Frothing at Santorum
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...
EvolutionA collection of 9 posts
Pluto in the doghouse
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...
No fish story
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.")...
Science vs. Norse mythology
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Good news from outer darkness
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...
Americans just don't like to be told
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...