahoo Hostile Takeover?
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 Secret information available only on, well, major news outlets, seems to indicate that Microsoft has backed off a recent attempt at a hostile takeover of Yahoo.
Darwin’s Plantation: Evolution’s Racist Roots
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 The provocative title of this post is the title of a new book, by Ken Ham (founder of the absurd Creation Museum, in the woeful state of Kentucky) . Charles ware is co-author.
Darwin and the Voyage: 06 ~ Bugs
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 When reading the Voyage, it is impossible to miss the observation that much of the time Darwin was engaged in adolescent boy behavior: Pulling the heads off insects, noting how long they would wiggle after cut in half, closely examining the ooze and guts, occupied much of his time. Obviously, careful observation and a strong…
Men Rendered Obsolete
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 Men are largely useless, and worse, detrimental to normal operation of a society. But they have been retained because they were the only known source of sperm. Not any more.
Mammals and the KT Event
Posted by Greg Laden on February 10, 2008 A very important and truly wonderful paper in Nature described a tour-de-force analysis of the Mammalian Evolutionary Record, and draws the following two important conclusions: The diversification of the major groups of mammals occurred millions of years prior to the KT boundary event; and The further diversification of these groups into the modern pattern of…
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