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Archive for June, 2008

Skepticality, cont.

Posted in Dawkins, Expelled, biology, creationism, education, evolution, media, science, skeptic on June 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »

So I’m continuing to work my way backwards through the Skepticality podcasts, and they are really, really interesting. Every episode features some member of the skeptics community, or some professional in a field that is (was that week) a hot button news issue. Since none of us can be an expert on everything, it’s a [...]

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Cherry Season!

Posted in Charlottesville, food on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I can’t help but share what I’m eating right now, hand-picked cherries from Spring Valley Orchard which are delish! We got there on Friday, the first day that the orchard was ever open for hand-picking. There were three rows of cherry trees to choose from, and there were TONS of great, ripe cherries to pick [...]

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Evolving E. coli

Posted in biology, creationism, evolution, science on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

There is a great post on Pharyngula about a 20-year experiment on the evolution of E. coli. In that time span, colonies undergo tens of thousands of generations, which make it the perfect test bed for Darwinian evolution. (Although probably not the perfect thesis project!) PZ Myers does a great job of explaining the research [...]

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Bow chika South Pole!

Posted in culture, media, science on June 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »

A friend sent me this story (thanks!) this morning for a good chuckle. Apparently, the last shipment to the South Pole Research Station includes a year-long supply of condoms for the scientists and staff that winter over at the base. Go scientists! I always knew we were sexy. And I’ve also commented that we tend [...]

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Science and Skepticism Podcasts

Posted in astronomy, education, science, skeptic on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

To wean me off of reading cool stuff at work, I’ve been hooked into some really good podcasts lately. AstronomyCast focuses on teaching about cool astronomical phenomena, and was sent to me by a co-worker who really enjoys the series. It’s a good way for an astronomer, who probably focuses only on their tiny piece [...]

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