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Centrioles: Elegant Cartwheels Come Into Focus
Centrioles are organelles involved in cell division and the construction of cilia and flagella.
The Many Faces of Thom Hartmann
This is quite amusing if you relish the inanity of a totally substance-free critique of Darwin’s Doubt. And I do.
A Fine Debut Evening for Darwin’s Doubt, the Book that Critics Still Refuse to Face Squarely
About 200 people turned out to celebrate — including Steve Meyer’s high school biology teacher!
For Pinker’s Insufferable Scientism, a Satisfying Triple Smackdown
His essay in the New Republic, seeking to appropriate the word "scientism" as designating a good thing, wins the prize for the most off-putting, condescending title of the year.
Exaptation, aka Co-Option: Still a Favorite Darwinian Excuse for Complex Adaptations in Nature
“Feathers, for example, did not originate for flight but may have helped insulate or waterproof dinosaurs before helping birds fly.”