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This is going to look like I'm tooting my own horn again, but actually I'm tooting for Concerned Scientist Daniel Rhoads on this one. Meme Therapy has another installment in their "brain parade" series. In this one, they ask: We're seeing renewed attacks on evolution, certain branches of scientitic research and conspiracy theories involving climatologists and Global Warming. At the same time supernatural thinking (new age, crystals, ID, deified interpretations of the Gaia hypothesis) are thriving. Should we be concerned by the level of magical thinking in our society? And if so what, if…
How is our vision of the world affected by the possibilities we see explored in science fiction? Meme Therapy asked a bunch of science fiction writers (and some philosopher of science), and got some interesting answers about reading and writing, grappling with conflicting messages, questioning authority, and being worried. Go read it.
Do you ever feel like hearing me rattle on instead of just reading it? Here's your chance! You can listen to the first episode of the ScienceBlogs podcast, in which I speak with Katherine Sharpe about the evils of plagiarism (among other misdeeds) in the world of science.
The polls for 2005 Koufax Awards are now open! There are 15 award categories, and a good representation of science bloggers (including ScienceBlogsers) among the nominees. Including (aw, shucks!) "Adventures in Ethics and Science" in the Best New Blog category. Of course, I would be honored if you were to vote for me! (Voting this round is in the comments or via email. Please, only vote once in each category -- this isn't a Front Page poll!) Here are some of my favorites in the categories in which I'm not competing: Best Expert Blog: Afarensis Circadiana Cognitive Daily Cosmic Variance…