February 14, 2010
Don't forget:
Meal and Reel, Feb 19, Creation w/special guest Greg Laden at Edina Cinema
We have established a plan: The Great Wall at 6:00, the movie is at the theater, about one mile to the south at 7:20. So, arriving at the restaurant in a timely fashion, and ordering right away is essential…
February 14, 2010
Please visit JH's site for an interesting post on C:\ drives and an ensuing spirited discussion.
February 14, 2010
... when it comes to Creationist Home Schooling.
Two dozen or so atheists, skeptics, scientists, and secularists visited the 2010 Home School Science Fair at Har Mar Mall, Roseville Minnesota. We witnessed (if I may borrow that term) twenty six home school project posters. The presentations…
February 14, 2010
He invented the Frisbee. Details here.
February 14, 2010
Forget flying cars. I want a waterproof home!
Bad things that can happen to you.
The Hello World computer programming collection.
February 14, 2010
Yes, Amanda's birthday happens to be Valentine's Day! (The holiday, not the movie)
February 14, 2010
He invented the Frisbee. Details here.
February 14, 2010
A slew of bad spam has been showing up (most of which you've not seen because I've been busy deleting it) but I've cranked the moderation sensitivity up.
If your comment gets held in moderation, that is likely the reason. I'm sure things will settled down soon.
February 13, 2010
Next week, how many potatoes does it take to power a Toyota Hybrid?
February 13, 2010
For Darwin's Birthday Weekend, a reposting of my review of David Dobb's Reef Madness:
Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral is a book about the origins of modern science, the interplay between theory and empiricism, the machinations of the Victorian scientific…
February 13, 2010
This is Darwin's Birthday Weekend. The following posts review and reflect on the Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin. If you've not read it, you should. If you won't, that's OK, just read these:
The Voyage of the Beagle
Darwin Crossing The Atlantic
Charles Darwin and the Rain Forest
Darwin Gets his…
February 13, 2010
This weekend we are celebrating Charles Darwin's birthday. Here are a few items you may enjoy reading and reflecting on:
Pagel on Darwin
Why didn't Darwin discover Mendel's laws?
Reflections on the Origin of Species
February 12, 2010
You remember the Summer Olympics in China. And now you are enjoying the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. But let us never forget the Fall Olumpics:
February 12, 2010
The following is rare footage of the Huxley vs. Wilberforce debate. Wilberforce, the one in pink, appears to be on top but he clearly has no chance against the brilliant Huxley.
February 12, 2010
The red smudge at the center of this picture is the first comet discovered by NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer discovered its first ever comet as part of an infrared survey of the whole sky.
The…
February 11, 2010
Nobody read this.
Salty, my friend. I wrote the following after seeing your blog post.
Salty, it is certainly true that you are not an antisemite. I never said you were, and I never insinuated you were. I made a statement in which I suggested that some of the thing you had been saying in…
February 11, 2010
According to Isis. Check it out. Then come back here. I don't want you hanging out over there.
February 11, 2010
Whale Wars: Cat and Mouse Games
How to change global patterns of consumption (of seafood) Vertical Agitation in Action
Stop Japan From Killing Week: Thou Shalt Not Kill Unless It's Fast
February 11, 2010
But first a little basketball....
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Oh, by the way, the next commenter who refers to me as a "Glen Beck" is banned forever and can never by my friend. Do you understand? Good.
February 11, 2010
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February 11, 2010
This oblique view shows geological layers of rock exposed on a mound inside Gale Crater on Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/USGS
It is easy to forget how important impact craters are on planetary history on a planet like Earth with dynamic continental movement, wind and…
February 11, 2010
Being snowed in is bad for your health
One story of Snopocalypse
February 11, 2010
High School Censors RichardDawkins.net
Bigfoot Rears Its Ugly Face
February 11, 2010
Huh. I was just beginning to explore Google Wave and now apparently it has already crashed on the lonely shore of Software User Indifference. But what will be the fate of Google Buzz? (Razib explores the question.)
At this time in my personal IT/Computer development Google Wave is the opposite…
February 11, 2010
Does "CardioFuel" (the dietary supplement) work?
Genetic research ties autism to 'trust hormone'
Placebo Effect Explained (Note: The "explanation" is rong! See this.)
February 11, 2010
How difficult is it to distinguish between knee-jerk criticisms of religions and well-reasoned arguments? I would personally state this is quite simple by looking at the premises of the argument, but this oversimplifies a very complex issue....
Explore Atheistic Aggression at Mors dei.
February 11, 2010
This sucker was filmed in the Gulf of Mexico swimming among the oil rigs!!! It propelled itself with undulations of its dorsal fin and looks a lot like a sea serpent. In fact, it is said to be "the origin of the sea serpent myth" but I'm not quite sure what the difference is between being "the…
February 10, 2010
Har Mar is a funny little shopping mall in Roseville Minnesota. It is the home of the annual Twin Cities Creation Science Science Fair. Sometimes we visit the science fair, but it is not to laugh at the students....
... that would be rude and uncivil, and despite the fact that politeness and…
February 10, 2010
Scientists at Mount Sinai School of Medicine reported that mothers who had high levels of phthalates during their pregnancies were more likely to have children with poorer scores in the areas of attention, aggression and conduct.
I've not read the paper, but you may find the SciAm report of…
February 10, 2010
KATY, TX--A man in danger of losing his home had his prayers coincidentally answered Tuesday by the haphazard machinations of an indifferent and entirely random universe. Marvin Pewter, 45, was able to refinance his house after a radio station in Sioux Falls, SD played the favorite song of a local…
