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Oh, no! Another debate!

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:28:41 +0100

It’s been a long day for me, and now I get to cap it off with another presidential debate. This could be awful. I’m just hoping that McCain is feeling desperate and will do something that’s…

Tangled Bank #116

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:28:40 +0100

Tangled Bank #116:

The latest edition is at Pro-Science. Toddle on over and see what’s new in science blogging!

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Texas petition

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:28:31 +0100

Texas petition:

If you’re concerned about the escalating creationist activity in the Texas Board of Education, then SIGN THIS PETITION. Now. Let’s send a message.

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A few talks coming up, Oxford, Cambridge, London

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:32:09 +0100

A few talks coming up, Oxford, Cambridge, London: I’ve got a couple of talks coming up in the next while, and I’m posting them here for people who don’t read the miniblog on the right hand side of the page (it’s the best thing about this site, much…

Be A Catalyst

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:13:07 +0100

Be A Catalyst:

Learning to be a great leader is the last area where anyone is a novice all over again.

And unlike most training programs, students of leadership get their marks from the people they lead.

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Portrait of a Palin presidency

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:28:24 +0100

Portrait of a Palin presidency:

Whatever you do, don’t let her answer the red phone.

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The Pledge Project Revisited

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:10:37 +0100

The Pledge Project Revisited: We are nearing the one-year anniversary of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals hearing of a case in which Michael Newdow argued that “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and “In God We Trust” as the…

Congratulations to Randy Moore

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:28:23 +0100

Congratulations to Randy Moore:

My colleague at the Twin Cities branch campus of the University of Minnesota, Randy Moore, has won an award from the Discovery Institute: The Award for Most Dogmatic Indoctrinator in an…

Prepare for an ugly battle in Texas

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:28:22 +0100

Prepare for an ugly battle in Texas:

The Texas Board of Education has named the six people who will be on a committee to review science curriculum standards. Texas, you’ve got trouble. The people are:

David Hillis, professor of…

The Golden Hour - Perfect Times for Portraits

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:54:43 +0100

The Golden Hour - Perfect Times for Portraits: Today portrait photographer Christina N Dickson looks at ‘the Gold Hour’ and why it is a great time to do portrait work. Christina’s work can be found at …

Media Literacy...

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:37:40 +0100

Media Literacy...

Liberal baloney

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:14:40 +0100

Liberal baloney:

OK, this is the kind of thing that just pisses me off: the tendency for some liberals to go off all loopy and credulous. The perfect example is on Salon right now—an article that goes on at…

The Pledge Project Revisited

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:46:26 +0100

I met one...

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:27:57 +0100

I met one...

Care!

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:12:26 +0100

Care!:

I have to give gogreen18 a godless clenched fist salute for this passionate explanation for why atheists need to speak out.

(via Ovablastic)

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Fear, fear and more fear

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:44:30 +0100

Fear, fear and more fear:

It seems that some members of the government are not happy that legislation to allow innocent people to be sentenced to 42 days in jail failed. From the BBC:

[Security Minister Lord West] told…

Big Bang Confuses Creationists

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:44:19 +0100

Big Bang Confuses Creationists: Now I know this isn’t Earth-shattering news, and hopefully anyone literate enough to make it to this blog will already understand the basic principles of the big bang, but I was reading through …

McCain's Crowds

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:17:10 +0100

McCain's Crowds: Ok so McCain has been saying that abusive comments have been hurled at him during Obama rallies, just like how people keep yelling “Terrorist” at his and Palin’s events. Now I’ve only been to one…

Watching every cell of the developing zebrafish

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:53:13 +0100

Watching every cell of the developing zebrafish:

How can I respond to a story about zebrafish, development, and new imaging and visualization techniques? Total incoherent nerdgasm is how.

Keller et al. are using a technique called…

Mood Swing

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:17:05 +0100

Mood Swing: Well we just had some random kid (late teens maybe early 20’s) come into the office to ask to use the phone, he calls his mom and is crying. The secretary motions me to stand near-by I’m not paying…