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PZ Myers is a biologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris.
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There's a new movie being developed on the life of Charles Darwin that actually has the potential to be good. It's based on Randal Keyne's book, Annie's Box(amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), which is an excellent source that humanizes the man well. It also...
Posted on September 5, 2008 9:49 AM • 105 Comments
I told you that Roy Zimmerman had a new topical song about Sarah Palin…and here it is:...
Posted on September 2, 2008 8:43 PM • 75 Comments
Am I allowed to mention physics here? How about if it's a rap video?...
Posted on September 2, 2008 3:16 PM • 56 Comments
I'm down at this funky coffeehouse in Fargo, the Red Raven, watching Roy Zimmerman set up. It's not too late, the show starts in a half hour, so you Dakotans better come on over! It's a nice cozy little venue,...
Posted on August 31, 2008 8:25 PM • 23 Comments
Shortly, I'll be heading north to the lovely town of Fargo for an evening of fine entertainment. Roy Zimmerman will be playing at the Red Raven Espresso Parlor at 8pm! Come on down! If there any other Pharynguloids in the...
Posted on August 31, 2008 3:45 PM • 13 Comments
You can watch it here. She did as well as she could, but whoa…this is a perfect example of how Stephen Colbert will tromp all over an interview for comic effect....
Posted on August 30, 2008 4:51 PM • 52 Comments
Once upon a time, I made some unfortunate remarks about knitting, and I felt like I'd prodded Madame Defarge, which is never a good idea. But really, I love you guys, and here's a whole page of cephalopod craft patterns...
Posted on August 28, 2008 9:10 PM • 59 Comments
They're remaking The Day the Earth Stood Still…with Keanu Reeves! It looks very, very bad. What did they think they had to add to a SF classic? More special effects? (At least there's one bit of good news: Watchmen looks...
Posted on August 26, 2008 9:44 AM • 142 Comments
I bet all they had to do was tell the investors what it is — an Australian musical romantic zombie comedy with giant cephalopods — and the money must have come rolling in for $QUID. I'd pay to see...
Posted on August 25, 2008 12:50 PM • 17 Comments
Hey, the next episode of the History Channel's series on evolution is coming up soon: Evolve: Sex. I don't quite have the stamina to liveblog it tonight — I'm ready to fall asleep sitting down — but I'll be tuned...
Posted on August 19, 2008 9:07 PM • 61 Comments
I got a request from a reader that I'll just pass on directly to any musically-inclined readers here… Any chance Pharyngula readers can help? I have been writing and posting songs under the band name Natural Wastage on Soundclick.com (a...
Posted on August 18, 2008 7:44 PM • 250 Comments
Some commenters have asked for an open thread to discuss the Olympic games. Your wish is Danio's command. In the spirit of International cooperation and community building, here's an interactive geography challenge that someone linked to in the comments of...
Posted on August 10, 2008 7:02 PM • 69 Comments
It's on the internets. The opening is something that I can't imagine flying by on American television: he simply says that evolution is a vastly superior explanation to anything religion has ever provided....
Posted on August 6, 2008 5:22 PM • 281 Comments
Last week, we watched Evolve: Eyes on the History Channel; tonight, shall we watch the next episode, Evolve: Guts, together? Tune in shortly! A disgusting beginning: competitive eaters? Bleh. It's a basic introduction to mammalian digestive physiology — I can...
Posted on August 5, 2008 9:21 PM • 109 Comments
Tonight, at 9 Central/10 Eastern, it's time for the second episode in the History Channel's series on evolution: Evolve - Guts. It doesn't just take willpower to survive. It takes guts--in the form of a digestive system that turns food...
Posted on August 5, 2008 9:49 AM • 30 Comments
