Extraordinary nature photography
If you want to take a couple minutes to be dazzled with stunning photography, check out these photos at Euphoria Magazine.
Texas “Intelligent Design” results not quite overwhelming enough.
Less than 1% of the 464 biology and biological anthropology faculty members who responded to a recent survey approved of the following proposition: “Modern evolutionary biology is mostly wrong. Life arose through multiple creation events by an intelligent designer, although evolution by natural selection played a limited role.” The biologists…
Alaska: the anti-education state
Andrew Sullivan offers some shocking statistics to back up the claim that Alaska is not a place that values education for its children. And nothing like the anti-education governor to serve as the spokesperson for this anti-education: Her eldest son has a history of vandalism and was given a GED…
Woman falls for Nigerian email scam
I have assumed that most people delete the numerous Nigerian Scam emails that they get. Here's a sad story about the scam succeeding, though. It's a reminder to be careful whenever you are presented with a deal that's too good to be true.
Natural holly
You'll sometimes see festive indoor holly displays during the holiday season. The magic is already happening outdoors, though, and it's fun to watch how it naturally happens. These beautiful berry-filled branches erupt without any human assistance. Truly, there are two big holly trees in front of my family's house, and…