Monthly Archives: November 2007

So Aussie bees are off the hook, then?

You might recall that back in September, I published a podcast episode on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) — a malady that has been wreaking some serious havoc on honeybee colonies in the U.S. and Europe. Well, there’s some new news on this front, and it just means that things are getting more interesting…

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Casual Friday — HD Video from the Moon!

Courtesy of Japan’s Kaguya spacecraft, here’s some video of the Moon from orbit:For even sharper video, make sure you look at the original video on the JAXA web site. Continue reading

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Four Stone Hearth, vol. 27

Welcome to the 27th installment of the four-field anthropology blog carnival, the Four Stone Hearth… Continue reading

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Carnivalia

Plenty of good (mostly-)science-related reading in the blogosphere this week… Continue reading

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Episode 13 — A Pigment of his Imagination: James Watson, Race, and Intelligence

If you’ve been following the news at all lately, you’ve probably heard an earful about James Watson — the Nobel laureate stirred up a bit of controversy lately by essentially stating that people of African descent aren’t as intelligent as people of European descent. Predictably, most media outlets focused on the dramatic and controversial aspects of the whole affair, without explaining that Watson’s comments have precisely zero basis in science. Listen to this episode, and I’ll lead you through the messy and emotionally charged terrain of race, intelligence, and genetics…. Continue reading

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Casual Friday

Luckily, I don’t wear a hat… Continue reading

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