Archives for December 2, 2012
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer: “Global Warming Is Caused By … Things”
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2012 But if you ask her for more details she’ll get mad at you. Watch: Governor Brewer, two things: First, you are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts. Second, you need to learn to govern. You are the “govern”or. Act like it. Hat Tip Archy
The Carnival of Evolution
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2012 The Carnival of Evolution is one of the few remaining carnivals. As such it is probably not so much as an atavism as another unique bloggy thing which still has a function in this world even if all of its nearest relatives are extinct. Like Aardvarks. Anyway, Carnival of Evolution #54: A Walkabout Mount Improbable…
How many people were killed as Witches in Europe from 1200 to the present?
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2012 
I recently came across a reference to the total number of people killed for being Witches in Europe since the historically documented practice began in the early Middle Ages. (The idea of Witches is much broader than the European practice.) The number was in the tens of thousands. Looking at the reference for this in…
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