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This is the last in an occasional series of articles we have run in this year that scientists have dubbed "The Year of Darwin." The first installment can be found here and the second is here .

This is the second in an occasional series of articles we will run in this year that scientists have dubbed "The Year of Darwin." By Sharon Schmickle Monday, Dec.

CORBIS/Photo illustration This is the first in an occasional series of articles we will run in this year that scientists have dubbed "The Year of Darwin." By Sharon Schmickle Tuesday, Nov.

Hundreds of University of Minnesota students may crack open their new copies for Charles Darwin's "On The Origins of Species" to find a surprise.

Quantum events have a way of just happening, without any cause, as when a radioactive atom decays at a random time.

If God is love, and if God is also omnipresent, then the Devil cannot exist. If the Devil exists, God cannot be love and also be omnipresent.

The Democrats' all-new "opt out" idea for health care reform is the latest fig leaf for a total government takeover of the health care system.

Morals decline linked to belief in evolution by David Catchpoole For years, many people have scoffed at any suggestion that the evils in society could be linked with the teaching of the theory of evolution.

Edward O. Wilson, Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge , , p. 144. Archives Weird science Category: Weirdness Posted on: September 19, 2009 12:33 PM, by PZ Myers I am shackled to my laptop, writing, writing, writing for a while as all of my body but brain, eyes, and fingers atrophy, so I'm going to have to send you off elsewhere to find your ...

When the movie "Jurassic Park" was shown in Israel, it was condemned by some Orthodox rabbis because it accepted evolution and because it taught that dinosaurs lived a hundred million years ago - when, as is plainly stated at every Rosh Hashonhan and every Jewish wedding ceremony, the Universe is less than 6,000 years old.

The Selfish Genius , mind your manners Dr. Dawkins! permlink Posted on: August 24, 2009 9:03 AM, by Razib Khan A month ago Larry Moran made reference to Fern Elsdon Baker's new book, The Selfish Genius: How Richard Dawkins Rewrote Darwin's Legacy .

Photo by John Kachik This month, the History Channel will air The Holy Grail in America, a Minnesota-made documentary suggesting that the famous Kensington Runestone - dug up by farmer Olaf Ohman in 1898 and covered in cryptic script - is actually evidence that the Knights Templar discovered America 100 years before Columbus and brought with them ...

T he humongous ball of twine in Darwin, Minn., is now officially a Good Thing. Assistants for Martha Stewart, who hawks her trademark "good things" on TV, radio and in print, tracked down the curator of the Darwin Twine Ball Museum on Wednesday morning to talk about -- what else? -- things a person can do with twine.

The humongous ball of twine in Darwin, Minn., is now officially a Good Thing. Assistants for Martha Stewart, who hawks her trademark "good things" on TV, radio and in print, tracked down the curator of the Darwin Twine Ball Museum this morning to talk about -- what else? -- things a person can do with twine.

The humongous ball of twine in Darwin, Minn., is now officially a Good Thing. Assistants for Martha Stewart, who hawks her trademark "good things" on TV, radio and in print, tracked down the curator of the Darwin Twine Ball Museum this morning to talk about -- what else? -- things a person can do with twine.

T he humongous ball of twine in Darwin, Minn., is now officially a Good Thing. Assistants for Martha Stewart, who hawks her trademark "good things" on TV, radio and in print, tracked down the curator of the Darwin Twine Ball Museum on Wednesday morning to talk about -- what else? -- things a person can do with twine.

Share + Jul 12, 2009 11:04 pm US/Central Reporting Angela Davis DARWIN, Minn. There's an attraction in Minnesota so offbeat, none other than " Weird" Al Yankovic penned a song in its praise .

Profile you need more than luck to navigate successfully through a thousand sieves in succession.

Profile Religious fundamentalists alone are a huge popular grouping in the United States, which resembles pre-industrial societies in that regard.

Profile One should not go into church if one wants to breathe pure air. [Friedrich Nietzsche] Archives Blogroll A little sympathy for the snookered Category: Creationism Posted on: June 17, 2009 8:52 PM, by PZ Myers As we all know to our great shame, Ken Ham has this Creation "Museum" in Kentucky.