Three out of ten Republican presidential candidates raised hands in the recent debate indicating they do not believe in evolution. Jason has an excellent round-up of responses (Arianna Huffington rocks!) with some good comments by readers as well. How can you help combat scientific ignorance? If your blog is NOT a science blog, try to do what Mike suggests and link to five science-related posts every week.
There is plenty of stuff here at scienceblogs.com, but you can also use this page when you are looking for science posts, especially the science-related carnivals listed at the very bottom of that page. Carnivals act as filters, showcasing the best that science/nature/medical/environmental blogosphere has to offer on any given week.
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Via Bora on FriendFeed, a cute little art project from MIT that takes a name, scans the Web for mentions of that name, and produces a color-coded
I am reading with amusement all of my SciBlings' examples of extreme nerdiness (just look around the ScienceBlogs today!). Apart from wearing turtlenecks (at the time when they were not fashinable) and having some science-related decorations at home, I am really not that nerdy:
OK, the monkey business may have been a little too abstract for a good audience participation entry. So let's fall back on a classic:
Maybe we can learn from Turkey. Popular discontent with Islamist-connected candidate Abdullah Gul has forced him to withdraw from the contest for presidency of Turkey. The voters recognize that religious fundamentalism is inappropriate for the leadership of a modern state.
Here is my hope that Americans can be as wise as Turks.
Thanx dude, I hope I put the links to good use. Although I sometimes disagree with you, it usually turns out being because I wasn't seeing the whole story. Btw, I'm a half-jewish *atheist* lutheran caucasoid pot smoker who has never read the bible except for Russel's Teapot.
The reason I don't have a TV is so I can't throw a book through the screen during presidential debates. The temptation would be just too great.