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TEDTalks: Gordon Brown Talks about Building the World Wide Web for Global Good

tags: Gordon Brown, world wide web, WWW, social injustice, poverty, security, climate change, economy, ethics, streaming video We're at a unique moment in history, argues UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown: we can use today's interconnectedness to develop our shared global ethic -- and work together to confront the challenges of poverty, security, climate change and the economy [16:43] TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes.

TEDTalks: Gever Tulley Teaches Life Lessons through Tinkering

tags: TEDTalks, medicine, Psychopathic Killers, epigenetics, brain damage, psychology, MAOA gene, serotonin, Jim Fallon, streaming video In this video, Gever Tulley uses engaging photos and footage to demonstrate the valuable lessons kids learn at his Tinkering School. When given tools, materials and guidance, these young imaginations run wild and creative problem-solving takes over to build unique boats, bridges and even a rollercoaster! [4:42] TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give…

Clocks and creationists

Lisa Jardine is a historian who clearly understands how science works: The thought uppermost in my mind was how odd it is that non-scientists think of science as being about certainties and absolute truth. Whereas scientists are actually quite tentative—they simply try to arrive at the best fit between the experimental findings so far and a general principle. Read the rest. She ties together the ideals of how science should be carried out with a story from Pepys and an unscrupulous sea captain and modern day creationists—excellent stuff!

Lab grown meat - what's the worst that could happen? [SciencePunk]

A cross posting from my Posterous space - a short imagining some implications of lab-grown meat. He was a huge man, thick forearms dotted with burns and pale scars. He spoke in a dull monotone about the unique difficulties in preparing synthetic meat. Roscoe wondered how much he weighed, and tried to calculate how much that would be worth when sold in Longpig wrappers. As he spoke, Roscoe noticed the chef was absent-mindedly palpating his own arm, as if feeling for the texture of the meat under his skin. Read Transubstantiation

Friday Fun: Undergraduate Research Assistant Finally Sharpens Perfect Pencil

Undergrads, we all love'em, right? You bet. Of course... Undergraduate Research Assistant Finally Sharpens Perfect Pencil After months of stupefying repetition, undergraduate research assistant Thomas Floyd, 19, emerged from the Nelson Physics Laboratory this afternoon to announce that his faculty supervisor, Dr. Demetri Schulman, had declared his 4,394th sharpened pencil "perfect." "I'd like the thank the academy," said a humbled Floyd, "for creating an educational experience that let me sit in Dr. Schulman's lab storage room and sharpen pencils day after day until I got it right."

Seed's Daily Zeitgeist: 9/27/2006

Anousheh Ansari Space Blog Yup, she's blogging from space. Fan your jealousy flames several times a day. Curious Pop Quiz #4 and E. coli As Roughage-Gate continues, take this quiz on what delicious spinach dishes you should avoid. Then do what you know you must. Quicktime Virtual Reality Apollo Panoramas Witness the moon in all its 360° glory. (via Phil) Angular Momentum Prepare to be wooed. Bird Flu Preparation in Moldova Why give you a link when you can see the video right here? Got something for Seed's Daily Zeitgeist? Email the Zeitgeister.

Obama's birth certificate's carbon footprint

Floods, droughts, heatwaves, rising sea levels. Massive debts and deficits. Multiple wars. Peak oil. But what's really important is providing yet more evidence that the president was born on U.S. soil. So the White House flies a staffer 9,600 miles (15,450 km) from Washington, D.C., to Hawaii and back to collect the certificate of live birth. Un frakking believable. Of course, the emissions generated by the staffer's share of the flight is hardly among the most objectionable consequences of the insanity that is the birther movement. But I just thought I'd point it out.

