MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'intelligent design'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893393&cid=t_110694_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOZ9e91N17Gw%2F By Neal McCluskeyToday the Washington Post has a big story on efforts by the coal industry to get public schools to teach positive things about — you guessed it — coal. The impetus for the article is no doubt a recent kerfuffle over education mega-publisher Scholastic sending schools free copies of the industry-funded lesson plan “The United States of Energy.” Many parents and environmentalists were upset over businesses putting stealthy moves on kids, and Scholastic eventually promised to cease publication of the plan. Loaded curricula designed to coerce specific sympathies from children, however, hardly come just from industry, as the Post story notes. Indeed, as I write in the new Cato book Climate Coup: Global Warming’s Invasion of Our Government and Our Live... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893393 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:21:54 +0100 4893393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676751&cid=t_110694_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJnvtT84EUt4%2F By Neal McCluskeyEvery week, the National Journal's Education Expert blog tackles a different issue, and from hereon out I'll be weighing in on many of them, crossposting at Cato@Liberty. I sent in my first entry today, which appears as a "guest response" while they set me up to appear as a regular. It's on my favorite topic -- education and social cohesion -- so hopefully I've started with a bang. Enjoy, and thanks to the National Journal for bringing a libertarian perspective on board: Looking at the evidence suggests that school choice is the best educational system to build strong communities. A lot, though, depends on how you define “community.” Diane Ravitch essentially defines a community as a “neighborhood,” and certainly neighborhoods can be a form of community. But neighb... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676751 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:36:19 +0100 4676751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419110&cid=t_110694_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMslTvV7t6Rg%2F By Neal McCluskeySince its beginning, one of the primary drivers behind public schooling — government schooling — has been a desire to compel belief, whether in “American” values, God, the primacy of science, or myriad other things that some people have thought it essential for all people to accept. The result has been constant conflict that, rather than uniting diverse people — a companion goal of public schooling — has divided them.  And not only have crusades to force belief created ongoing conflicts, there’s generally been little evidence they’ve actually changed the targeted beliefs. So we’ve gotten all the downside of trying to force alterations to hearts and minds without actually changing them. Case in point, t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419110 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:43:39 +0100 4419110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538372&cid=t_110694_149_f&fid=35776&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipeline.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F06%2Funintelligent_design.php If you're looking for some ammunition in a creationist argument, evolutionary biologist John Avise of UC-Irvine has provided plenty in a new PNAS article entitled "Footprints of Nonsentient Design Inside the Human Genome". He goes over a number of not-too-intelligent-looking kinks in our genes. This same point has occurred to many other people before, of course (I went on about it a few years ago here), but Avise has done a real service by collecting the arguments in one place in a clear and concise way. Exons and introns, spliceosomes, disorders of gene transcription and regulation, the unreliability of mitochondrial DNA, duplicons, pseudogenes, mobile DNA elements - they're all here, and all (to my eyes) much better explained by random, nonsentient tinkering than by thoughtful design. ... In the Pipeline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538372 Thu, 06 May 2010 12:32:08 +0100 3538372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420671&cid=t_110694_131_f&fid=34995&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgnxp%2F%7E3%2Fuw9LvuRkDb4%2F I am consciously aware that the “Idiot’s Guide” series are not parodies. But when Josh Roseneau introduced me to The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Intelligent Design I simply assumed that this was a parody or gag-gift. This illustrates the lack of unity of cognitive process. On the one hand as I note above I was aware of the reality that this was a well-known brand of introductory books, but my prejudice against Creationists and Intelligent Design folk, and my perception that they’re stupid, led to me infer reflexively that this was an ironic parody. After all, it seemed mean to point out that those looking to understand Intelligent Design may be somewhat duller, on average, than those who would find the enterprise laughable.   For your informa... Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420671 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:57:25 +0100 3420671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287936&cid=t_110694_132_f&fid=35024&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBlindscientist%2F%7E3%2Fv_xoOq-B0_I%2F If God created everything “as is” 6000 years ago, why He/She didn’t give use enough knowledge to understand His/Her design right away? Every time I look at a gene network, I feel dumb (maybe that’s just me), and if the design was more intelligent (and made sense) everything would be easier. (Source: Blind.Scientist) Blind.Scientist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287936 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:33:09 +0100 3287936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778414&cid=t_110694_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D2165 Being interested in science communication, I was pleased when the BMJ asked me to review Unscientific America , by Chris Monney and Sheril Kirshenbaum. The BMJ provides a link that allows you access to the whole review. They have made very few changes from the submitted version, which is reproduced below (with live links in the text. I very soon discovered that the book had already caused ructions in the USA, as a result of its advocacy of appeasement of religious groups. In particular there was all out war with P.Z.Myers, whose very popular blog, Phayngula. documented the battle in detail). It is an American book through and through, and in the USA the biggest threat to reason comes from the far-right religious fundamentalists who preach young-earth creationism. It is said that 46% of U... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778414 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:08:19 +0100 2778414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2310031&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2FCF5xGZn_0fs%2Fso_many_strawmen_so_little_tim.php Apparently, I'm infamous. From yesterday's Ames Tribune (below the fold): Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Aetiology) Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2310031 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:10:00 +0100 2310031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240675&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2FnCAh3v-9feQ%2Fanti-evolution_bill_in_iowa.php I am so incredibly tardy with this information that Arizonian John Lynch and the lovely folks at Uncommon Descent have already blogged this, but recently an "academic freedom" bill was introduced in Iowa. For those who may be unfamiliar, in addition to "teach the controversy," these "academic freedom" bills are one of the new tactics for creationists who want to introduce creationism into science classrooms via the back door by claiming that teachers need the protection to teach "the full range of scientific views" when it comes to evolution (in other words, to teach creationism/ID). The bill states that: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Aetiology) Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240675 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:40:00 +0100 2240675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013593&cid=t_110694_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2F474942260%2Fbest_review_of_expelled_ever.php It may well be; Roger Ebert has finally gotten around to reviewing Expelled! Short version: He didn't like it. Long version: He really, really didn't like it. I knew there was a reason I liked Roger Ebert. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence) Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013593 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:00:24 +0100 2013593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1789057&cid=t_110694_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D255 Jump to follow-up There has been something of a rumpus in the media today when the education secretary of the Royal Society, Michael Reiss, appeared to endorse the teaching of creationism on science classes,  The BBC’s report was only too typical. “Call for creationism in science” “Creationism should be discussed in school science lessons, rather than excluded, [...] (Source: DC's goodscience) DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1789057 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:08:33 +0100 1789057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543122&cid=t_110694_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2F319843570%2Fwhen_it_comes_to_refuting_creationist_no.php ...from one of Michigan State University Professor Richard Lenski's E. coli cultures. Lenski's second response to the clueless "request" of the creationist idiot Andrew Schlafly to provide his raw data to him for "independent review" supporting a recent PNAS paper (more here) by him that is yet another in a line of papers by evolutionary biologists that pretty much destroy the myth of "irreproducible complexity" is a classic in sliding the knife into one's foe, carefully dissecting free an organ, pulling that organ out with a flourish, only to plunge to plunge the knife in again to continue the ruthless dissection, smiling politely all the while, leaving Schlafly utterly in the dark about his Epic Fail. Although the second letter is pure genius, perhaps the first sentence of his first ... Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543122 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:29:54 +0100 1543122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1366722&cid=t_110694_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F268378447%2Fmanufactroversy.html Leah Ceccarelli has just penned a fascinating analysis of how so-called scientific controversies are created to serve political purposes: "With all the sophisticated sophistry besieging mass... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1366722 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:42:51 +0100 1366722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1349455&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F263754615%2Fshocking_truly.php The Expelled producers lied about canceling a movie showing in Tempe. Anyone surprised? Read the comments on this post... (Source: Aetiology) Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1349455 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:35:54 +0100 1349455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1338040&cid=t_110694_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E5%2F261079924%2FxGCxbhGaVfE%26amp%3Bhl%3Den Maybe I'm out of touch, but it was news to me that Ben Stein (former Nixon speechwriter, monotone teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, etc. etc.--if you watch the video below, you'll get to hear him... