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Paleofantasy: When people act like cavemen because they misunderstand evolution 11 Mar 2013 | 09:41 pm
I’ve been waiting so long for someone to write this book. Salon has a great interview with Marlene Zuk, evolutionary biologist who just wrote “Paleofantasy: What evolution really tells us about sex, d...
The Conundrum 20 Feb 2013 | 12:28 am
The three topics I most want to talk about – my research, teaching, and grad school – are the three topics I can’t talk about. I can’t talk about my research because part of my data comes from public ...
Happy Darwin Day! 13 Feb 2013 | 06:19 am
It’s my annual excuse to post my favorite Darwin related image: Unfortunately I don’t have time to write up a substantial Darwin-themed post… ironically because I’ve been working on a group presentati...
Indiana high schoolers want to ban gays from prom 12 Feb 2013 | 01:57 am
It seems like not much has changed since I was an Indiana high school student: A team of Valley high schoolers and parents rally for a separate prom that bans gays. NBC 2′s Paige Preusse reports how S...
I’ve figured out why the Vatican hoards its wealth! 8 Feb 2013 | 04:35 am
St. Peter’s Basilica is not actually named that because of its architecture, but for the Basilisk living beneath it! Lore tells of Basilisks converting various substances into gold, which explains the...
How about we sell the Vatican instead? 8 Feb 2013 | 04:20 am
I have a feeling Catholics won’t like my solution to their monetary problems. But you see, times are tough. The LA Archdiocese alone has lost $660 million to those pesky victims of child rape. This is...
Pokébiology 101: “Evolution” and the enigma of Eevee 5 Feb 2013 | 05:27 am
(Click here for the introductory post to Pokébiology 101) You know I had to start my Pokébiology 101 series with the most famously scientifically inaccurate part of Pokémon: evolution. In the Pokémon ...
Since I didn’t watch the Super Bowl… 4 Feb 2013 | 10:32 am
…can you fill me in on what memes were created so I’m not totally confused at every joke on the internet for the next 24 hours?
Obama caves to religious pressure on birth control debate 2 Feb 2013 | 03:04 am
Atheist feminist rage activated: Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said the proposal would guarantee free coverage of birth control “while respecting religious concerns.” ...
My current feelings on the skeptical movement and blogging 1 Feb 2013 | 12:52 am
I must not be the only one feeling disenchanted, since all of these other people can speak perfectly for me. From PZ, in response to Steven Novella’s piece about the scope of skepticism: As for that a...
