Greg Laden is a biological anthropologist and science communicator. His research has covered North American prehistoric and historic archaeology and African archaeology and human ecology. He is an OpenSource and OpenAccess advocate. Greg's wife, Amanda, is a High School biology teacher, his daughter Julia is a world traveler and his son Huxley is 2.
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…
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
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.
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.…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.
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…
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
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.
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,...
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…
"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…
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)…
