Cooking and Evolution
In “Whats Cooking?” (February 19, 2009), The Economist says: Moreover, without cooking, the human brain (which consumes 20-25% of the body’s energy) could not keep …
Biology
Evaluating Studies
Dr. Michael Eades has a post entitled “Baboon Business” that shows how to dissect a scientific study. Dr. Eades says: I’ve read the paper that …
Exercise and Depression
There is a connection between mind and body. I’ve posted on this blog about the work that some of have done finding a connection between …
Another Temperature Update
No 98.6 here!! Today my temperature was (about) 98 on my mercury thermometer and 97.9 on my electronic thermometer — which I bought recently to …
Footprints
In “The Shoe Fits! 1.5 Million-Year-Old Human Footprints Found” (26 February 2009 02:07 pm ET) on LiveScience.com, Jeremy Hsu says: Early humans had feet like …
Temperature Update
My temperature was 97.6 F at 1:55 PM. Clearly at the low end of the range: 0.6 F below the average of 98.2 F, but …
A “Missing Link”
In “Missing dinosaur link found in Argentina,” AFP says: BUENOS AIRES (AFP) — Scientists have found fossil remains of an omnivorous dinosaur in Argentina — …
Introduction to The Origin of Species
Induction demands rigorous thought and painstaking research. It demands integration of numerous and diverse facts, and it demands years of consideration of facts and ideas. …
A Charles Darwin Bio
The Biology Department of Coe College has a biographical sketch of Mr. Darwin. An excerpt: Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809, …
Evolution: Education and Outreach Magazine
On the UUHomeschoolers discussion list someone posted that: The latest issue of Evolution: Education and Outreach — the new journal aspiring to promote accurate understanding …