hrynyshyn
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June 13, 2006
What should we do with the likes of Ann Coulter?
More than a few people are upset with her recent comments disparaging the 9/11 widows. Her new book wastes a lot of trees misrepresenting evolution. Ed takes umbrage at her self-comparison with H.L. Mencken. For me it was Mark Twain. Clearly this is…
June 12, 2006
It's that time of year, when the International Whaling Commission gets together and pretends its decisions will be based on the best available science. In addition to poorly serving the planet's cetaceans, these annual gatherings are embarrassments for both the pro-whaling members and the animal-…
June 12, 2006
The Pi meme: If for no other reason than it's good to re-examine one's motives.Thanks to Janet for cooking up this particular indulgent recipe.
3 reasons you blog about science:
1. Nothing better to do with my free time
2. Can't resist a good argument
3. Need somewhere to spew; otherwise my…
June 12, 2006
Had enough of the coke-and-mentos display? Time for a more mellow viral video fix, perhaps. This week's New York Times offers some soothing underwater footage of humpback whales. The accompaying story promises even better visuals soon, thanks to the advent of hi-def.
The story follows marine…
June 9, 2006
So this guy sneaks into the lion's den at the Kiev Zoo. Shouts, "God will save me, if he exists," lowers himself by rope into the pen, takes off his shoes, and...
According to Reuters::
...one of the lions seized him by the throat. The man died at the scene.
Surely a candidate for the Darwin…
June 9, 2006
The Journal of Applied Ecology has just published a list of the Top 100 unanswered questions in the field. It was assembled for the benefit of UK ecologists, but most of the items deal with issues of global interest. If nothing else, it's a timely and humbling reminder of how little we know about…
June 9, 2006
For my inaugural Sb post, a little bit of culture.
My first reaction to the National Review's bizarre list of the top 50 allegedly conservative rock and roll songs was incredulity, so misunderstood and misrepresented were the selections that made the list. But after trying to come up with my own…