Many of us spend a lot of energy wondering whether there is life on Mars, on the moons of Jupiter or elsewhere in the galaxy. If we found life out there, it would make huge headlines. The June 2007 edition of Science has a beautiful photo of an orangutan and…
In the May 18, 2007 edition of Science (available only to subscribers online), Paul Bloom and Deena Skolnick Weisberg consider why so many adults resist science. They cite a 2005 Pew Trust poll finding that 42% of people believe that humans have existed in their present form since the beginning…
It’s called the International Journal for Creation Research. I would call it The-Draw-The-Curve-Then-Plot-The-Data-Journal. After all, the end result is already guaranteed. It’s just a matter of getting out into the field to drum up evidence to support this foregone conclusion, no matter how tenuous. The Journal is sponsored by the Institute…
I've been spending (wa-ay too much) time today reading various news reports about the new Answers In Genesis Museum. In the blog responses to some of these reports I see mostly relief that someone has finally created this museum to tell the truth about Young Earth Creationism. As opposed to…
I didn't think so. It's a lot to ask of another human being. Then again, if we were "lowly" army ants, we would readily serve as pothole plugs for each other. According to Dr. Scott Powell: Broadly, our research demonstrates that a simple but highly specialised behaviour performed by a…