The Tech Awards 2012 | NBC Bay Area

The Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials, honors individuals, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies who are using technology to significantly improve human conditions in 6 awards categories. The technology used can be either a new invention or an innovative use of an existing technology. NBC will be livestreaming the awards ceremony tonight from the Santa Clara Convention center. http://www.nbcbayarea.com/on-air/as-seen-on/The-Tech-Awards-2012-177952… This year's categories are: Environment, Education, Young Innovator, Health, Economic Development, and Sustainable Energy.…

Climate Change affects Farmers, Food Security

These video photoessays - one interviewing Colombian coffee growers, another Ghanaian farmers - document how a 2-degree rise in temperature has already hurt some of the world's most vulnerable people. The videos show how rising temperatures have damaged crops, led to increased pests and disease, and ultimately forced farmers to switch to less profitable crops - or even abandon their land entirely. These are striking examples of what the future could hold: a massive human migration as breadbaskets turn into to dust bowls. From the CGIAR Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, Food…

The Buzz: Freeman Dyson and Climate Change Heresy

In an article in The New York Times Magazine Sunday, Freeman Dyson—best known for his work in theoretical physics—discussed his belief that climate change is an issue that should be approached with skepticism. ScienceBloggers responded with thoughtful consideration. Dyson stated in the Times piece that while prevailing dogmas about climate change may be right, they deserve to be challenged. "That they do," conceded ScienceBlogger James Hrynyshyn from The Island of Doubt. "My only quibble is they are best challenged by those with a good grasp of the latest findings."

The Buzz: Scientists Concur on Global Warming

Recently, ScienceBlogger Jonah Lehrer pondered if the Bush Administration's stifling of climatology data did more than influence the scientific process—if it effected American psychology as well. But with a new administration comes a chance for free scientific expression, and as President Obama was being inaugurated, a study was released that asserts louder than ever that scientists believe global warming is being caused by human activity with a bold 97 percent of the active climatologists surveyed in agreement. However, according to the study, reported by James Hrynyshyn from Island of Doubt…

The Buzz: Bush Designates Marine National Monuments

On Tuesday, President Bush garnered favor with marine conservationists in a last-minute move to protect over 195,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean—more than any president in history. The new marine reserve, which includes parts of the Mariana Trench in addition to several coral reefs and atolls, will be protected from mining, fishing, oil exploration and other destructive activities. ScienceBlogger James Hrynyshyn celebrated Bush's decision, but reminded, "By failing to accept the reality of climate change...he will more likely be remembered as the president who missed the boat."

New Blog Alert: A Few Things Ill Considered

Put your hands together and give a warm (ahem) welcome to A Few Things Ill Considered, the climate blog of Coby Beck. Before coming to ScienceBlogs, Coby had been blogging for almost two years here; he also writes as Grist.org's blog, The Gristmill, and is the author of the famed document "How to Talk to a Global Warming Sceptic." He also blogs weekly digests of global warming news from around the world. We're excited to have him here. Don't hesistate to stop by, leave a comment, update your blogrolls, and generally welcome Coby to the neighborhood!

Evo-Devo in NYR Books!

This really is an excellent review of three books in the field of evo-devo— From DNA to Diversity: Molecular Genetics and the Evolution of Animal Design (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), and The Plausibility of Life:Resolving Darwin's Dilemma (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll)—all highly recommended by me and the NY Times. The nice thing about this review, too, is that it gives a short summary of the field and its growing importance.

Introducing ScienceBlogs Select

Love ScienceBlogs, but find the combined RSS feed overwhelming? Been wanting a way to siphon the cream of ScienceBlogs off the top? Want no more. This week, we introduce ScienceBlogs Select, a new, filtered RSS feed made up of ScienceBloggers' own favorite posts. The Select feed contains fewer posts than the full feed, and they've all been hand-picked for quality, from funniest to pithiest to most insightful. We like it, and we hope you will too. Give ScienceBlogs Select a try by visiting the ScienceBlogs RSS page and clicking on 'ScienceBlogs Select' to subscribe.

Superhero Movies: Do They Get the Science Right?

How scientifically accurate are today's Hollywood superhero and sci-fi movies? Surprisingly accurate, says physicist James Kakalios, He should know - he's author of the widely known book, The Physics of Superheroes, which examines such things. In this video clip (below) from the 2010 Festival, Dr. Kakalios talks about what makes recent movies like Iron Man so scientifically "right on" and appealing. Dr. Kakaios also has a new book that has just come out. Check out "The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics" with Engineering.com at the 2010 USA Science and Engineering Festival.

