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PZ Myers is a biologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris.
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Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.
[Bertrand Russell]
Category: Academics
The UMM biology program is looking to replace a recent retiree, and we need someone who is an excellent teacher, competent to teach cell biology and a basic genetics course, and with some interesting expertise that can be used for...
Posted by PZ Myers at 10:36 AM • 39 Comments •
Category: Open Thread
The permanent thread could use a little amusement, and this video offers it. Ask a scientist whether they believe in god, and what you get is an I-can't-believe-you-asked-me-that look; ask them about their work, and they get all enthusiastic and...
Posted by PZ Myers at 9:28 AM • 919 Comments •
Category: Humor
He's done it again. It's another comic that mocks biologists. It's entirely true, but that's beside the point — he's exposing us! And yes, I know that he's married to a parasitologist, which just means he's been given direct insight...
Posted by PZ Myers at 8:24 AM • 26 Comments •
Category: Equality
Anderson Cooper nailed Andrew Shirvell. Shirvell has been on a long-running crusade against a fellow named Chris Armstrong, creating a blog called "Chris Armstrong Watch" (always a bad sign), picketing his house, monitoring his facebook page, making wild accusations that...
Posted by PZ Myers at 8:03 AM • 364 Comments •
September 28, 2010
Category: Administrative
We often get remarks from people that the Pharyngula comments are a cesspool, that I ought to moderate more, that people use intemperate language and even profanity in their discussions…and, you know, I just roll my eyes and ignore these...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:50 PM • 312 Comments •
Category: Development
I told you I've got my development class blogging, and here's the update for this week. Hannah's blog discusses recent observations in blind cavefish. Lisa's Ledger is about a new Alzheimer-associated gene. Development from a naiad is on a brief...
Posted by PZ Myers at 1:17 PM • 32 Comments •
Category: Godlessness
Larry Moran is as exasperated as I am with these so-called allies who accuse the Gnu Atheists of ignorance of the 'sophisticated' modern arguments for gods and the rationality of theists. We keep being told we're know-nothings who are simply...
Posted by PZ Myers at 12:29 PM • 962 Comments •
Category: Academics
(via Greg Laden)...
Posted by PZ Myers at 12:22 PM • 51 Comments •
Category: Kooks
Stuart Pivar has replied to my criticisms. He's very quick. It's too bad he isn't rational. Dear Dr. Myers, My paper, "The Origin of the Vertebrate Skeleton," published in the International Journal of Astrobiology, does not describe what is observed...
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:42 AM • 65 Comments •
Category: Personal
The local newspaper would print out the names of all of the kids who made it onto the school honor roll, and my grandma would pinch my cheek and tell me what a good boy I was for studying hard....
Posted by PZ Myers at 11:27 AM • 38 Comments •
