Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
PZ Myers is a biologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris.
…and this is a pharyngula stage embryo.
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For every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early, and the human race come to an end.
[Joseph Conrad (Korzeniowski)]
That revolting article about earwax and smegma
More details of cephalopod dinner etiquette
Digit numbering and limb development
Why are flounder funny-looking?
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October 31, 2008
Category: Creationism
I knew there was a creationist connection to Halloween. Glenn Branch figured it out: When the distinguished philosopher Philip Kitcher recently addressed the creationist movement in his Living With Darwin, he judiciously assessed creationism in its latest incarnation as...
Posted by PZ Myers at 1:00 PM • 203 Comments
Category: Entertainment
It's Halloween, and I'm on my way to Toronto, where I'll be spending a most unhallowed evening giving a talk. The one thing I regret about this is that I won't be indulging in my favorite guilty pleasure for...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:54 AM • 214 Comments
Category: Cephalopods
I'm suspicious. There may be cephalopod imposters lurking about today. Xavia...
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:50 AM • 56 Comments
Category: Cephalopods • Organisms
Loligo pealei embryos Figure from Nikon Small World Gallery....
Posted by PZ Myers at 6:25 AM • 28 Comments
Category: Godlessness
I really regret ever recommending Kay Hagan. That race has taken a turn from a vivid example of anti-atheist bigotry on Dole's side, to one where all sides are taking turns bashing the godless to wash off the taint of...
Posted by PZ Myers at 1:06 AM • 237 Comments
October 30, 2008
Category: Godlessness
A while back, I posted this video of an enthusiastic young atheist — and would you believe that almost immediately after I put it up, censorious theistic jerks started dunning youtube to remove all of her videos and ban her?...
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:09 PM • 388 Comments
Category: Humor
I wouldn't mind if my corpse found utility in scaring small creationist children....
Posted by PZ Myers at 8:33 PM • 59 Comments
Category: Kooks
I'm still experiencing fallout from the cracker incident, like the slow drift of dandruff from the flaking scalp of a gyrating televangelist. The latest is a letter from Mr. E.P. Bruk, who I suspect believes he is making a...
Posted by PZ Myers at 12:58 PM • 147 Comments
Category: Politics
Even when he's making an attack ad, Obama keeps it clean....
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:11 AM • 99 Comments
Category: Carnivals • Tangled Bank
The latest edition of the Tangled Bank is at Neural Gourmet....
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:37 AM • 5 Comments
Category: Politics
erv has it. Personally, I found the little vignettes about ordinary Americans a bit off-putting — political sentimentality makes me cynical. I was more interested in hearing Obama simply speak about his policies. I was most impressed with a superficial...
Posted by PZ Myers at 9:24 AM • 109 Comments
Category: Religion
This is a video of Barack Obama pointing out that we can't use the Christian holy book as a guide to secular law — it has bits that advocate slavery and stoning obstreperous children, and that the injunctions to...
Posted by PZ Myers at 8:55 AM • 73 Comments
October 29, 2008
Category: Religion
Some Christian fanatics are concerned, quite reasonably, about the economy, and have chosen, quite absurdly, to try and correct the problem with prayer. So far, so typical, but then … well, they picked a peculiarly oblivious way to do...
Posted by PZ Myers at 9:59 PM • 282 Comments
Category: Politics
I've written a couple of posts decrying the tactics of Elizabeth Dole — who uses the act of talking to atheists as a smear — and favoring her opponent, Kay Hagan. It seems Ms. Hagan doesn't like us very...
Posted by PZ Myers at 9:23 PM • 276 Comments
Category: Politics
Big news: the editors of Seed have officially endorsed Barack Obama for President. OK, not surprising, I suppose…any organization that relies on or promotes scientific thinking has absolutely no choice in this election, so Obama is going to get the...
Posted by PZ Myers at 5:24 PM • 134 Comments
Category: Humor
This is going to cause some uncomfortable moments in atheist circles — after Richard Dawkins' death and resurrection, he's now going around performing miracles. This is very awkward. I know! I'll just have to stop believing in him, and instead...
Posted by PZ Myers at 12:58 PM • 110 Comments
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