ConvergeSouth, Hopefully, Tomorrow

No posting tomorrow. I will (or should be) at ConvergeSouth all day tomorrow. That is, if I make it there. My ride suddenly quit. I e-mailed a few local bloggers but have not received any responses yet. Perhaps I'll make it, perhaps I won't. If I do, I'll post my thoughts on the conference on Sunday. Upodate: Got a ride. See ya on Sunday. I have scheduled several posts for automatic posting before bed tonight, a picture of a cat, some science news, etc, just to prevent the blog from rotting away and falling apart...

World Science

Tiny genome may be melting away, study suggests: Researchers have identified the smallest known genome, and say it may suffer a strange fate. For ants, one playbook fits many situations: Scientists are interested in the "algorithms," or step-by-step rules, by which organisms make decisions. Fitness, childhood IQ may affect old-age brain function: Mental function in old age depends more on fitness than on childhood IQ, a study has found. Strongest evidence yet that planets form from 'disks': The philosopher Emmanuel Kant got it right 200 years ago, researchers proclaim.

Chemistry Nobel is really a Biology Nobel

Roger D. Kornberg got a chemistry Nobel Prize this year for figuring out one of the most basic processes in all of biology, stuff we teach in intro classes - DNA transcription, i.e., how the cell "reads" the DNA code and synthesizes messenger RNA molecules that are used as templates for synthesis of proteins. Excellent choice from my perspective of a biologist. But what do the chemists think? Also, is this the first instance of a parent and the child both getting a Nobel (his father got one four decades ago for DNA replication)?

The choir sings about PCR

Yesterday, I posted a memorial for Ron Mardigian, an enthusiastic champion of science education at Bio-Rad. Today, I scanned RPM's blog and what do I see? A choir! Bio-Rad has produced a really funny music video. It reminds me of the music video from "We are the World," except some members of the choir are holding PCR machines and singing about the wonders of PCR! Scientists for Better PCR is a really cute video, with a catchy tune, and it's fun to watch. If you're teaching about PCR, I highly recommend showing it to your class.

No carnivals on the street?

Nodal point is hosting the eleventh issue of Bio::blogs with two special editions. The first special edition, at Bioinformatics Zen covers tips and tricks for bioinformatics. The second special edition is on personalized medicine and can be downloaded from here. Eye on DNA is hosting Gene Genie, a collection of posts about genetics and genes. And, wait, wait, there's more! The Daily Transcript has a virtual garden carnival, it's the Mendel's Garden #15 Summer Reading Edition. With all that good stuff to read, how can you possibly go out in the sun?

An audio advent calendar

The New Humanist blog is running an advent calendar podcast, in which various people are asked what scientist they'd like to have a Christmas-style celebration around, and what invention from scientific history they'd most like to receive for Christmas. First up is Stephen Fry, who made the interesting choice of Robert Hooke — I approve, he's an interesting character — and all he wants for Christmas is an orrery. You'll have to listen every day. I'm going to be in there somewhere, and Richard Dawkins gets to be the Christmas eve fairy.

Eye Color

Carel discovered a fascinating website about iris pigmentation. As Carel notes: Morgan Worthy, a retired psychologist, has put together an iris pigmentation site that includes lists of iris color for over 5,600 vertebrate species, along with observations based on his database that range from the insightful to the mundane to the crackpottish. There are hypotheses there concerning eye color in humans and in animal predators. Looks like a treasure trove of material for blogging when you are out of inspiration and especially if you are wondering what to send next for the Skeptic's Circle.

Can reality-based blogging beat unreality-based blogging in a popularity contest?

Wow! In just a couple of days, SEED scienceblogs.com moved up from #100 to #78 on Technorati Most Favourited list. While the numbers are still small it is easy to game the system, but in the long run, the most popular blogs will emerge on top. If you click on this and make SB one of your favourites - and just one more person is enough for this - we'll overtake PowerLine! Update: You did it! Thank you! Now on to greater hights, to reach Wonkette and Pharyngula and BoingBoing!

What happens in bed, stays in bed

Men's sleep apnea found alongside erectile problems: Men who are sound sleepers have better sex lives. A study published in a recent edition of Urology says men who suffer from sleep apnea syndrome also suffer a high rate of erectile dysfunction. -----------------------snip--------------------- One theory, Dr. Atwood said, suggests that sleep apnea disrupts rapid-eye-movement or REM sleep -- a time when men routinely experience erections. Decreased REM sleep means fewer REM erections. The possibility exists, he said, that REM erections are a necessary process for men to maintain healthy…

Win a free book!

