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Richard Dawkins on Dinosaurs & Creationism | The Skeleton Project: Richard Dawkins on Dinosaurs & Creationism

Scientific American: Wronger Than Wrong: Simply wrong. When people thought that science was unbiased and unbound by culture, they were simply wrong. On the other hand, when people thought that science was completely socially constructed, they were simply wrong. But if you believe that thinking science is unbiased is just as wrong as thinking that […]

How children lost the right to roam in four generations | the Daily Mail: Even if he wanted to play outdoors, none of his friends strays from their home or garden unsupervised. The contrast between Edward and George’s childhoods is highlighted in a report which warns that the mental health of 21st-century children is at […]

This is the herd I want to join: This is the herd I want to join (Thanks to David Armistead for the pointer!) —- good one Jon, this is a good copy of the lion-crocodile–buffalo skirmish.

Eight tips for better academic writing: Read it outloud backwards. I heard about this in the chronicle forums (sorry, I can’t find the link). It really works, even though it may be boring after a while. It’s the closest that an author can be to reading with the reader mindset. If you are too busy […]

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wcbstv.com – New Jersey Wire: A pharmacy would be required to fill prescriptions for any drug it stocks such as birth-control pills regardless of a pharmacist’s moral beliefs under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Monday. — one sane state. religious judgment should never trope professional judgment.

U.S. Grant Winds Up as 2 Ships Gone Awry – New York Times: Coast Guard records show that the ships have been providing those services in the South Pacific since the medical mission took possession of them in 1999. In reality, the ships never got any closer to the South Pacific islands than the San […]