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Joshua Rosenau spends his days defending the teaching of evolution at the National Center for Science Education. He is also a graduate student at the University of Kansas, completing a doctorate in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. When not modeling species distributions or battling creationists, he writes about developments in progressive politics and the sciences.
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Saying "creationism suck" insults black holes. Discuss....
Posted by Josh Rosenau at 6:46 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Deep Thought
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I have 1193 unread items in the Politics section of my feedreader. I have 1249 unread items in my "toys" section (BoingBoing, funny blogs like Jesus' General, etc.). The News section, with NYT and WaPo feeds (but not my local news feeds from Bay area and Kansas papers) has 2503 unread items. I have 486 unread in my Science section. Either I'm doing a good job keeping up with the science stuff, or you people aren't talking loud enough. And I've done a bad job staying on top of blog-reading lately. Still crunching away on a paper, so no time...
Posted by Josh Rosenau at 1:46 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Health care reform seems on track
I haven't been following it closely because of blog drama, but it looks like health care reform with a public option has a good shot. That doesn't mean you should stop calling your congresscritters to tell them you're watching, of course. It's a moral imperative. Buncha stuff going on today, but if you need a new thread to chat in, here you go....
Posted by Josh Rosenau at 2:53 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Guess who came to dinner?
We had a special guest at NCSE today. The photo below shows NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch, me, some guy who writes about blind watchmakers, and Steve Newton. It turns out, my shirt was rather appropriate for the occasion: And no, blog drama did not spill over into the real world. It was a great visit, with Dawkins and Genie getting along swimmingly. H8rs beware!...
Posted by Josh Rosenau at 7:18 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
It's mine!
LARGE GOLD OCTOPUS CIGARETTE / CREDIT CARD CASE by CosmicFirefly: Now that mine has arrived, I can mock anyone else who doesn't have their own octopus-themed cardholder/cigarette case....
Posted by Josh Rosenau at 3:41 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Thanks
An anonymous lurker in Wyoming sent a generous contribution to help me recover from the loss of my laptop, etc. Since all I know is that you live in or near Cheyenne, WY, I just have to thank you publicly. Of possible relevance to ongoing discussions here, the note accompanying the generous gift says: Not that it matters, but I am one of those dreaded "creationists" that many science bloggers love to mock. My own personal views fall somewhere between id [sic] (not ID the whole DI anti-evolution political movement) and TE [theistic evolution] or EC [evolutionary creationism, the evangelical...
Posted by Josh Rosenau at 11:14 PM • • 0 TrackBacks
An administrative note
As discussions have heated up, more people have been getting trapped in moderation due to excessive links in their comments. I believe that you can get around that by signing in using TypeKey, using OpenID or various other online authentication systems. Try it (this post is a good testbed!) and let me know if it works, please....
Posted by Josh Rosenau at 12:56 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Bag update
Well, it looks like Professor Steve Steve, my laptop, my iPod, a plush octopus, and various other precious papers are not to be recovered. Insurance will help some, but I've put together an Amazon.com wishlist to collect a list of things I need to replace. Anyone who wants to help out would be most appreciated....
Posted by Josh Rosenau at 5:29 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Pandanapping!
Category: Chatter
Some douchebag walked off with my computer bag, including my iPod, my computer, and most troublingly, Professor Steve Steve. My heart is filled with rage. Rage and distinct mourning for my lost computer. If anyone at DragonCon finds a Timbuktu laptop bag with my goddam computer in it, my goddam cards in it, and my goddam iPod in it, the course of action least likely to damage the honor of costumed nerds would be to drop it off at lost and found in the Hilton. No questions asked. Thanks....
Posted by Josh Rosenau at 7:59 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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