Monthly Archives: August 2008

Tonight: History Channel’s Evolve “Sex”

The next episode of the History Channel’s series on evolution is tonight,10.00 PM for Florida viewers:  Evolve: Sex. Unfortunately I’ll be missing this as I am leaving on a short cruise to the Caribbean today and will return on Monday 25th.

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More silly season fun

Florida Citizens for Science has assembled a listing of all candidates running for the state Senate and House. We’ve included websites for the candidates as we could find them. Also of interest for anyone in Clay County: An organization active … Continue reading

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Survival Of The Fittest: Even Cancer Cells Follow The Laws Of Evolution

 Scientists from The Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton and the University of California discovered that the underlying process in tumor formation is the same as for life itself—evolution. After analyzing a half million gene mutations, the researchers found that … Continue reading

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Fundraising challenge week 1

We just wrapped up our first week of fundraising for Florida science education with three more to go. Unfortunately, things are moving slow. We’ve only managed to round up $95 so far. Florida Citizens for Science will match that amount … Continue reading

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Discovery Institute Opens A Second Front With “Supernatural Cosmology”

I recived this e-mail today from Dr Paul D Cottle, a noted Professor of nuclear physics at FSU and a member of the Florida Citizens for Science. http://www.physics.fsu.edu/Faculty/CottlePaul.htm. He raises many interesting and valid points,so I have posted the letter in its … Continue reading

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New York Times piece

There is a great column in the New York Times that’s worth printing out and saving for future reference. In these arguments, evolution is treated as an abstract subject that deals with the age of the earth or how fish … Continue reading

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Judge says UC can deny class credit to Christian school students

A federal judge says the University of California can deny course credit to applicants from Christian high schools whose textbooks declare the Bible infallible and reject evolution and other scientific concepts.  Rejecting claims of religious discrimination and stifling of free expression, … Continue reading

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Evolution as Described by the Second Law of Thermodynamics

When debating Creationists I’m sure we all have encountered this frequently used canard: That the second law of thermodynamics does not permit order to rise from disorder,and therefore the evolution of complex living things from simple ancestors. The creationist argument … Continue reading

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