I wasn’t kidding about being too clean September 9, 2013 In my August 2nd Not Eudora column I joked that the real reason for our health maladies was not vaccinations but too much hygiene… Continue Reading
80% European April 18, 2013 I recently read a fascinating article about Neanderthals in my Discovery Magazine. Recent genetic breakthroughs have answered an old question. Did they interbreed with… Continue Reading
Death in the modern world March 25, 2013 I spent a long time looking at this graph. Its seems to suggest that war has become a less likely cause of death in… Continue Reading
Ingersoll March 1, 2013 I’ve been watching Bill Moyer’s PBS program tonight. First he interviewd a bad Texas boy who is fighting the Creationists. Second he interviewed Susan… Continue Reading
One aspect of Creationism has actually enhanced our scientific understanding… September 9, 2012 …of geology. Question: You have this great phrase, you say that creationists are “one of the most recently evolved species” of Christian. What do… Continue Reading
He sure looks like Lincoln who also was interested in science August 29, 2012 But the current owners of the GOP won’t like his message. Continue Reading
Maybe I won’t be seeing much of anything … January 31, 2012 …in the Everglades today. Continue Reading
Don’t read this post’s link unless you have a strong stomach and… January 4, 2012 …a scientifically curious mind. Here’s a hint on what’s at the other end of this link. A number of years ago I was grossed… Continue Reading
Sidetracked by evolution January 3, 2012 I can’t let this image slide by before reembarking on my book: Just as the Israel Government is held hostage by a growing minority… Continue Reading
JCI could sell them air conditioners February 14, 2011 I’m nearly done reading my fifth or sixth book on the lands “Down Under.” This one is a very nice accompaniment to In Tasmania… Continue Reading
The art and science of seduction August 30, 2010 I read about a discovery recently concerning water striders those bugs who skate above water. It seems males will make vibrations on the water… Continue Reading
In the beginning July 28, 2010 This is the universe that the shepherd priests who took dictation from the Almighty didn’t know about. Within the last year I read a… Continue Reading
Teach your children well February 27, 2010 Almost all textbooks in the US are teaching children that evolution is a big maybe because text book publishers bow to the standards required… Continue Reading
Rinos June 26, 2006 After fundamentalists took over the Republican Party they began redefining old Republicans out of it by derisively calling them Rino’s: “Republicans in name only.”… Continue Reading
When a Mule Foals (an ancient Roman saying) May 18, 2006 This story caught my attention recently. It is about a hunter sweating out genetic tests on the bear he’d killed. Had he killed a grizzly… Continue Reading
The Eyes have it April 28, 2006 One of the arguments of creationists has been that evolution is completely unable to explain the complexity found in eyes thus leading them to… Continue Reading
