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PZ Myers is a biologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris.
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Communicating science:
It's cute: this exercise in molecular visualization has been all dolled up with anthropomorphized atoms to sneak it into kids' attention spans. I can't be entirely dismissive, though. There's some cool stuff lurking in the backgrounds of these scenes, it's...
Posted on November 7, 2008 4:06 PM • 36 Comments
It isn't at all unusual for the authors of scientific papers to leave a comment at a blog discussing their work — it's happened here quite a few times, and it's a good thing. It's a plus when they confirm...
Posted on November 6, 2008 8:15 AM • 65 Comments
I saw their line of educational toys at AAI — if you've got young kids, grandkids, nieces or nephews, check out the growing line of evolution games and toys at Charlie's Playhouse....
Posted on October 5, 2008 12:15 PM • 14 Comments
Tuesdays are not relaxing days for me; this is the day of the week when I sink into long class sessions for hours at a time. Somehow, I also decided that the last Tuesday of every month was also going...
Posted on September 30, 2008 9:15 AM • 7 Comments
My Denver talk is up on youtube. I will be stunned if anyone manages to listen to it — the sound is a bit echoey, and I went on way too long....
Posted on September 18, 2008 9:04 AM • 69 Comments
Let's make it a musical Sunday morning for the godless! Tristero, occasional commenter here and regular writer at Hullabaloo, is actually a professional composer in real life, and he has been busy. I had wanted to do a piece with...
Posted on September 14, 2008 9:21 AM • 67 Comments
We have a little argument going on in one of the pointless poll threads. The question being asked is, "Do you believe in the Big Bang?" Some people are indignant (and correct!) and protesting that their views on scientific matters...
Posted on September 11, 2008 10:57 AM • 241 Comments
Giving a talk? Watch this. (from TERRY TALKS)...
Posted on September 2, 2008 1:20 PM • 51 Comments
Any science journalists out there? You might not want to read this webcomic. The rest of you…sure, go have a laugh. It's rather accurate....
Posted on August 25, 2008 3:46 PM • 64 Comments
This is a great message that a few framers need to take to heart....
Posted on August 22, 2008 1:15 PM • 71 Comments
Posted by LisaJ I find it astounding in this day and age, with the many grand scientific discoveries and advances we've seen and in our increasingly technologically dependent world, that a large proportion of our population (at least in Canada...
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Posted on August 12, 2008 9:38 AM • 164 Comments
Just for fun, contrast Nisbet's latest wank-fest with the spat going on between Libby Purves and Richard Dawkins in the Times. (also see Libby's rebuttal). In her criticism of the Dawkins, Purves invokes a false dilemma akin to that of...
Posted on August 9, 2008 3:40 PM • 50 Comments
Matt Nisbet is railing against PZ and the image of the Angry Atheist again. In fairness, PZ would probably choose to comment on this on Matt's turf, rather than linking to it from Pharyngula. But PZ's on vacation, and I'm...
Posted on August 8, 2008 7:00 PM • 348 Comments
Peter Wood has an interesting commentary in the Chronicle today. At least, it starts out well, but by the end it turns into a bit of a train wreck. The good part is a discussion of a growing deficiency in...
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Posted on August 6, 2008 1:45 PM • 238 Comments
Who has heard of Jim Ottaviani? He's a guy with an excellent line of science-related comics — I have "Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards", but there are quite a few others I have to buy now — and now...
Posted on August 5, 2008 8:38 AM • 20 Comments
