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Science
What is Evolution?
I am a huge fan of Bird and Moon Comics, so I was super excited to see this video with illustrations used to explain evolution! Enjoy.
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Skepticism
ICYMI: December 9 – December 15 on the Skepchick Network
Yo. What’s shakin’, Internet? I’ve got some cool stuff for you. Well, I didn’t write any of it. I just read it and made a list. But that’s work, right? Yeah, I think so. Teen Skepchick Science Sunday: Morlocks – The Future of Human Evolution? Will humans eventually separate into Morlocks and Eloi? Westeros: A Man’s World Eddy examines the…
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Skepticism
ICYMI: September 30 – October 6 on the Skepchick Network
Hello! You’re back, I see. Ready to catch up on what you missed last week on the Skepchick Network. I don’t blame you. Teen Skepchick The Origin of Vertebrates Part 4: Domination Our prehistoric ancestors make the transition from water to land. Pssh, Women Aren’t People! Elly is appalled at how anti-choice the GOP has become. Why We Need Nature…
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Quickies
Skepchick Quickies 8.20
On August 20th, 1858, Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution through natural selection. Even though he had developed the theory some 20 years prior, he was famously pushed into publishing because Alfred Russel Wallace decided to publish his own theory of natural selection. Wife Swap Beavers Shatter Illusions – The story of Christian & Trude & Eoghann & Elaine…
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Science
Lice, Lice Baby: Convergent Evolution in bird lice
This video is a great example of some fascinating evolutionary biology. Illinois Natural History Survey ornithologist Kevin Johnson describes his research on the history of feather lice. Anyone who works with birds knows they are lousy–as in, usually covered in lice. But how did all those lice evolve? Did they share a common louse ancestor, and then diverge as their bird…
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Reviews
Book Review: Spider Silk
Spider Silk: Evolution and 400 Million Years of Spinning, Waiting, Snagging, and Mating. Leslie Brunetta and Catherine L. Craig. 2011. Yale University Press. Spiders evoke a lot of complex feelings from humans. In a survey of teenagers asked about their top fears, spiders ranked #2–right after terrorist attacks. A quick comparison of “kill spiders” to kill insects” on Google trends shows…
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Anti-Science
Epic Creationist FAIL: Bombardier Beetle Book
Oh My. For years I’ve heard about the kid’s book “Bomby the Bombardier Beetle“, published by the Institute for Creation Research. You might remember them as the folks that suggested teachers of evolution should be hanged or drowned, rather than let them expose children to evolution. My sister the librarian happened upon a withdrawn copy of this book in a library sale,…
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Science
Ask Surly Amy: Evolution Books
Dear Surly Amy, Earlier in the year I picked up a copy of The Greatest Show on Earth, by Richard Dawkins, and devoured it. What surprised me though is that my very religious father wanted to read the book just after me. But now, a good couple of months later, he’s still barely past the prologue. According to Dad, Dawkins…
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