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Why Evolution is True in paperback

Jerry Coyne’s Why Evolution is True came out recently in paperback, so if you were waiting to purchase it...

Why Evolution is True in paperback
posted on: Jan 30, 2010 | author: Dan

Scott Roeder convicted of 1st-degree ...

Scott Roeder, the man who murdered Dr. George Tiller on May 31st, has been convicted of first degree murder and faces...

Scott Roeder convicted of 1st-degree murder
posted on: Jan 29, 2010 | author: Dan

Consistency is irrelevant to denialis...

I follow the Skeptical Science blog and I took special interest to today’s post by John Cook about a debate...

Consistency is irrelevant to denialism
posted on: Jan 29, 2010 | author: Dan

International Darwin Day Petition

I’m not a big fan of web-based petitions. They’re generally pretty worthless when it comes to actually...

International Darwin Day Petition
posted on: Jan 28, 2010 | author: Dan

If it’s cold, it’s eviden...

I find it noteworthy that the global warming deniers, many of whom were touting the recent cold snap in the USA as...

If it’s cold, it’s evidence!
posted on: Jan 25, 2010 | author: Dan

Those stupid scientists!

From Calamities of Nature comes this comic (the image here is just the first panel). I don’t want to spoil it...

Those stupid scientists!
posted on: Jan 21, 2010 | author: Dan

Reality, Death, and Family Cats

There’s a great post on Unreasonable Faith by guest blogger Vincent Skolny (of Avangelism.com) about kids, their...

Reality, Death, and Family Cats
posted on: Jan 20, 2010 | author: Dan

Oh, it’s a beautiful graph!

A simple graph from SMBC showing the relationship between belief in a higher power and a good science education.

Oh, it’s a beautiful graph!
posted on: Jan 20, 2010 | author: Dan

I love xkcd

xkcd is such a great web comic, not just for the humor, but for the insights. It’s also wonderfully techie and...

I love xkcd
posted on: Jan 19, 2010 | author: Dan

Mississippi targeted by creationists

Mississippi can now lay claim to hosting the first anti-evolution bill of 2010, according to the National Center for...

Mississippi targeted by creationists
posted on: Jan 19, 2010 | author: Dan

Pat Robertson Voodoo Doll on eBay

Pat Robertson, as you probably already know, decided to rant about Haiti making a deal with the devil to get free of...

Pat Robertson Voodoo Doll on eBay
posted on: Jan 19, 2010 | author: Dan

Dr. Oz is promoting woo

Dr. Mehmet Oz, a long time guest on Oprah, used to be lauded as being one of the few guests on her show that dispensed...

Dr. Oz is promoting woo
posted on: Jan 14, 2010 | author: Dan

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