It's easy — just follow the link from The Countess's blog, read about weird supernatural monsters, leave a comment, and you're entered in a drawing for an anthology of erotic horror stories. Yeah, erotic horror. I think it's supposed to leave you all hot and bothered in a state of tension … not erotic horror like retelling a woman's sexual history in a church service, which is horrifying in an "eww, ick" and "cover the children's ears, Martha!" and "ooooh, Harold, I come over all tremulous just thinking about it" sort of way. Sanctimonious dunderheads need not apply.

Freethinker Sunday Sermonette: pwning the rabbi

We do a lot of Christian baiting here. Admittedly the tendency of many Christians to make lampooning easy is a factor. But we need to give other religions a chance, too. So we bring you now Richard Dawkins pwning an orthodox rabbi. What I particularly like about this is the way Dawkins highlights the fundamental wrongness of isolating and indoctrinating children in ways that separate them from the world and their fellow humans. If a cult is a social structure with a dictatorial leader who practices mind control, the rebbe presides over a cult. And also, in my view, commits child abuse:

Give your eye a dose today

Since I'm up in Canada doing some science (presenting a paper at a meeting) I thought I'd give a little plug for one of my favorite sites, Daily Dose of Imagery. If you like photography, this guy from Toronto is worth taking a look at. There's a new pic every day (hence the name) and you can page back to previous ones with the "day before" button at the bottom . What impresses me most about his photos is the incredible composition. Take a look at them and notice how well composed they are. This takes real skill. The site is here. Enjoy.

Pakistan: the waiting game

Since this is not a breaking news site, I am waiting to see what is going on in Pakistan. I'll likely sum up tomorrow afternoon what I find by then (I hope with some value added). Here are some places you can keep checking for breaking news. They are the usual suspects: Helen Branswell's reports (natch). Latest here. Flu Wiki Forum Crof's Blog Avian Flu Diary Scott McPherson Sophia Zoe Flu Trackers CurEvents Recombinomics There are plenty of others, most accessible from one of the above sites. I'll be checking along with you.

The Tar Heel Tavern - last call

Kivi is hosting The Tar Heel Tavern tomorrow, so send your entries ASAP: I am also hosting The Tarheel Tavern this weekend, the premiere carnival of North Carolina bloggers. My theme is "Paying Tribute." Since we are close to President's Day, and nobody I know actually honors our presidents on the day, I suggest we honor a person in our lives or history who really does deserve an extra bit of love and respect from us, via our blogs. NC bloggers can submit a post to me by Saturday night at kivi AT writingfornonprofits.com.

I am a sucker for...

...memes. Especially when someone tries to track its spread. Especially when they call me "The Thinking Blogger", originating from the eponimous Thinking Blog. Tagged by Greg Laden, so it is really quite simple: 1. If, and only if, you get tagged, write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think, 2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme, 3. Optional: Proudly display the 'Thinking Blogger Award' with a link to the post that you wrote I am tagging: Archy Jenna Sir Oolius Elayne Riggs Mustang Bobby

Anti-atheist Bigotry in Prime Time

Revere, PZ, Larry and Ed all agree with each other, which means they must all be correct on this story as this does not happen so often. But the extraordinarily stupid and hateful anti-atheist show CNN had the other day is so obviously wrong at every level and from every angle. CNN should suffer for this and made to crawl and apologize and fire a few people involved and cry and plead and promise they'll never do something like this again and made an example for all the other cable and network news shows.

Recipes Wanted!

My daughter, as part of her school assignment on Vasco Da Gama, bought a bunch of stuff that Vasco brought to Europe from Asia. Now I have all those foodstuffs and do not know what to do with them. Cucumber and melon were easy. But, what would I do with a coconut, a jar of cinnamon sticks and a jar full of whole cloves? Give me your recipes or links to recipes to good dishes that contain one (or two or all three!) of those ingredients. And, if those dishes turn out tasty, I may as well start on my foodblogging career!

