Sunday, December 30, 2007

A different Take

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Samizdata argues that the only way to make evolution a non-political issue is to remove the state's role in education. We homeschool o...
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Friday, December 28, 2007

Add Ron Paul to the List

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Well, it seems that Ron Paul has thrown in his hat with the anti-evolution crowd of Republican candidates. Oh, Joy!
Monday, December 24, 2007

Merry Christmas

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From our house to yours, may everyone have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thursday, December 20, 2007

Barbara Forrest Responds to the Firing of Chris Comer

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Barbara Forrest gave a talk on "Inside Creationism's Trojan Horse" in Austin, Texas. Chris Comer of the Texas Education Agen...

When Losing Genes Can Be A Good Thing

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Apparently, the loss of certain genes can move evolution in different directions: One previously unknown loss, the gene for acyltransferase...

Creationism Approved

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The request has gone through: DALLAS — An advisory council of university educators has recommended that Texas approve a master's degree...

The "Wall of Africa"

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Two geologists at the University of Utah argue that tectonic movements in the east African Rift Valley led to evolutionary changes that may...
Monday, December 17, 2007

Interview with Lizzette Reynolds

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There is an interview with Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds, the Texas Education Agency member who fired Chris Comer, in the Austin-American Stat...

Texas: Never a Dull Moment!

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According to the Dallas Morning News, a college associated with the Institute for Creation Research in Dallas is asking the Texas Higher Edu...

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Peter Bowler has written a new book , titled Monkey Trials and Gorilla Sermons: Evolution and Christianity from Darwin to Intelligent Design...
Friday, December 14, 2007

Florida Tackles Evolution

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Moving the opposite direction of Texas, the Florida State Board of Education is make a more concerted effort to adopt evolution. The Florid...

A Creation/Evolution Debate Ends Badly

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In New South Wales, an argument about the creation/evolution controversy cost a backpacker his life. English backpacker Alexander Christian...

The AAAS Weighs In

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The American Association for the Advancement of Science has voiced its opinion on the Texas Education Agency mess. [AAAS CEO Alan] Leshner ...
Thursday, December 13, 2007

Texas Heats Up!

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The Dallas Morning News has a story on the controversy surrounding the Texas Education Agency. According to the article: Many conservativ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Kostenki: Earliest Modern Human Site in Europe?

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The town of Kostenki has a new claim to fame : earliest site of modern humans in Europe: Kostenki previously has yielded anatomically moder...

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The human evolution article is not in PNAS yet. The Dec. 11 issue is up. Maybe Dec. 18...

Human Evolution Accelerating?

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Foxnews is reporting that researchers now believe that human evolution has accelerated in the recent past: "If evolution had been proce...

Meanwhile Back at Woods Hole...

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"Christian biologist fired for beliefs, suit says." Reuters has reported a story of an oceanographer at the Woods Hole Institute ...

Professor Disciplined For Teaching Evolution

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As the troubles for Baylor simmer, you might have guessed that it would happen in reverse in other places. Courtesy of Eugene Volokh by wa...
Thursday, December 06, 2007

Richard Dawkins' Use of "Sleight of Hand"

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Mustafa Akyol, writing for the Turkish Daily News accuses Richard Dawkins of sleight of hand. Toward the tail end of the article, he includ...