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.
I've decided to address the falsehood "An adopted baby is not the biological offspring of the mother" next. That was not my original intention, but for various reasons this is appropriate.
Before I give the very straight forward reason for this, which I attribute, by the way, to Sarah Hrdy, I…
UPDATE: Our sirens are back on, but I don't see anything. But, down in Minneapolis, I'm seeing the damage to the Electric Fetus. Bricks stripped off the outside wall, and broken windows in front, so they are shut down. The Mayor stopped by a minute ago, apparently. I wonder if they'll have a…
There are so many books that changed me and my life for better or worse. I wish I could write long, slavering love letters to all of their authors. I guess I am already, in a way. But, for the sake of space, I will stick with just one: Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh.
A new guest post at Quiche…
Julia is over at her mom's house this morning, so she called and wished Amanda and me a happy anniversary. So it is confirmed! Today is our anniversary! Happy Anniversary to us!
Join me, if you will, in a moment of utter, deep cynicism. That would mean you thinking, for just a moment, exactly like I think every second of the day. This will be painful for you, unless you are already where I am.....
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It is a Favre Favre Better thing than we have ever done before.... Absolutely Favrtabulous. That's how Minnesotans are talking today. I hope they stop soon.
... at public rallies and events. For the record, these gun nuts showing up at Town Halls causes my normally middle of the road attitude about gun ownership to shift, one more time, towards enforced gun control. If this requires a change in the constitution, then so be it.
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A falsehood is an incorrect or muddled belief widely enough held to be notable, and possibly dangerous. A falsehood is also a potentially powerful teaching tool. Evolution generally, and human evolution in particular, is loaded with them.
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"False Pearls before…
But they can't, because they don't freakin' live in Utah.
But I wish they did. Hey, has anyone noticed a marked increase in these drones from Utah in South Minneapolis lately? What do they think they are goig to accomplish there?
Anyway:
SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Census Bureau has told Utah'…
I (compulsively?) read the Letters to the Editor of the Greenville News. They are, in my mind, a frightening window on the psyche of a particular, vocal segment of the US population. Filled with accusations of Obama-led socialism (though, so far, absent of birthers), Al Gore hypocrisy, and general…
I, for one, am going to be there, in the back of the room, screaming at anyone I disagree with until they SHUT UP. Because that's how I roll.
Here are the details.
Time:
Thursday, August 27 from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Host:
Gail Harless
Location:
Oak-Land Junior High School (Lake Elmo, MN)
820…
Biology is harder to learn than quantum physics. Why? Because most people think they totally get biology, but everyone knows nobody gets quantum physics. Therefore, any effort to explore quantum physics will result in new learning, but people rarely learn new biology. The bottom line is that…
Posey was one of several, probably several dozen, people directly involved in the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. He died a free man and of natural causes last Thursday at the age of 77.
In those days, America was an unabashedly racist society, so it was quite…
Well, not really, but it is interesting.
The mystery of why temperatures in the solar corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, soar to several million degrees Kelvin (K) --much hotter than temperatures nearer the sun's surface--has puzzled scientists for decades. New observations made with instruments…
A skepchick is that rare creature, the skeptic who is both female and desirable. She is generally quite popular, usually due to her appealingly large intellect, her quick wit, or just her ability to stand everyday interaction with skeptical men.
"Skepchick" is updated in the Urban Dictionary.…
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Fueled by Rush Linbaugh, Glen Beck's babbling, (the voices of the Republican Party), and lobbyists ... There really is a measurable increase in the threat of mainly racist violence against Obama. See also this link from…
Betul was never hideous. In fact, she's quite un-hideous in every measurable way. And she now has to change the About Page of her blog because she has completed her thesis defense! Congratulation!!!!!! Visit and say hi.
Elvis In 1977 I drove from Nashville down to Memphis with no particular plans regarding Memphis. It was just a place to stop on the way to Hot Springs, Arkansas. I had the name of a cheap motel and a vague idea of where it was. But I kept getting lost. Every time I came to about where this…
I personally decided to not trust Mac software when I lost a few days of photos like this guy did. Field photos, photos that cost thousands of dollars and the risk of lives to obtain. Not walk in the park photos.
Step 1: Make sure the cable is good. If it is, seek help elsewhere, because that's all I've got for you today on this issue.
So I have this windows computer and it was no longer reading the iPod. So I did two things, and each of these things exemplifies a different operating system.
I went to…
I'm calling all my friends, we're going to get on a bus, we're going to go to Michele Bachmann's health care town hall and SCREAM AT HER FOR AN HOUR and make sure no one else can talk. Because THAT'S HOW DEMOCRACY WORKS, BITCHES!!!!
Oh, no, wait, forget it. I read the head line at DMB wrong. It…
