No politician more consistently makes me yell at my radio than Rick Santorum. Every time I hear him frothing at the ass mouth, I fly into an apoplectic rage which can only be vented by abusing the poor inanimate device that channeled his spew into my house. Now that he&
I find myself unmoved by Pluto's demotion in planetary status, except to be glad. Schoolchildren may be mourning, or so we are told, but science is not a process of codifying public sentiment. If it were, science would still be propounding the "natural theology" of the
The New York Times is reporting: Scientists Call Fish Fossil the "Missing Link" Talk about deep time! I am in awe. (I move that Tiktaalik roseae be nicknamed "Darwin Fish.")
http://www.thepaincomics.com/weekly041229a.htm
Staggering news from Utah (as reported in the New York Times): In a defeat for critics of Darwin, the Utah House of Representatives on Monday voted down a bill intended to challenge the theory of evolution in high school science classes. [full article] Actually, not so staggering if you'
Salon's feature story this morning is an examination of the aftermath of the Dover evolution trial. A telling remark: Despite [Judge John E. Jones III's] ruling, the Discovery Institute, the Seattle-based engine of the I.D. movement, is claiming victory. "Anyone who thinks a court
❦bobhowe calls my attention to an article in today's New York Times about a survey commissioned by a couple of Pew trusts which finds that "nearly two-thirds of Americans say that creationism should be taught alongside evolution in public schools." John C. Green, a senior fellow
Fuck you, you dissembling fuck. I heard you this morning on Morning Edition just as I was leaving for work, bloviating about how the reason the question of where our species came from is important is because if it was just random chance then there's no necessity for
What gene is it that humans share with dogs that compels us to dash across a busy street just before the cars arrive? I call the intersection where Broadway, Columbus and 64th all come together Eugenics Corner. To get across to Lincoln Center, you effectively must cross three streets, with
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