Creationism/Intelligent Design:
Actually this is completely anticlimactic. The Regents rarely take a differing view on tenure decisions from the tenure committee itself. So sorry Tara, you got it wrong... the decision is already out: The Iowa Board of Regents has denied Guillermo...
Posted on February 7, 2008 2:33 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Intelligent Design is a career-killer. There's just no two ways about it. And not because of how peers treat the ID supporter; they throw their own productivity under the bus, to use Casey Luskin's overworked cliche. We saw the same...
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Posted on December 6, 2007 1:15 PM • 34 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Phil over at Bad Astronomy has it a bit backwards, but hey it's not his fault. He didn't have to sit through that nightmare of a press conference. I still stick by my own conclusion too, that by trying to...
Posted on December 5, 2007 8:15 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Yesterday the Discovery Institute held a press conference at the capitol building in Des Moines, to announce Guillermo Gonzalez's plans to sue Iowa State University over their decision to deny him tenure. Supposedly the lawsuit will be filed pending the...
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Posted on December 4, 2007 6:25 PM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Did Baylor University just put the muzzle on science!?!??!
Posted on September 5, 2007 3:25 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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...
Posted on July 11, 2007 3:28 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Alliance for Science, a wonderful group of which I am a member, has a link about a survey that examines public perception of the new Creation Museum. Having recently visited the Propoganda Ministry Museum myself, I was very underwhelmed....
Posted on July 10, 2007 9:10 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Looks like creationist paragon of moral fortitude Kent Hovind might be headed to the slammer....
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Posted on November 2, 2006 6:30 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Alliance for Science, in an effort to further dialogue between the science, religious,and business communities, is committed to bringing in a diverse network of speakers to its public meetings in the DC Metro area. Last year we had Dr....
Posted on October 6, 2006 8:36 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The takedown intro has been posted at The Panda's Thumb. If the server's down, keep checking in. Over the next week or two, various bloggers will pick apart the different chapters and expose this trash for what it is; a...
Posted on August 26, 2006 10:43 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I just don't get it. On one hand, Francis Collins is clearly a bright guy and an established researcher. He headed the Human Genome Project, for cryin' out loud. He's an evangelical Christian, which I personally don't care about one...
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Posted on July 22, 2006 11:32 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A new website in the fight against the ID movement's attempted takeover of the Kansas state science standards. Check it out. Nick Matzke has more here....
Posted on July 17, 2006 4:50 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Kent, the gift that keeps on giving. Man, is anybody affiliated with Hovind NOT a crook?...
Posted on July 15, 2006 2:10 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
One of my readers (kewl, I have readers!) informed me that Kent Hovind's lawyer might also be in a bit of legal trouble. It seems that Glen Stoll of Washington state is in a pickle as well. Stoll is Hovind's...
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Posted on July 15, 2006 2:05 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Last weekend there was an article in the Wichita Eagle on the situation with the Kansas BoE. Since creationists can't get their tripe published in real science journals, but instead have to rely on popularity contests elections in order to...
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Posted on July 14, 2006 8:52 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Jackass creationist, theme-park owner and professional lunatic Kent Hovind was arrested on 58 federal charges....
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Posted on July 14, 2006 8:32 PM • 22 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
PZ recently brought up Ann Coulter's new book. A couple other Seed bloggers have mentioned Dembski's association with Coulter, and his pride at having assisted her with writing the evolution chapter of her new pustule book entitled "Godless". Recent events...
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Posted on June 15, 2006 6:53 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
...you might not know what to do you might have to think of how you got started sittin' in your little room --The White Stripes...
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Posted on June 9, 2006 9:34 AM • 0 Comments • 1 TrackBacks