Anthology Deadline has passed...

...right now. The list of all nominations is now up to date. Ten of my friends are already busy reading all the posts, helping me decide which 50 to include. I will make the final decision by the end of the weekend and post it here. All the other finalists will be linked from the book website once it is up. Of course, once the book is done, I'l let you know where and how to get it. Thank you all for participating - I had a great time reading all these posts and I wish I could include them all!

Worth reading: Lessons from getting shot, the mental strain of poverty, and dengue in Florida

A few of the recent pieces I've liked: Brian Beutler in Salon: The $200K lesson I learned from getting shot Sarah Kliff, Sandhya Somashekhar, Lena H. Sun and Karen Tumulty in the Washington Post: How eight lives would be affected by the health law Sendhil Mullainathan in the New York Times: The Mental Strain of Making Do With Less Patricia Sagastume at Al Jazeera America: Dengue fever presence in Florida at a 'pretty serious level' Alan Durning at DC Streetsblog: Apartment Blockers (about how the costs of underground parking contribute to high rents)

Yet Another Wave of Global Unrest?

From Simon Black at Business Insider: The researchers’ analysis went a step further, though; they modeled the relationship between food prices and social unrest to reach a simple conclusion– whenever the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)’s global food price index climbs above 210, conditions ripen for social unrest. Read more: http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/two-no-brainer-ways-to-play-rising-food-prices-8900/#ixzz27moSPcTK We're currently at 213.  Read the whole thing, including Black's exhortation to get a garden, at least.  Not that that's news if you read here regularly.…

Favorite Environmental Charity

Crunchy Chicken , goddess of environmentalism and yours truly have something really, really cool to announce. Actually, no, it is really, really hot - sizzling in fact. Unfortunately, we can't tell you what it is until next week, except that it involves seriously awesome science and extreme hotness. What we can tell you is that we are planning to donate the profits from our next enterprise to an enviromental charity, but we're having some trouble picking our favorite. So I thought I'd ask you - what environmental charity do you like best? We're taking suggestions! Cheers, Sharon

Friday Fun: Cthulhu does not play with your silly toys!

Ah, but maybe he would if they were Cthulhu plushies! Check this out from Sci Fi Wire: 14 great Cthulhu toys that make devouring souls fun! H.P. Lovecraft's elder god Cthulhu is supposed to be terrifying, hideous and awe-inspiring--but whoever knew he could be this darn cute? Check out 14 toys that take a slimy monster and turn it cuddly. It's sick, twisted fun. My favourite is the Cthulhu Santa, but the wall trophy, suction cup, plush slippers and "My Little Pony Cthulhu" are all great too.

Friday Fun: Exam howlers

I just love those articles that turn up every once in a while that make fun of the typos and factual errors students make on their exams and term papers. I know it's cruel but I can't help myself. Best Wank and Gaza: this year's top exam howlers is a pretty good example of the form. Meanwhile, a biology student spent an entire paper telling Kevin Reiling, from the Faculty of Sciences at Staffordshire University, about the science of gnomes. "It took me a while to realise she was referring to genomes," Dr Reiling remarked.

Busy Bee

Bee at Backreaction has been busy over the last few months, here is my backlog reading list: A Thousand Words Do we live in a computer simulation? Consciousness and Physics from Scratch 10 things I wish I had known 20 years ago Science changed my life and yours too Do we write too many papers? Frequently Asked Questions No, the long sought-after link between the theories of quantum mechanics and general relativity has not been found Does the scientific method need revision? It is a good starting point, if you're not reading Backreaction already.

random snippets and great new blogs

bunch of little things that I really ought to say more about, but I'll be doing some paperwork instead Cosmic Horizons - new astro blog from down under by one of the very best kick ass distinguished senior astrophysicists on the planet - and it is a good read Did the Earth seed the Solar System with life, or vica versa - progress on quantifying panspermia conjectures within the Solar System The HARPS search for Earth-like planets in the habitable zone: I -- Very low-mass planets around HD20794, HD85512 and HD192310 Planetary Construction Zones in Occultation: Eclipses by Circumsecondary and…

Look at This F*ing Teabagger UPDATED

Update: LaTFT!!1! Maybe the teabaggers just need ridicule, Morans-style, says Gawker: "Check out that fucking teabagger," writes in tipster Stefan, referencing "Look At This Fucking Hipster," the blog chronicling hipsters looking ridiculous. Unfortunately, while hipsters have to be sought out within the pseudo-bohemian enclaves of their respective parishes, people who can't have any kind of normal, rational discussion about politics--or even a rational, agenda-based protest--are easily found at protests like the one going on today in Washington D.C. Best pic comes from DirtyPerz: Ouch!

