Now on ScienceBlogs: HeartlandGate: Anti-Science Institute's Insider Reveals Secrets
You will notice that it lacks definiteness; that it lacks purpose; that it lacks coherence; that it lacks a subject to talk about; that it is loose and wabbly; that it wanders around; that it loses itself early and does not find itself any more. --Mark Twain
Joshua Rosenau spends his days defending the teaching of evolution at the National Center for Science Education. He is formerly a doctoral candidate at the University of Kansas, in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. When not battling creationists or modeling species ranges, he writes about developments in progressive politics and the sciences.
The opinions expressed here are his own, do not reflect the official position of the NCSE. Indeed, older posts may no longer reflect his own official position.
Thanks!
The Birth of Intelligent Falling
A failure of Intelligent Design
Why it's called Intelligent Design Creationism
Buy me things from my Amazon.com wishlist.
Buy yourself things!
Add yourself to the Frappr map!
« Somebody's getting married | Main | Groundhog Scienceblog »
Posted on: August 27, 2010 6:40 PM, by Josh Rosenau
The Times takes on current debates in linguistics, and asks:
But 70 years on, it is surely time to put the trauma of Whorf behind us.
All I can think is: "Never! The House of Mogh is dishonored for seven generations!" Then I remembered that Duras ultimately did get the rightful blame for the Khitomer massacre, and I felt better about it.
TrackBack URL for this entry: http://scienceblogs.com/mt/pings/145848
Comments
I have never heard anything Sapir than that.
Posted by: John S. Wilkins | August 27, 2010 11:24 PM
Welcome back and congratulations on the marriage.
Posted by: Jimpithecus | August 28, 2010 10:08 AM
"Behind us"?
What direction is that?
Posted by: Riman Butterbur | August 28, 2010 1:37 PM
I myself am putting Whorf southeast of me.
Posted by: JO'N | August 29, 2010 2:59 AM
In line with that, the Washington Shex'pir Company will be performing works of the Bard of Qo'noS in the original Klingon:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/27/AR2010082702649.html?hpid=topnews
Posted by: Origuy | August 31, 2010 5:05 PM
"Why is Russian water a she, and why does she become a he once you have dipped a tea bag into her?"
*snicker*
Posted by: Emily | August 31, 2010 9:38 PM
Poor old Benjamin Lee. No one appreciates the insurance guy.
Posted by: RBH | September 6, 2010 11:07 PM