A simple way to get the antiscience crowd to come around?
Category: Activism
Mooney has the right message, but gets it wrong from there.
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Category: Activism
Mooney has the right message, but gets it wrong from there.
Posted by Evil Monkey at 12:58 PM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Activism
This isn't the end of Silence is the Enemy. It is only the beginning.
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Category: Activism
This year's evolution essay contest winners at the AllianceforScience.org
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Category: Activism
UCLA now leads the way when it comes to protecting scientists from violent extremists.
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Category: Evolution
They put on a fantastic Darwin Day celebration in Iowa City. Excellent camaraderie, good times good people good beer and whatnot, and the turnout for all the events was exceptional. Massimo Pigliucci gave a nice interview for the local NPR...
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Those crazy folks over at the Alliance for Science are putting up the notice for their 2nd Annual Evolution Essay contest!!! The first contest, while thrown together at the very last minute, turned out to be a success. Five high...
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Category: Primatology
It's not a good millenium to be a monkey. GENEVA (AFP) - Nearly a third of all non-human primates could be wiped out, threatened by illegal wildlife trade, climate change and destruction of their habitat, a new report warned on...
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Category: Creationism/Intelligent Design
It looks like somebody either never heard of Dover, or refused to learn from their lesson. It seems the local ID supporters of Chesterfield County aren't happy: So far, the official actions of the CCSB have been limited to issuing...
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Category: Academia
It's official! In honor of Darwin Day celebrations everywhere, the Alliance for Science is having their first annual Evolution Essay contest! This year's question: Why would you want your doctor to have studied evolution? Pop on over for contest details,...
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Darwin Day is fast approaching! In honor of Charles Darwin's birthday and his intellectual achievements, the Alliance for Science is starting an annual Darwin Day essay contest geared at high school students. We will be accepting essays from the 50...
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