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A Catholic theologian, an Episcopal canon, an atheist chaplain, and a Jewish agnostic all walk into a webinar
During her tenure at NCSE, Genie Scott often observed, "one priest in a backwards collar is worth a dozen scientists at a public hearing." For various reasons, religious leaders, and the voices of religious communities, have a special weight in politics, especially on matters of science education…
Dr. Etheridge, Fossilologist, Part 3
I’m still discussing a well-known but ill-sourced quotation from a “Dr. Etheridge, Fossilologist of the British Museum,” according to which, “Nine-tenths of the talk of evolutionists is sheer nonsense, not founded on observation and wholly unsupported by fact. This museum is full of proofs of…
What was left on my desk?
I came into the office this morning and discovered someone had left mysterious little fossils on my desk. I think I can identify these fossils (although nailing the specific species may be tricky). Can you identify them? How's that for a little mid-week mystery?…
Cosmos Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Silliness
Another week, another Cosmos episode, and another ridiculous creationist reaction. This week the third Cosmos episode aired, focusing on the wonders of comets—such as Halley’s Comet, whose grand elliptical circumnavigation of the solar system parallels a human lifespan, as…
Answer Monday!
Photo Credit: Puno3000 via Compfight cc   Last week on Fossil Friday, I gave you the partial jaw of a prancing little prey from the Barstovian. This specimen came from Nevada, and was actually originally (and incorrectly) identified as a Camelid. Many Fossil Friday…
Fossil Friday!
These past few weeks on Fossil Friday, I have focused on bone crushers, biters, and scratchers—but have completely ignored the noble little animals that had their bones crushed...namely, food!  So this week I'm balancing the scales by bringing you a herbivore—a dainty vegetarian…
Dr. Etheridge, Fossilologist, Part 2
In part 1, I was discussing a well-known but ill-sourced quotation from a “Dr. Etheridge, Fossilologist of the British Museum,” according to which, “Nine-tenths of the talk of evolutionists is sheer nonsense, not founded on observation and wholly unsupported by fact. This museum is full of…
Dr. Etheridge, Fossilologist, Part 1
In part 4 of my marathon post on “Searching for F. E. Dean,” I mentioned a letter published in the August 18, 1922, issue of the New Mexico weekly Fort Sumner Leader, by someone with the surname of Smith (the initials are unclear). Attacking the superintendent of the Fort Sumner schools…
Why Did Cosmos Focus on Giordano Bruno?
In 1990, Carl Sagan led a group of scientists in drafting and signing an open letter urging action on the various environmental crises facing the world, including the threat of nuclear war and the reality of nuclear pollution, as well as climate change, ozone depletion, and acid rain. The letter,…

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