Monthly Archives: October 2008

University of Florida scientist have compared the mitochondrial DNA of several different arachnids in an effort to map out just far back these critters’ ancestry goes. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Halloween is the only holiday when spiders and other arachnids get … Continue reading →

Here is a letter published in the Lakeland Ledger today feeding the “debate” over evolution this newspaper and its readers like to keep alive. Regarding a recent letter concerning evolution and education, the writer concluded her remarks by suggesting that … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Jennifer Zaspel, an entomologist at the University of Florida. Her work on evolution in action was in National Geographic News yesterday. A previously unknown population of vampire moths has been found in Siberia. And in a twist worthy … Continue reading →

Here is an Cliff’s Notes story about the debate at the University of Florida between Douglas Jacoby and Michael Shermer. While a debate Monday at the University of Florida was billed as creationism vs. evolution, Christian lecturer Douglas Jacoby asked … Continue reading →

Prompted by some high school classmates from ~gasp~ 20 years ago, I created a facebook page for myself. While I was there, I also started up a Florida Citizens for Science facebook group. So, if you are on facebook join … Continue reading →

Here is a story out of Georgia (h/t to PZ) that is mighty interesting. As part of a two-day public symposium event, area teachers attended a workshop focused on the challenges of teaching evolution. There are quite a few war … Continue reading →

I mentioned before that Eugenie Scott from the National Center for Science Education is going to be here in Florida Nov. 3. The University of Central Florida issued a release about it today. Scott, the executive director of the National … Continue reading →