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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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A newspaper in Rochester, Minnesota (yes, my backyard extends 250 miles to the southeast) is running dueling editorials by a pro health care local Democrat and a Satan-spawned humanity-hating Republican on the issue of the current health care reform...
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It looks like justice was defeated in Maine, but we got a glimmer of success in Washington (Hooray for my home state!). I think everyone who is unhappy with Maine voters should go tromp on this Canadian poll just to...
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A story on NPR reports that there's a bit of a tiff between the White House and Fox News: spokespersons for the administration and media have basically stated that Fox is a conservative propaganda outlet, deeply hurting Fox's dewicate widdle...
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Here's a good science blog you can help: Biofortified, a group blog on plant genetics and genetic engineering (and, by the way, Sb's recent addition, Pamela Ronald, is part of the team). They are in a contest to win a...
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Why do we even have to ask this question? And at a university? Should Auburn University and the University of Alabama follow UAB's lead and offer domestic partner benefits? Yes 49% No 45% I'm not sure 6%...
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This is Ali, a six month old baby in Southern Russia. It's a miracle! Every Monday and Thursday, fresh quotations from the Quran 'magically' appear on his legs, belly, or arms when he's home alone with his mommy and daddy,...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 11:06 AM • 95 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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I already sent you off to vote on this German poll that would have awarded homeopaths a prize…and you all did good, giving the good guys, SOZIALHELDEN (Social Heroes), a solid lead over the dangerous crackpots, Homöopathen ohne Grenzen (Homeopaths...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 9:23 AM • 61 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Lately, all the polls people have been sending me are already going in the right direction — have I become superfluous? Are atheists everywhere already gleefully clicking buttons in polls without my prompting? Oh, well, here's another one. An ambitious...
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Remember that ridiculous pro-faith Alpha Course that had the transit ads that looked like a poll? Now they've actually put up an online poll. Best thing about it: look at the results already. Does God exist? Yes 20%No 74%Probably 6%...
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It's a poll. A poll with a stupid question. Do psychics have a role to play in criminal investigations? Yes: 31%No: 69% What role is that? To generate red herrings to keep the mystery alive? Come on, New Zealanders. I...
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