Lots of people have sent me links to this—thanks, all!—and it's the perfect thing to lift me out of the finals week blahs, and it's also just in time for Mother's Day on Sunday: The Devonian Blues.
Every single girl and every little boy
Was born from the clan of the wayward Dipnoi
Don't let the preacher man spoil all the fun
Took a lot more than 6 days to get the job done
Amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and man
All belong to the fish tribe, doncha' understand?Your momma was a lobefinned fish
My momma was a lobefinned fish
Sing along, everyone!
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Tiktaalik: music to my ears.
We've already documented the profoundly silly response of the Discovery Institute and ID advocates to the recent announcement of the finding of Tiktaalik roseae; now let's look at the response of more traditional creationists.
In addition to AIG, Reasons to Believe and all the other DI folks falling all over themselves to say nonsensical things about Tiktaalik roseae, Casey Luskin has now jumped into the fray with this silly post
Last week the world press took n
What about that other classic, "Amphioxis"?
The new t.o. Post of the Month is strangely appropriate as well.
Well, THAT was cool. Any more where that came from?
Hey, has anyone heard of or seen "Flock of Dodos"? Sadly I didn't learn about it until it was too late to see it in New York...
GrrlScientist have commented on it over at her blog
Chris Mooney at scienceblogs.com/intersection and Carl Zimmer at corante.com/loom posted extensively on the dodos movie awhile back.