Greg Laden is a biological anthropologist and science communicator. His research has covered North American prehistoric and historic archaeology and African archaeology and human ecology. He is an OpenSource and OpenAccess advocate. Greg's wife, Amanda, is a High School biology teacher, his daughter Julia is a world traveler and his son Huxley is 2.
"Get her drunk then get her done."
So reads one of the decals on the F-150 pickup truck parked in my new neighbor's driveway. Of all the objectionable aphorisms on that particular truck, that's the mildest one. I wonder what my daughter will think of that when she notices it some time over the…
Drug monkey put up this funny video. But it is not so funny as it is like real life some times.
I (and a couple of others) once found out that we were no longer authors on a manuscript (that we had written) when the "authors" gathered in a lobby to get on an elevator to go up to a suite (at a…
The question of pacifiers (and for that matter bottles) arises when there is a new baby. In the case of Huxley, he will be breast milk fed if possible, but that involves bottle feeding at some point. Also, since our society does not practice cross nursing all Western babies go through a risk…
Josh Rosenau has an excellent post on the recent theft and release of (selected uncontextualized?) emails of climate scientists. See: Stolen emails, climate change, and the practice of science.
I have been in the room when scientists got personal and forgot to be objective. I've been in the…
Here is the video you all have been looking for of the guy eating the hold up note from his bank robbery. This video also commemorates an interesting anniversary.
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So, I stop paying attention for a couple of days and Rachel Maddow is now an older white-haired straight white guy???
Whatever, this is an interesting report.
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I like the idea that the Republicans are terrified of their…
It is not clear how many gunmen were involved, but four police officers were killed in a coffee-shop ambush in Tacoma Washington.
The reason I bring it up at all is because it is an interesting case that wen unraveled may shed more light on the legal and social sides of the question of how to…
Skeptically Speaking Tonight!
We'll be talking to Nicky Garratt, guitarist in the legendary punk band, the UK Subs, who also happens to be an active skeptic.
Does speaking out against psuedoscience, magical thinking and unexamined beliefs get in the way of damning the man?
And, back by popular…
And twenty and one half inches long.
The "D" is for Drew (his uncle). Labor was 8.5 hours long, a record for our midwife. In fact, labor was fairly easy. For me anyway.
Everything is fine. Baby pictures a bit later. Thanks everyone for your support and kind thoughts!
This is one of nearly 100 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past eight years in New York City. Others include the Best Game Ever, the Food Court Musical, and the famous No Pants Subway Ride, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work…
Anthem Health Plans of Maine, a subsidiary of WellPoint, is suing the state because they want to increase premium rates by 18.5% on their 12,000 individual insurance policy holders, so they can guarantee themselves a 3% profit margin. This story shows how silly it would be to solely rely on…
