November 17, 2009
My review will be ready in about two hours from now.
November 16, 2009
Bergman gave the argument FOR Intelligent Design, and Myers gave the argument AGAINST.
I have never seen an argument against Intelligent design so well made. It would seem that Intelligent Design is a point of view rather than a coherent theory, one that emerges as a socio political side-effect of…
November 16, 2009
Guy Jumps Off Pier To Save Dog
"Programming is like sex: one mistake and you're providing support for a lifetime."
Logical Fallacies and How to Spot Them
November 16, 2009
I believe they are trying to keep it secret, but that's Robert Luhn swinging around the big knife while raging about Ray Comfort:
The source of this video is the new NCSE Don't Dis Drwin site, HERE.
November 16, 2009
Tomorrow, the NCSE will release a response to Ray Comfort's tricked-out version of Darwin's Origin of Species.
I got a sneak preview of the web site and if you are good, I can let you see it too.
(a GLB exclusive!)
First, you need to go here and click around and get interested in dopplegangers.…
November 16, 2009
This Is A Cool Computer Program - Funny video clips are a click away
November 16, 2009
The Blog Carnival Scientia Pro Publica # 16 is up and running here, at Sharp Brains.
Braaaains!!!! Braaaiins!!!
November 16, 2009
In Going Rogue: An American Life Sarah Palin make sthe claim that she does not believe in evolution. She has not been so straightfoward in the past on this topic, according to think progress.
...she talks about creationism, saying she "didn't believe in the theory that human beings -- thinking,…
November 16, 2009
MnCSE stands for Minnesota Citizens for Science Education.
If you are a Minnesotan, this will of course be of direct interest to you. If you are interested in science education issues (read: defending our children against the onslaught of the Creashunist Foes!!!1!!) then you will find it to be a…
November 16, 2009
The first is in virtual space, the second is in meat space. Both are cool.
In virtual space, Seed Magazine and Scienceblogs.com are doing the bloggy thing, and have a set of closely related interesting items for you to read. Honestly, I would really appreciate it if you would have a look at…
November 15, 2009
I will tell you how to make excellent gravy with no stress and guaranteed success. Without lumps.
I don't do recipes. I do theory. But this theoretical approach will get you through. Its very simple.
You are going to need the following:
A stick of butter or two, and an equal volume of regular…
November 15, 2009
A controversial ministry that says it preaches Christian doctrine in public schools held a fundraiser in Bloomington Thursday night, drawing a crowd of about 400. At its "Appeal to Heaven" fundraiser, You Can Run But You Cannot Hide International offered attendees a preview of its new documentary,…
November 15, 2009
From Mn Progressive:
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) may have gotten herself into even more ethical trouble. In her efforts to promote her healthcare protest that occurred last week, she used her official House website to promote it.
Check out the details.
November 15, 2009
Penguins:
Pandas:
November 15, 2009
These are starlings:
Bonus Video:
I prefer the non-fiction birds.
Hat Tip: Analiese
November 14, 2009
Recent discussion of Canadian Naturopathy caused this old memory of mine to surface, regarding a friend who nearly died because he had a treatable illness but was attended to only by a Naturopath. A stupid, badly dressed Naturopath who couldn't drive for shit.
I won't say his real name, because…
November 14, 2009
Skloot on the Cover of Publishers Weekly & Advance Praise for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Did Low-Dose Desensitization to Allergens Make Me a SuperMan?
Mumps redux at White Coat Underground
November 14, 2009
I look around me and I don't see even one anarchist. Oh, wait, no, there might be an anarchist over there beyond the pillar...no, no, just another guy in a suit. Never mind.
Read all about it here.
November 14, 2009
Al Gore talking about his new book, Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis.
November 14, 2009
The other day, I went to a magic show. The magician manipulated energy fields, pulled toxins out of my stomach, and then gave me a remedy - but there was nothing inside. Then he pulled out a prescription pad, prescribed some Tamiflu, and sent me on my way.
Seem unlikely? Well,...
November 14, 2009
In the old days, you could just use the "help" menu item to figure this out (drilling down to "about") but now there is so much "helpful" crap in the dialog that opens when you do so, that it has become much less helpful.
So just open a command line and cause the contents of the files that contain…
November 14, 2009
"We'll start by steering the wheels straight and driving, though we may have to steer the wheels to the right to counter any downhill slip to the left" ... OMG have I ever been there before . But not on Mars.
The Martian rover Spirit got stuck in the dust on April 23rd of this year. One wheel…
November 14, 2009
The "statins" make up a class of cholesterol lowering drugs. Fish oil (oil derived from fish) is rich in certain fatty acids. Both types of compounds can have powerful positive and protective effects in the brain.
a repost
A study just now coming out (to be published in Brain Research Reviews)…
November 13, 2009
People and dinosaurs were adapted to chase down and kill any plants that tried to get away.
November 13, 2009
He is a bad, bad man in so many ways.
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November 13, 2009
Café Scientifique: Feeding Africa With Paul Porter, University of Minnesota Professor in Agronomy and Plant Genetics November 17, 2009Â
Doors at 6 p.m., Talk at 7 p.m.Â
Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 W Lake St, Minneapolis
Tickets: $5 - $12 sliding scale
Paul is a professor in the Department of Agronomy…
