Archives for February 13, 2011
Darwin and the Voyage: 10 ~ Rheas and the Birth of Evolutionary Theory
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2011 Everyone knows about Darwin’s Finches, of the Galapagos Islands. But of course, Darwin made observations of birds throughout his travels on The Beagle. Here, I present a number of passages from The Voyage that include some of these observations. Read the rest here
Ken Ham and the Creation Museum are Anti-Gay. Who knew?
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2011 This is a developing story (see links below). Joe Sonka, who may nor may not be gay, and his “date” who happens to be a straight guy, went to the Creation Museum “Date Night” on the evening of the 11th. They were not allowed in. I was explained to them that being gay was very…
Darwin and the Voyage: 09 ~ Fossil Quadrupeds
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2011 Charles Darwin wrote a book called Geological Observations on South America. Since Fitzroy needed to carry out intensive and extensive coastal mapping in South America, and Darwin was, at heart, a geologist more than anything else (at least during the Beagle’s voyage), this meant that Darwin would become the world’s expert on South American geology.…
Darwin and the Voyage: 08 ~ The Gauchos
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2011 We’re half way through Darwin Month, and only a tiny ways through the voyage. Need to hurry up! So, let’s skip ahead a bit and hit the Gauchos…. (This is a modified version of a post from my old blog). Well, you don’t really want to hit at Gaucho … they hit back rather hard….…
Sarah Palin Embraces Evolution
Posted by Greg Laden on February 13, 2011 OK, maybe the argument is a bit weak, but still…
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