Archives for February 13, 2009
Doh! I missed it!!
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 Earlier today, the Linux Epoch time … which is the number os seconds since January 1st 1970 when the world was created … reached this number: 1234567890
Stories
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 Have you been reading Notes from Honduras? on White Coat Underground? Speaking of stories, have a look at this latest guest post on Quiche Moraine. And at Almost Diamonds, you should read Mother Chen’s Journey. That should keep you busy while I work on the next Congo Memoirs … for the AM, most likely.
Blogospherics: Nature and Conservation
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 Research: Coffee certification and bird conservation in Ethiopia The brushfires in Australia: ways you can help Where do robins go in the winter? Here: Wintering Robins.
Blogospherics: Climate
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 The economists’ consensus on global warming at Deltoid. Stoat: ‘Apocalyptic climate predictions’ mislead the public, say experts Another Global Warming Denial Documentary
The Bible as Ethnography ~ 03 ~ Sometimes a Snake is Just a Snake. But not in this case….
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 Genesis 2 ends with Adam and Eve being naked yet not ashamed. In Genesis 3, the Serpent, who is wiser than average, tricks Eve into partaking of the forbidden fruit of one of god’s two magic trees. This results in Adam and Eve recognizing their own nakedness, and compelling them to produce the first clothing.…
Hints and Tips for Kicking Butt on the Wii Mario Kart
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 First of all, I want you to understand that I’m a lightweight in the Mario Kart game. Julia is not. So my pointers come mainly from watching her. (Watching her kick my butt, actually.) I also want to make a few other comments that are not tricks, tips, or “cheats” on how to win, but…
This is not supposed to happen
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 Imagine if two people got in their cars and drove to work. They both live in different places and work in different places. They live miles from where they work. Their driving paths cross at one point. There are no other cars in the universe, just these two (remember, I’m asking you to use your…
Blorgospherics: Science Stuff
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 Blog Carnival: Linneaus Legacy # 16 The Intersection’s Sheril Kirshenbaum on the “Science of Kissing” in New Scientist Classic Detritis: Sea-Floor Sunday #41: Bathymetric map of Mediterranean Sea Sometime Shortly After Abiogenesis at QM How the fruit fly evolved its (developmental) stripes
Darwin’s Birthday Gallup Poll on “Belief in Evolution”
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 The Gallup Poll is not surprising in any of its results but it is, of course, alarming and interesting. Here’s a summary. On the eve of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, a new Gallup Poll shows that only 39% of Americans say they “believe in the theory of evolution,” while a quarter say…
Blorgospherics: Darwin
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 Where Is This “Cult of Darwinism” I’ve Been Hearing So Much About? at The Scientific Activist. Celebrating Darwin, Celebrating Science at QM From Birth to The Origin: The Great Darwin Beard Challenge at Deep Sea News Darwin on Darwin at QM The Flying Trilobite does Darwin Day The Loom: A Good End to Darwin Day…
Feb 14 is tomorrow
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 Give your sweetie an Awkward Valentine.
What I Had for Dinner Last Night
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 Last night I had some grapes, some artichoke dip on bread, some cheese and crackers, and some Merlot in a plastic cup. Which can only mean one thing: I was at a catered event! Indeed, it was the Darwin Day celebration at the Bell Museum. There was Darwin Cake and the opening of two exhibits,…
Coleman Promises to Not Take Recount to US Courts!
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 “While Al Franken, Harry Reid and their allies will likely continue their efforts to short-circuit Minnesota election law, you can be assured that I will continue fighting to ensure the Minnesota voters – and nobody else! – will truly decide who won this election.” Source: MnIndy
President Obama on Darwin’s Birthday
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2009 … and some other guy … You must go to just after six minutes 20 second. And then it’s like, one second long. But there is is. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Quiz: Who first and most consistently against slavery, Lincoln or Darwin?
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