'Foundations of science' Category
Episode 18 — The Evolution of the Theory of Evolution, Part 1 of 2
Today, the 12th of February, 2008, is the 199th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. Since this has been dubbed “Darwin Day,” and all sorts of events are planned for the upcoming year commemorating Darwin’s turning the “big 200″ in 2009, I thought it’d be a good time to discuss how evolutionary theory has changed over the centuries, and what Darwin’s unique contributions really were…
The scientific tourist #4 — what you *can* tell from a hole in the ground
Quite a bit, actually, if you pick the right hole. This week’s “sciencey” tourism picture is from Barringer Crater (a.k.a., Meteor Crater) in Arizona, about 35 miles east of Flagstaff…
Can you lend a hand?
By way of Thoughts from Kansas comes a worthy plea for help. I’ve already pitched in, now can you?…
National Academies Press — for free
Free books — it’s a tough deal to beat, especially when they’re good. The National Academies Press (i.e., the press for the National Academies — of Science, of Engineering, etc.) has over 3700 books available for free online reading. But what spurred this post is the recent update & re-release of Science, Evolution, and Creationism — a quick read at 88 pages, and now free for download in PDF form…
Casual Friday — Evolution in animation
Courtesy of YouTube (and with a hat tip to Greg Laden), here’s a neat old animated vision of how evolution works…
