Fascinating look at the genetic evolution of lactose tolerance; the reason my sister can down a litre of milk a day. To repurpose a handy metaphor, let’s call two of the first Homo sapiens Adam and Eve. By the time they welcomed their firstborn, that rascal Cain, into the world, 2 million centuries of evolution […]
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Creation “Science” Is the Christian Rights Trojan Horse Against Reason | Civil Liberties | AlterNet
http://www.alternet.org/rights/49811/ This article – pilfered from RedShift13 – is actually a refutation of Creationist indoctrination methods, but the description of exhibits reads like one of the best comedies Hollywood has never produced. If it weren’t for all the Creationist loonies that no doubt frequent these “museums”, I think I’d have it would make for a […]
Teaching of Creationism Is Endorsed in New Survey – New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/31/national/31religion.html?ex=1125979200&en=144ce173089fe41f&ei=5070 OK, seriously now, if Berlin isn’t using its wall anymore, can Canada borrow it for a while? This is getting out of hand: “In a finding that is likely to intensify the debate over what to teach students about the origins of life, a poll released yesterday found that nearly two-thirds of Americans say […]
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Boing Boing: Boing Boings $250,000 Intelligent Design challenge (UPDATED: $1 million)
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/08/19/boing_boings_250000_.html I am pleased to announce that the flying spaghetti monster has reached the next step towards becoming an actual religion. The joke is, it’s still more plausible than Scientology!
BBC Science | Human Body & Mind | Language of Love
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/articles/emotions/lonelyhearts.shtml I think “stolen from exploding-heart” is the most oft-written phrase in my stumbling! Today he found this article, whose contents are not exactly news but contains this kicker of a line: “In evolutionary history, by the time a woman got to be 45, she’d have had five children and various parasites. She wouldn’t have […]