When the environment is stable, it's good to be robust against mutations. This is because all mutations in an adapted organism will be d...

Looking over the submissions to Carnival of Evolution , I notice quite a few entries that aren't about evolution, typically about online...

The NCSE emailed its supporters with a reminder that Darwin Day 2010 is just two weeks away. Are you recovered from 2009's celebrations ...

Here is an excellent argument why the fact that we do not yet understand how something really complex evolved is not a good argument that it...

If I had the time, here is a volunteer job I'd really like to take. Volunteer wanted for 5 weeks from 5th March 2010, to help with live ...

In this Culture Warriors segment Bill O'reilly and his warriors talk about Oprah's visit to my home town Copenhagen, Denmark. Oprah...

Yeeeeeeeeees! I have a Kevin Bacon number!!! 3. Bjorn Ostman was in 777 (2007)       with Blake Sherman was in Edmond (2005)       with ...

I have just started to subscribe to the RSS from ScieneDaily , and it is a treasure trove. It's great if you don't have the time to ...

Is natural selection at the group level an important evolutionary force? is the question asked to Stuart West, Samir Okasha, Herbert Gintis...

Fascinating, fascinating story about a couple of married swans who divorced each other and then both remarried other swans. First suspicion...

Gotta read this great post by Massimo Pigliucci about how to fix the American democratic system . And elections should take place over two d...

Dowsing rods as bomb detectors in Iraq?!? If you haven't read about this yet, you must hurry over to Bruce M. Hood's blog, SuperSens...

Heh! Yeah, they go together like pigs and whiskey . Click to see the bartender's answer . I never quite thought about it like that.

I just love the look on the face of the guy holding the Bible. Complete incomprehension.

John McCain is chock full of it. He just sent me an email about Scott Brown's victory: His victory sent a strong message that you and I ...

Kick me if the Skeptics Society hasn't managed to schedule some very interesting talks this spring. For example: Natural Experiments of...

Scientia Pro Publica , the science blog carnival, has a new edition up at Deep Thoughts and Silliness , and it has several posts on evoluti...

Republican Scott Brown takes the MA seat in the senate after Ted Kennedy, who called the overhaul of the health care system the cause of hi...

Somehow I find it tacky to blog about other blogs - the navel-starring just gets to me. However, I have been unable to forget evolutionary p...

Finally, finally , someone has the evidence for Christianity. In I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist , Norman Geisler and Frank T...