In a just society payday loans would not exist

Via Lessig and as explained beautifully by Colbert, payday loans are evil. The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word - Have Your Cake And Eat It, Too colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor NASA Name Contest Being a Democrat is no protection from corruption by corporations, as Congressman Gutierrez demonstrates. I think this is a pretty bad example of the type of corruption that Lessig and Brayton have been having a back-and-forth over. Whatever they want to call it, I think we can all agree it's wrong.

Galileo to Get Statue at Vatican

Today's Journal reports on the delicate task of creating a monument to Galileo Galilei at the Vatican. But there's still some opposition. Check this out from the very end of the article: On the other side of the barricades, meanwhile, some Roman Catholics think the church has already done more than enough to make up with Galileo. Atila Sinke Guimarães, a conservative Catholic writer, dismisses the church's mistreatment of Galileo as a "black legend." The scientist, he says, got what he deserved. "The Inquisition was very moderate with him. He wasn't tortured."

Nice photo

"The National Government will regard it as its first and foremost duty to revive in the nation the spirit of unity and cooperation. It will preserve and defend those basic principles on which our nation has been built. It regards Christianity as the foundation of our national morality, and the family as the basis of national life" ('My New Order', Adolf Hitler, Proclamation of the German Nation at Berlin, February 1, 1933) Funny…those words could be taken straight from just about any American religious right web site in 2008, and they'd fit right in.

Defining New Age

One last note on my trip to Guatemala--as part of it, we traveled to Tikal, to see the ruins. Here's the view from one of the temples early in the morning. Okay. So, our tour guide is relating various facts of dubious veracity on the ride to town. And then he says that a new religion has been invented, making my ears perk up. Very earnestly, he says: It's a combination of science, astrology, and one's own ideas. It is called New Age I almost fell out of my seat! What a great definition!

The long term threat to science

Props to Nick Anthis and PZ for addressing the animal rights vs animal welfare issue in science. In particular this statement from PZ, "Once we've defeated the creationists (hah!), we're going to have to manage the next problem: well-meaning but ill-informed animal rights activists." That sounds about right. If things in the United States follow the trends in Europe and Britain, the long-term and far more dangerous threat to biological science will be animal rights extremism. There is good discussion in both of these articles so check them out.

Badscience takes on the WiFi paranoia from BBC

And kicks its ass. What is up with the British and their fear of "radiation"? People complain about poor science comprehension here in the US, but it is by no means an isolated phenomenon. The fact someone was able to put a documentary on BBC suggesting that radiofrequencies of WiFi had any chance of affecting human health is pretty pathetic. And the fearmongering and anti-scientific conduct of the documentary is clearly pretty shameful. Between this and the Independent's coverage of the environment, I think they're trying to bring down environmentalism from the inside.

Portrait of a president

I never thought I could actually like a portrait of George W. Bush, but this one isn't bad. Go ahead and click on the link — the overall portrait is fine, and you may not notice anything at all disturbing (well, except for the fact that it is George W. Bush) on seeing it. You might not want to click on the links to details in the image, though; this picture is a collage made from pictures of anuses snipped out of porn magazines. It ain't pretty, but it's art that speaks the truth.

Worse than I thought in Iowa

As one commenter at Aetiology pointed out, support for Intelligent design/creationism is included in the Republican Party of Iowa State Platform: 3.4 We support the teaching of alternative theories on the origins of life including Darwinian Evolution, Creation Science or Intelligent Design, and that each should be given equal weight in presentation. What I don't know is if this is typical of other Republican platforms in other states, or how frequently each candidate uses these points in their own campaign. I've still not heard back either from Nussle or Culver regarding Intelligent Design,…