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Category: Atheism
I would very much like your help in picking out a tee-shirt to wear around town. Let me tell you about the town, and you'll be able to make an appropriate suggestion....
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Category: Science Education
Dario Ringach used animals in his research in neuroscience. When extremist animal rights activists tried to blow up his house in 2006, and accidentally almost blew up the wrong person's house (in characteristic fashion, they got the address wrong, and the bomb did not function)...
Posted by Greg Laden at 2:22 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Framing Science
We all agree: when it comes to doing science, describing science and, yes, teaching science, take no prisoners.
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Category: Blogospherics
This Seventh edition's theme is: "OMG, I can't believe how many submissions there are! Science is everywhere!!!!"
Posted by Greg Laden at 1:16 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Earth Science
...the self-righteous politics at any cost, "if the president does it it is legal" attitude of the 1970s right wing has moved off the stage over recent decades, and most of the practitioners of that attitude (many in prison) moved with it. So what was Buchanan doing on your show?
Posted by Greg Laden at 1:28 PM • 43 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Framing Science
There is an interesting post on The Intersection called Civility and the New Atheists, by Chris Mooney. In the post, Chris reviews Barbara Forrest's statements that in engaging int he cross-world-view debate (scientists vs. creationists, atheists, vs religion, etc.) one should maintian etiquette, respect and...
Posted by Greg Laden at 7:46 PM • 142 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Framing Science
Randy Olson is a film maker and marine biologist who has focused in recent years on the critique of science communication. You may know him from his documentary work on the sexual practices of barnacles, the evolution-creation debate, or global warming. Randy is coming out...
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Category: Science
According to this film, lifted from ABATC I made a list using whatever gender cues were given of what was seemingly suggesed for boys vs. girls to aspire to. No great surprizes. Well, actually, there are few slightly surprising items on the girls' list. 1...
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Category: Politics
OK, so clearly the Republicans are mean spirited knowledge-free hypocrites and Jindal is therefore a great spokesperson for them. And Maria and Sciam are right. But everyone is missing the true irony here.
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Category: Science
I want to draw your attention to this carnival: Diversity in Science #1: Black History Month Celebration This is the first one, and this should prove to be an important blogospheric contribution....
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