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1338040 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:32:32 +0100 1338040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1323137&cid=t_110694_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2F257172030%2Frush_limbaugh_gives_expelled_thumbs_up.php Why am I not surprised? The stupid, it does so burn. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence) Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1323137 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:55:21 +0100 1323137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1317766&cid=t_110694_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2F255313422%2Fpz_out_dawkins_in.php ...to see Expelled! In perhaps the funniest incident I can recall involving a fellow ScienceBlogger since there has been ScienceBlogs, earlier this evening scourges of "intelligent design" creationism P. Z. Myers and Richard Dawkins went to see a screening of the antievolution pro-ID creationism movie Expelled! in the Minneapolis area. The guards recognized P.Z. and wouldn't let them in the movie. They apparently didn't recognize Richard Dawkins and did let him in to see the movie. Let's get this straight. The producers scheduled a screening in the Minneapolis area on the same weekend that the 34th Annual National Conference of American Atheists was being held there. Not only that, but Richard Dawkins had been invited as a speaker and just so happened to be in town. The producers appare... Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1317766 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:09:36 +0100 1317766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1317748&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F255312120%2Firony.php PZ got kicked out of a screening of Expelled, the latest ID propaganda movie--in which he's featured. Someone else who's in it? Richard Dawkins. Guess who PZ's guest was--a guest who was let into the screening? Yep. Dawkins. The irony. The hypocrisy. Just incredible. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Aetiology) Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1317748 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:05:00 +0100 1317748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1181625&cid=t_110694_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2F224197924%2Fbest_headline_ever_1.php He really does. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence) Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1181625 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:00:43 +0100 1181625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1131049&cid=t_110694_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomensbioethics.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fhaving-cake-is-different-from-eating.html (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1131049 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:51:00 +0100 1131049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1113887&cid=t_110694_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2F205334652%2Fstupidest_creationist_rant_ever.php You be the judge: I believe, first of all, evolution is a crock. It takes a lot of faith to believe that I came from an ameba. A lot of faith! So evolution should be taught in Faith Class, otherwise known in parochial schools as Religion Class. It's a crazy world we live in. Crazier every day. But one of the craziest notions that ever came down the pike is evolution. Who in his right mind would ever believe that the complicated homo sapien derived from a speck? That's getting the larger from the smaller. No, it's an even crazier world when a clueless twit like Grant Swank can write something as scientifically ignorant as this and not be laughed off the Internet. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence) Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1113887 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:50:28 +0100 1113887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1070974&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F195298752%2Fdiscovery_institute_bloviates.php I mentioned that the Discovery Institute was in Iowa yesterday, accusing Iowa State University (and specifically, professors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy) of conspiring against assistant professor Guillermo Gonzalez, an intelligent design advocate and fellow of the Discovery Institute. I was unable to attend, but Evil Monkey headed to Des Moines to cover the event, and has his initial thoughts on the dog 'n' pony show up at Neurotopia. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Aetiology) Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1070974 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:40:00 +0100 1070974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1058250&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F192362245%2Fthe_di_comes_to_iowa.php Like the gift that never stops giving, the Discovery Institute is taking its dog and pony show on the road, and heading right here to Iowa in order to plead (via press conference) Discovery Institute fellow Guillermo Gonzalez's case for tenure. You may recall the Iowa State assistant professor of astronomy was denied tenure there this past May, and he and the DI have contended that this was due to his support for intelligent design, rather than any other issues with his performance or scholarship. Not content to simply leave it at that, Gonzalez has appealed his tenure denial, and is continuing to do so all the way to the Board of Regents, which will visit the issue in February. However, as PZ and Wes highlight, the DI is kick-starting their "Gonzalez as martyr" case a bit early. More af... Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1058250 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:30:00 +0100 1058250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=856747&cid=t_110694_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2F154426662%2Ffresh_jack_chick_tract.php The Secular Outpost informs me of the existence of a brand new Jack Chick tract. I don't know if it truly is new or not, but it does have its copyright listed as 2007. This time around, Jack is explaining why the dinosaurs really died out. (Hint: It wasn't some big nasty meteor millions of years ago.) It starts out with humans hunting a dinosaur and degenerates from there. (Click on the picture for the full tract.) This was so silly that at first I thought it must be a parody. But then I remembered: This is Jack Chick we're talking about here. I will say one thing, though. The picture of the baby dinosaur hatching from its egg is cuter than almost anything I can recall ever having seen Chick draw. I'll also give him props for coming up with what has to be the most mind-bogglingly dum... Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=856747 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:01:09 +0100 856747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=740402&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F134652637%2Fbe_a_scientific_consultant_for.php By now, regular readers will probably be familiar with The Clergy Letter Project spearheaded by Michael Zimmerman. Formulated in part to respond to the framing of the evolution controversy as a battle between science and religion, the letter now boasts more than 10,700 signatures from clergy, and have sponsored Evolution Sunday events for the past 2 years. Well, Zimmerman has a new project now: Our latest initiative is to create a list of scientists around the world who are willing to answer scientific questions posed by clergy who are supportive of modern science in general and evolution in particular (http://www.butler.edu/clergyproject/rel_expert_data_base.htm). In just a bit over three weeks, we already have over 200 scientists signed up to help out. I hasten to add that the inform... Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=740402 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:25:00 +0100 740402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=707334&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F129481962%2Fanswers_in_genesis_doth_protes.php AiG volunteers confront gay man, love sodomites: We asked the lone gentleman behind the booth about the origins of the rainbow colors as a symbol for the homosexual movement. He gave us some history, apparently in San Francisco is where it originated. It was meant to reflect the diversity of lifestyles. This was an easy springboard to a discussion of the origins of the actual rainbow. We talked about Noah's flood and God's promise to Noah (and by implication all people down through the times, including sodomites, whom we love) that He would never destroy the world again through a global flood. Read all about their adventures at the National Education Association meeting on their "Evolution Exposed" blog. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Aetiology) Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=707334 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:00:00 +0100 707334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=694129&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F127735622%2Fcreation_museummore_posts_from.php I mentioned that a whole group of us went to the Creation Museum in Kentucky. Professor Steve Steve has his account now up at the Thumb, while Jason Rosenhouse has a two-parter at EvolutionBlog, and Wes Elsberry's account is here. Oh, and a group picture: Rear, L to R: Evil Monkey, Richard Hoppe ("RBH"), Wes Elsberry, Andrea "I'm Italian, not female!" Bottaro, Jason Rosenhouse, and Art Hunt. Front row: RBH's wife (whose name I didn't catch, sorry!); journalist Lauri Lebo; me; Professor Steve Steve, and Art's daughter (and Steve Steve's kind tour guide), Amy Hunt. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Aetiology) Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=694129 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:00:00 +0100 694129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=688558&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F126794707%2Ffield_trip_to_the_creation_mus.php I mentioned I was back in Ohio last week. The occasion was the celebration of my grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary, but while I was in the area, a number of us from Panda's Thumb also met up south of Cincinnati to take our own tour of Answers in Genesis' Creation Museum. (Wesley has a picture of the group here; I'll also try to scan in another "official" picture tomorrow). My brain still hurts. My thoughts on everything below (with photos, of course): Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Aetiology) Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=688558 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:10:00 +0100 688558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650571&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F121468613%2Feven_answers_in_genesis_thinks.php Back when I used to discuss evolution directly with creationists more frequently, I'd often cite Answers in Genesis' page of Arguments we think creationists should not use" page. I hadn't checked this out in awhile, and forgot they have on there as an argument that is "doubtful, hence, inadvisable to use:" "Natural selection is a tautology." Yet that was just the argument given by Egnor in several posts, starting here--so even the young-earthers think Egnor has something to learn. Typical me. I'm the one who always thinks of the snappy comeback hours after a comment is made too.... Read the comments on this post... (Source: Aetiology) Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650571 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:00:00 +0100 650571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623770&cid=t_110694_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F118096761%2F A post by PZ Meyers at Pharyngula today states that “Our school boards are broken“: One of the big problems is that any idiot who may well lack any experience i education, or even any interest in education beyond destroying it, can run for school board and actually get elected. Case in point: Ken Willard, one of the Kansas rubes who tried to get Intelligent Design creationism into the curriculum, has just upped the ante and decided to run for the national presidency of the association of state boards of education. It’s incredible—he’s an insurance executive with no competence and no qualifications other than that he’s a fervent dogmatist who wants his religious beliefs taught, and that he has the backing of the Discovery Institute. Meyers’ concern is... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623770 Sun, 20 May 2007 04:25:13 +0100 623770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=529716&cid=t_110694_107_f&fid=35009&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsciencesque.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F08%2Fframing-science-a-new-skin-for-the-old-ceremony%2F     The blogosphere is all lit up with views and commentary on the “Framing Science” article by Matthew Nisbet and Chris Mooney. Interesting discussion can be found at Sandwalk, A Blog Aroung The Clock (and links within), Pharyngula, as well as Matthew Nisbet’s site. Essentially, the article argues that scientists are losing the battle of popular opinion because they don’t frame science in a way that normal folk can relate to. People glaze over when someone start to talk science. Unless scientists and science writers get better at communicating with the public, so the argument goes, we will lose valuable mind-space to interests that are better “framers”, such as Conservative politicians and the Intelligent Design movement. If only scientis... Sciencesque blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=529716 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:37:27 +0100 529716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=515399&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F105885717%2Fcan_you_tell_the_difference_be.php Check this entry out first. More here and at Pharyngula. Read the comments on this post... (Source: Aetiology) Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=515399 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:15:00 +0100 515399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=512043&cid=t_110694_83_f&fid=34690&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Finsolence%2F%7E3%2F105421464%2Fbest_or_worst_birthday_card_ever.php While looking for a birthday card for a relative a while back, I found this card and was intrigued enough to buy it, even though it wasn't appropriate for the person for whom I was seeking a card: So far, it's just pretty standard Bush-chimp stuff, a staple of comedy ever since W. took office. But what got me was the inside of the card: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Respectful Insolence) Respectful Insolence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=512043 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:01:53 +0100 512043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=473705&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F101687299%2Fnothing_to_do_this_weekend.php Just a reminder that there will be a symposium this weekend discussing evolution and intelligent design at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. The event is geared toward those interested in matters of faith or science; teachers; principals; college students majoring in education, science and religion/philosophy; clergy; and parish educators. Scholarships are available for the first 200 K-12 educators, board of education members, school administrators, etc. who apply--still plenty of those left, so if you know anyone who'd be interested, point them in our direction. I'm including the text of one press release below the jump; all the information (including registration and hotel) can be found at the symposium website. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source:... Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=473705 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:10:00 +0100 473705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=458248&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F100271758%2Fskiff_long_on_rhetoric_short_o.php Our local "Dissenter from Darwinism," Fred Skiff, gave a talk last Friday. Prior to the talk, I predicted: One, that Skiff will provide a strawman version of evolutionary theory (heck, and science itself) as he did last time I saw him speak... Two, that Skiff will assert or imply that evolution implies atheism, and that if one accepts methodological naturalism, one therefore must also accept philosophical naturalism, and choose between evolutionary theory and their religious beliefs. Three, that he will assert that "intelligent design" is the sensible alternative to "orthodox" science, but its study is being repressed by "Darwinists" or something of that nature. All I gotta say is: damn, I'm good. In a bit of what I assume was unintended irony, Skiff was introduced with a comment noting ... Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=458248 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:30:00 +0100 458248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=450329&cid=t_110694_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F94745250%2Fskiff.php Via From Right 2 Left, I see that U of Iowa physics professor. Fred Skiff, will be speaking on intelligent design next week: At the next "Finding God at Iowa" Lunch Forum, Fred Skiff, University of Iowa professor of physics and astronomy, will speak on the theory of intelligent design. The forum will be held from noon to 1 p.m. March 2, in the Ohio State Room (Room 343) on the third floor of the Iowa Memorial Union. Skiff will offer "A 'Fireside Chat' on Intelligent Design." He will discuss some of the questions underlying the debate over intelligent design in nature, such as: What are the appropriate assumptions, methods, and limits of science? Can the intelligent design argument be properly made within the realm of science? Why am I so dismayed (well, besides the obvious)? More after ... Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=450329 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:30:00 +0100 450329