Author Archives: Jonathan Smith

Over at “The Loom” Ken Miller has responded to Luskin’s constant crying and whining that Miller misrepresented Behe, in his testimony at the Dover Trial. Miller demolishes Luskin (and Behe) in three parts,the next two episodes will follow over the weekend. The … Continue reading →

When scientific statements are made a common response is “How do they know that,how can they say that for certain”? For the most part this statement is not a honest inquiry,but is posed as a objection. Skewed Science offers a … Continue reading →

(H/T to PZ Myers) Coming from one of the many countries that do have National Science Standards, I could never understand why America has not adopted this concept years ago. Greg Laden says we should all vote on this idea: that … Continue reading →

 Whether you like dark or white meat, cooks can look to physics for some tips for making sure that Thanksgiving turkey is quickly gobbled up. McGee has two solutions to the this troublesome turkey problem. The first is a trusty … Continue reading →

ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2008)— Groove-like tracks on the ocean floor made by giant deep-sea single-celled organisms could lead to new insights into the evolutionary origin of animals, says biologist Mikhail “Misha” Matz from The University of Texas at Austin. “If … Continue reading →

 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. Estimated to be no more than three times Jupiter’s mass, the planet, called Fomalhaut b, orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years … Continue reading →

A team of Princeton University scientists has discovered that chains of proteins found in most living organisms act like adaptive machines, possessing the ability to control their own evolution. The research, which appears to offer evidence of a hidden mechanism … Continue reading →

Members of the Florida Citizens for Science will be speaking this coming Friday 24 October at the  Florida Association of Science Teachers annual conference, taking place at the Double Tree Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando. Along with several others … Continue reading →