Boobquake results 28 Apr 2010 The results are in: Boobquake actually decreased the number of quakes expected. So, folks, get out there and continue to dress immodestly. Jen, well done. A mention on Colbert is the height of blog fame… Humor Religion Science
Biology Darwin was not badly received by the church 26 Nov 2009 Robert J. Berry is a geneticist at University College London. He is also an evangelical Christian and has written a number of works on the compatibility of religion (his kind, anyway) and evolution. He has a quite accurate letter in today’s Nature. Since that is behind a paywall, I have… Read More
History Somehow, I got minions/The first biological species concept revisited 17 Mar 2011 It’s late in Real Time so I can only do a brief one now… I made the mistake of noting on Twitter that I lacked minions after PZ accused me of hating his. Of course I don’t hate them. It’s just that, as an agnostic I am superior to them… Read More
Biology Ranking 24 Aug 2010 A diversion in the natural classification series. In natural classification, we typically do not find that patterns due to the process of historical causation come arrayed neatly in boxes within boxes, and yet one of the most common temptations is for classifiers to set up fixed ranks. The Linnaean scheme… Read More
Not so fast! For proper scientific credibility, this experiment needs to be replicated several times. Many confounding variables exist which must be rigorously eliminated.
PZ has a little essay on what the figures show with respect to tornados: apparently God hates Baptists… http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/04/in_the_aftermath_of_boobquake.php Perhaps we might find that WRT earthquakes, God hates Shiites…