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Gromia sphaerica: It's a Cool...Macrobe? [Mike the Mad Biologist]There's a neat Discovery News article about Gromia sphaerica, a very large testate amoeba: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... ... |
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"Eliticism" [Thoughts from Kansas]Listening to the Texas TEKS hearings, I note that a speaker is decrying the "eliticism" of his biologist critics. Isn't it a little counterproductive to decry elitism even as demonstrating that one is ignorant of basic vocabulary? Or am I being eliticist? Read the comments on this p... |
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God enoughWe should see the ceaseless creativity of nature as sacred, argues biologist Stuart Kauffman, despite what Richard Dawkins might say. ... |
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New mad cow case found in British ColumbiaVANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Canada has confirmed a new case of mad cow disease, its 15th since 2003. ... |
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Why the "Center-Right" Debate Is Maddening: It's the Lack of Statistics, Stupid [Mike the Mad Biologist]Many in the Punditocracy are proclaiming that the U.S. is a center-right country. While it's pretty obvious that they're saying this to justify their feeble pronouncements, that's not what really bugs me about this center-right hooey. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this pos... |
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"Facts Alone May Not Completely Allay Fears": Sums Up the Theopolitical Rightwing Pretty Well [Mike the Mad Biologist]By way of Amanda, I came across this letter sent to employees of a company that had installed a hand scanner to replace punch-card system for workers checking in and out of work (boldface original; italics mine): Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... ... |
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