Month: July 2013
Instant Body Plans: The Case of Jellyfish
Jellyfish (phylum Cnidaria, including jellyfish, corals and sea anemones) may look like the “simplest” of animal phyla after sponges.
A Response to Martin Poenie on Protein Evolution
Poenie’s critiques are a welcome oasis from the uncivil and ad hominem attacks that have come to characterize the debate surrounding Darwin’s Doubt.
“Science Media Center” to Craft Talking Points for Controversial Scientific Issues
Resurrecting the myth that science can speak with a unified voice.
Bill Nye and Science Lies
Imagine someone called "The Democracy Guy" or "The Medicine Guy" who rendered judgments on a subject he hadn’t fairly studied and did not accurately represent.
Epigenetics and Disease: Thinking Outside the Box
Science should be about exploring uncharted territories from varying, even unpopular, perspectives rather than confining ourselves to research that has been blessed by convention.