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So I finally sat down and watched Planet Earth on my new television. It's even better than everybody says: endless hours of the most extravagant nature porn ever put on film. But the show also got me thinking about evolution, and why it's so difficult for most Americans to believe in Darwinian…
Here's an unusual couple of stories, coincidentally brought to my attention within days of each other but apparently unrelated. The first is that a brewing company in Utah, irritated by Sen. Buttars' attempts to weaken science education in that state by attacking evolution, has renamed one of its…
From NESCENT:
Carl Zimmer
"Darwin and Beyond: How Evolution Is Evolving"
February 12, 2009
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Talk Overview: Charles Darwin launched the modern science of evolution, but he hardly had the last word. In fact, today scientists are discovering that evolution works in ways Darwin himself…
Today is Darwin Day. But, more than that, it is a very special Darwin Day in that it is the 200th anniversary of the birth of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin. This day is meant to celebrate not just the life, but especially the discoveries, of Charles Darwin. His theory of evolution by…
Shame the beer's bad, but I think boozy opportunites for science education should be more thoroughly exploited.
Only last night, four pints of Starr Hill Mojo gave me some vivid insights into Shifting Balance Theory.
The brewers of Evolution Amber Ale are also the ones responsible for Polygamy Porter (why have just one?): http://www.wasatchbeers.com/beers.html
It must be fun to brew beer in Utah.
I actually have an empty bottle of this right next to me. I don't drink beer that often, but when there's one that's Darwin approved, how could I not?
"It is the dawn of time. This earth we know so well is a smoldering, inhospitable place. No plants grow, no creature can survive. The hard, uncrackable rocks that form our mountain ranges are being crushed and folded by forces that will take millions of years to shape. These are the forces! This is the power that drives the hand that drinks 'Evolution', the mighty ale, with the world's first great taste of fish!"