Month: October 2011
Fact-Checking Wikipedia on Common Descent: The Evidence from Comparative Anatomy
The argument from evolutionary developmental biology and embryonic development is probably one of the stronger for common descent. But I’m not convinced.
The Caterpillars Who Came to Dinner (and Lunch and Breakfast): An Interview with Lad Allen, Director of Metamorphosis
“Joni shed a tear as ‘Billy’ flew away. I have to admit that I got a little misty-eyed. I never imagined I could become emotionally attached to an insect.”
Kin Selection Goes to Kindergarten
Cynics would call this kin selection or perhaps love of candy. I’d call it genuine love.
Textbooks Cherry-Pick the Evidence for Evolution
This article will look at a just a few of the many distressing instances where textbooks overstate or misrepresent the evidence for evolution.
California Science Center (You Remember Them) Gets Space Shuttle Endeavor
That’s the CSC which had to shell out $110,000 to settle a viewpoint-discrimination lawsuit over the Center’s canceling a screening of Darwin’s Dilemma.