Monthly Archives: January 2012

Sticklebacks, Manatees, and Creationists

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Skip

The other night our local PBS station re-aired a NOVA two-hour special, What Darwin Never Knew. It was pretty cool stuff, and incidentally featured Sean Carroll of UW Madison. I mention that because I want to digress for a moment. … Continue reading →

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Oh, when will they… ever learn

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Skip

More legislation, this one in Indiana. Senate Bill 89 actually calls for the teaching of “creation science,” as if all those court cases never happened. Nowadays, most creationist are at least clever enough to call for some kind of “teach … Continue reading →

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More creationism legislation in New Hampshire

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Skip

I already posted about the idiotic bill in the New Hampshire legislature that would require science teachers to espouse on the political views of science, but there’s even more stupidity brewing in that state. NCSE has the news. House Bill … Continue reading →

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Created in His image

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Skip

If God created humans in his image, he didn’t create the great apes very far behind. When Louise Leakey heard the reports from Jane Goodall, whom he had sent to Tanzania to study the chimps, that they were making and … Continue reading →

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Get Thee to a Museum!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Skip

Life Before Dinosaurs is a really good blog about what life on the planet was like before dinosaurs emerged. It’s well-written, well-researched and very informative… and the author is seven years old! This kid is amazing and he’s also trying … Continue reading →

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More About Tetrapods

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Skip

The evolution of tetrapods, four limbed critters like us, is one of the most fascinating and increasingly researched transitions in the history of life. I’m currently reading Carl Zimmers At The Water’s Edge, which covers this topic extensively. Science Daily … Continue reading →

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Sense About Science: A Very Cool Looking Organization

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Skip

Sense About Science is a UK-based charitable trust “that equips people to make sense of scientific and medical claims in public discussion.” They partner with over 5,000 scientists including Nobel prize winners, postdocs and PhD students to make science accessible … Continue reading →

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