Driftglass Identifies the Real Swing Voters of the 2008 Election
Category: Racism
The Swing Vote That Must Not Be Named.
Posted by Mike at 11:27 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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August 31, 2008
August 30, 2008
McCain Picks Creationist for Running Mate (Why You Should Always Read ScienceBlogs First)
This is the Alito-Roberts strategy: pick someone with virtually no track record so they can't get dinged. It's a crappy way to run the country.
Posted by Mike at 11:40 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 29, 2008
Palin and Alito: The No-Name Strategy
Category: 'Snuggles' McCain
If 'the less they know, the better' is actually an apt description of your candidate and her policies, then you need a new candidate with different policies.
Posted by Mike at 2:29 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Teaching Macro- and Microevolution
I don't think molecular data are susceptible to the macroevolution/microevolution creationist canard.
Posted by Mike at 11:03 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 28, 2008
If CNN Had Covered MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech...
they would have talked through the whole thing and nobody would have ever actually seen it.
Posted by Mike at 10:54 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 27, 2008
Did Someone Help Bear Stearns Tank?
Was the Bear Stearns collapse the result of illegal manipulation?
Posted by Mike at 11:05 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 26, 2008
Is Molecular Evolution a Good Way to Teach High School Students About Evolution?
We shouldn't get rid of the organismal approaches to teaching evolution, but do you think more of an emphasis on the molecular evidence for evolution would work?
Posted by Mike at 11:19 AM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 25, 2008
The McCain Mansions
Category: 'Snuggles' McCain
I think we're up to nine McCain homes. It's so hard to keep track...
Posted by Mike at 6:01 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Bacteria and Influenza: The Streptococcus Vaccine Is One Way to Prepare Against the Unknown
In lieu of an influenza vaccine, bacterial vaccines and rapid diagnostics could save many lives.
Posted by Mike at 11:03 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 24, 2008
Quote of the Day: Privacy, Then and Now
Category: Civil Liberties
The Sideshow comments on why a right to privacy isn't found in the Bill of Rights.
Posted by Mike at 6:33 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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