Dunbar is the creationist, anti-education kook that Governor Perry of Texas is considering putting in charge of the state board of education. Slacktivist explains the problem with this — putting someone who wants to destroy the public education system in charge of the public education system is like making an arsonist the fire chief.
And actually, it's not as much a criticism of Dunbar — she's an out lunatic — but of the system in general, that a leading politician would think this kind of appointment is at all appropriate.
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The term "Dunbar's Number" refers to a particular hypothesis by primatologist Robin Dunbar. It is a very simple idea with rather complex implications, and it is one of those simple ideas that gets more complicated than ideal as we look into it more and more.
This Rob Dunbar is NOT Robin Dunbar the Archaeologist.
Yes, Texas could. After ditching creationist dentist Don McLeroy as head of the state board of education, Governor Rick Perry is now considering Cynthia Dunbar for the job.
Jon Stewart on the stolen Climategate emails: