Category: Personal
I came across this interesting meme: google for the image that comes up first for your name. I was a little surprised by what "pz" returns, but I think it is entirely appropriate....
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Posted by PZ Myers at 11:25 PM • 116 Comments •
Category: Godlessness
How peculiar — I've gotten several requests in email to comment on this plaint from Theodore Dalrymple, a fellow who doesn't like those "New Atheists" like Sam Harris and Dan Dennett. It's peculiar because I'm here at a conference with...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 1:14 PM • 213 Comments •
Category: Administrative
I know, it's not very scary, but here's something that might strike terror into a few hearts: October 2007 has been Pharyngula's first million visit month. I remember the first month I broke 300 visitors (Woo hoo! Ten readers...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 10:28 AM • 62 Comments •
Category: Academics
I found an article about new brain cells that I thought was really interesting. Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine discovered the mechanism behind how new neural cells are integrated into the adult brain. It turns out that new...
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Posted by Lua Yar at 7:42 PM • 12 Comments •
Category: Local
Tonight's the night for the inaugural meeting of Café Scientifique-Morris for the 2007-2008 school year. The topic is: Food or Fuel? A simple multi-scale integrated analysis of agroecosystems It will be presented by Abdullah Jaradat of the North Central Soil...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 4:25 PM • 14 Comments •
Category: Religion
Guilt-ridden Christian: If I don't obey God, he's going to make me suffer for all eternity. Evil-angelical Christian: I don't make you obey God, I'll be responsible for your eternal suffering. That link will take you to a despicably...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 2:05 PM • 333 Comments •
Category: Organisms
If you are wondering who that little guy is on my shoulder, you need to be enlightened. Of course they're beautiful. I keep a model right next to my spring-loaded squid toy. So you want a closeup?...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 1:06 PM • 62 Comments •
Category: Academics
This is a troubling story if you just read the right-wing perspective: a student at Hamline University (an excellent liberal arts college in the Twin Cities) was suspended for writing a letter to the university administration. That shouldn't happen, I'd...
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Posted by PZ Myers at 9:53 AM • 272 Comments •
Category: Humor
Who would win? I think this is he definitive answer....
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Posted by PZ Myers at 9:00 AM • 13 Comments •
Category: Religion
Pope Ratzi confirms the bankruptcy of religion for me once again....
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Posted by PZ Myers at 8:25 AM • 191 Comments •