June 10, 2010
Here is some data on the impact of outside individuals as targets or important components of blog posts on the You're Not Helping blog. Sample of the last several blog posts plus all known posts related to Yours Truly.
Clearly, while PZ Myers is not helping, he is not helping at the same order of…
June 10, 2010
Remember the Saint Paul RNC 8? Here's the latest news:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Court Affirms Prosecution's Attempt to Criminalize Activism, Proceeds in Case Against RNC 8
June 10, 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Yesterday, the RNC 8 completed the probable cause hearing, begun last month, a key step in…
June 10, 2010
And other matters, from the Amazing Atheist:
June 10, 2010
This is NOT a Hitler spoof.
Here's the Hitler Rant Spoof:
June 10, 2010
A chapter from a special graphic adaptation of Charles Darwin's Origin, by Rodale Press, is available for free download from the National Center for Science Education. Click here for the PDF.
The whole shebang is about 14 bucks at Amazon: Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic…
June 10, 2010
Who knows, but maybe you can find out on Friday Night when you listen to Skeptically Speaking.
Scott Gavura
Pharmacist and blogger Scott Gavura returns to give us the evidence-based perspective on vitamins and the claims that are made about them. Which ones are beneficial, which ones are bunk,…
June 10, 2010
Advancing the Science of Climate Change is a publication of the National Academy of Sciences (National Academies Press) which sports this description:
The compelling case that climate change is occurring and is caused in large part by human activities is based on a strong, credible body of evidence…
June 10, 2010
The Queen's got a point: (Hat tip, Jennifer Ouellette)
I think this guy needs to notch it down a ways.
June 10, 2010
It seems that the Republican Candidate running for the Fifth Congressional District seat in Minnesota has one main political objective: To replace the sitting Democratic member of congress, Keith Ellison, explicitly because he, Ellison, is a "Moslem." The purpose of this candidacy is, explicitly…
June 10, 2010
You can now download a PDF version of Genie Scott's book, Evolution vs. Creationism, 2nd edition, here.
June 10, 2010
A nostalgic post, reposted. Nostalgically.
Analyzing 30 years of data detailing a large rabies virus outbreak among North American raccoons, researchers at Emory University have revealed how initial demographic, ecological and genetic processes simultaneously shaped the virus?s geographic spread…
June 9, 2010
Hat Tip: Julia
June 9, 2010
The Constitution of the United States makes no mention of God and only two references to religion. The first reference is in the body: Article VI "[N]o religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." The second reference is the first…
June 9, 2010
Perched heavily on a white stone wall, a cast-iron stegosaurus watched expressionlessly as a backhoe tore up a patch of land that was supposed to have been left green. "We've been doing some more research in the last few months which has already indicated we have to add extra parking," Mark Looy…
June 9, 2010
... biodiversity through the ages ...
There's a story that scientists like to tell about the great evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane. Supposedly, Haldane once found himself in the company of a group of theologians. They asked him what one could conclude about the nature of the Creator from…
June 9, 2010
One of the great things about Coturnix is that he brings two context-broadening tools to the table in any discussion: Synchronic and diachronic. In a recent post (Am I a Science Journalist? he adds the diachronic. I had not previously realized or considered (or at lest, not thought it relevant)…
June 9, 2010
The founder of 4chan, a controversial, uncensored online imageboard, describes its subculture, some of the Internet "memes" it has launched, and the incident in which its users managed a very public, precision hack of a mainstream media website. The talk raises questions about the power -- and…
June 9, 2010
My friend Asha just gave a copy of Squirrel Wars: Backyard Wildlife Battles & How to Win Them to her mom for Father's day. Which reminds me of this method of controlling squirrels in your back yard.
Which, in turn, reminds me that I've been meaning to ask around about color morphs. Where I…
June 9, 2010
It has been said that "word frequency" is the most important variable in language research, despite the belief by many that it can't be used as a variable because no one really knows what a word is. (see: Minifalsehood: We can't tell what a word is!?!? and A run in my stocking ...)
A recent study…
June 9, 2010
Or ... What I had for breakfast.
I just got the Caribou Coffee trivia question wrong. I got it so wrong that the Barista stared at me in disbelief for a moment, then blurted out the correct answer with audible snark and disappointment. If I told you what the question was (and that is not going to…
June 9, 2010
Cyberwar is a fiction, but tech cults are not.
Sometimes these cults are inspired by elegant lines of code. Other times it's dedication to an ideal. Some are looking to transform the way software is made. Others hope to transform humanity itself. And some just want to argue about it all --…
June 8, 2010
Those bicyclists! They're always doing this!
June 8, 2010
First, an objective review by Steve somebody:
Now, a little trouble in Oz:
I think it's funny that the voice over says this is an "unfamiliar" position. According to YouTube, these presentations ALWAYS go wrong!
So, in the future, just do whatever Jobs tells you to do, and when that does not work…
