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As long as we’re piling on Stephen Meyer, there are a number of arguments for which Don Prothero was prepared that Meyer apparently didn’t make in the recent debate. A couple are worth posts of their own.
One of the problems intelligent design proponents face is how to deal with bad ...
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By Don Prothero http://faculty.oxy.edu/prothero/index.htm Don Prothero is a
paleontologist and Professor of Geology at Occidental College in...
Los Angeles, and Lecturer in Geobiology at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, and ...
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Battle in Beverly Hills: Reflections on the ...
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Over on the T-urf13 thread we had a request for an open thread for questions and answers . In the spirit of the holiday season, I’m happy to oblige. However, let’s make this an experiment in attempting to increase the signal-to-noise ratio in blog comments. I suggest:
1. This thread is not ...
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Photograph by John C. McMichael .
Photography contest, Honorable Mention.
Moraxella bovis – evolution in a Petri dish.
Mr. McMichael writes
Almost two decades ago, I was studying the bacterium Moraxella bovis [which causes keratoconjunctivitis in cattle] when I ...
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Scientists point out, quite rightly, that the religio-political charade known as “intelligent design” (ID) is not good science. But how do we know this?
One of the hallmarks of science is that it is fruitful . A good scientific paper will usually lead to much work along the same lines, work ...
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Meleagris gallopavo –domesticated turkey.
No, it’s not exactly a bird sanctuary; it’s an egg farm in Brittany, where they don’t actually know from Thanksgiving. The turkey is about to be inseminated (artificially, that is) by the male Homo sapiens .
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As a last treat for the 150 th anniversary of the Origin , have a look at young-earth creationist Cornelius Hunter, author of the “Darwin’s God” book and blog . Hunter’s basic argument against virtually any common pro-evolution argument is, basically, “But you evolutionists are claiming that ...
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Last month I was sent a review copy of one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read: Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation by Michael Keller and Nicolle Rager Fuller. Although, I haven’t finished the book yet, I think today, the 150 th anniversary of the ...
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Charles Darwin
Here’s a video from UCLA last week showing some folks getting the opportunity to discuss evolution with Kirk Cameron in person – something the rest of us on the other campuses were hoping for. Who’s the brilliant young woman telling Kirk what’s what down at UCLA? I think I’m in love…
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Here online . Unfortunately Wilson is recovering from pneumonia and so pre-recorded his talk. Following is a panel discussion with (among others) Peter Bowler.
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Photograph by Michael Barton .
Banners for primate hall/exhibit as seen looking from Darwin’s statue. Central Hall, Natural History Museum, London, July 14, 2009. Today is the 150 th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species .
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Exactly one-hundred and fifty years ago, on November 24, 1859, On the Origin of Species was published. Ever since then, some have been predicting the imminent demise of the theory of evolution . But it’s still here, and better than ever! Let’s make this an open thread, post links to the best ...
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The National Science Foundation has announced the opening
ot their Evolution of Evolution site. According to the...
press release, Going wide and deep, Evolution of Evolution: 150 Years of Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” provides a uniquely ...
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NSF's "The Evolution of Evolution"
Photograph by Francois Malan .
Photography contest, Honorable Mention.
Incense smoke swirling in quiet air. Negative image.
Mr. Malan writes that his photograph “illustrates how apparent design can be induced in apparently chaotic natural phenomena,” though the smoke is not ...
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Genetics has published three essays in honor of 150 th anniversary of the Origin. Allen Orr’s piece provides an interesting historical perspective on the interaction between the science of evolution (or Darwinism) and the impacts on society. The Charlesworths provide an opinion on the ...
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One of the low points for the defense in Kitzmiller was the testimony of Alan Bonsell, who was President of the Dover Area District Board of Education at the time of the adoption of the policy that provoked the lawsuit. Specifically, his sworn testimony in a pretrial deposition was found to be ...
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Ray Comfort starting handing out his bastardization of the Origin today. A day earlier than expected.
If any of our readers witnessed it, please feel free to describe your experiences in a comment.
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Charles Darwin
Via John Pieret’s excellent Thoughts in a Haystack blog I learn of an ongoing controversy about the teaching of evolution at Adventist Universities. (See also this Sept. 1 article from Inside Higher Ed .) The latest event is that the board of trustess of La Sierra University in Riverside, ...
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Photograph by David Collins .
Photography contest, Honorable Mention.
Delicate Arch – an Entrada Sandstone formation in Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah.
