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Charles Darwin on the Problem of Suffering3 comments

santitafarella wrote 2 weeks ago: In a letter to Asa Gray (22 May, 1860): With respect to the theological view of the question; this i … more →

Tags: the problem of suffering, God, Atheism, Jesus, Life, Evolution, Nature, hamlet, suffering

Was Alfred Lord Tennyson's Canto 56, in Which He Calls Nature "red in tooth and claw", the Product of His Reading Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species?

santitafarella wrote 2 months ago: Nope. Canto 56 is part of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s In Memoriam, a long poem of 131 cantos, and i … more →

Tags: Alfred Lord Tennyson, atheist, Biology, Charles Darwin, Evolution, Philosophy, Poems, Poetry, RIchard Dawkins

Quick Blogroll Update: Jennifer Frazer/Biodiversity edition3 comments

Tom wrote 5 months ago: I’d like to draw y’all’s (got to love any opportunity for two apostrophes in a sin … more →

Tags: science writing, writing, blogospheric tail chasing, good public communication of science, nature writing, MIT

The Bees of Brookline...Real Estate Schadenfreude Post 19 comments

Tom wrote 5 months ago: This is just a little gift to y’all, or at least any of you enmeshed in house-renovation hell. … more →

Tags: navel gazing, Cool Animals, cool images, house and home

*Darwin & Poetry5 comments

Lilian Nattel wrote 10 months ago: There are many blogs celebrating the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth, and the 150th of On … more →

Tags: Politics & economy, Nature Science, Darwin

Program Notes: New York Times on the Hardest Job in Science...4 comments

Tom wrote 1 year ago: Or at least in the top ten: Check out this story on someone who sounds like a fantastic teacher of h … more →

Tags: Evolution, Journalism, good public communication of science, Fundamentalisms, Science and Religion, Darwin, New York Times, Creationism, Science journalism

"...and that there's Shinola."

Peter wrote 1 year ago: So I’ve decided to post from our vacation at Surfside Beach, SC. The last time my wife and I w … more →

Tags: Psalter

Quote of the Week (not for the weak of stomach)3 comments

Tom wrote 1 year ago: From PZ Myers: I don’t know about you, but a system that muddles excretion with reproduction a … more →

Tags: Random Humor, Evolution, Geek Humor, ridicule, Cool Animals, Humor, Design, Professional-grade Snark

Dog pack versus alligator

Vlad the Impala wrote 1 year ago: At times Nature can be cruel, but there is a raw beauty in the struggle for survival. Consider the a … more →

Tags: humour, Pics

Don't Play Poker With...4 comments

Tom wrote 1 year ago: JP Morgan. This not so much science as natural history. Observe the behavior of the fauna in the wil … more →

Tags: schadenfreude, Darwin, Arithmetic, Economic follies, Money, stupidity, Wall Street, mortgage crisis, cupidity

Friday Poetry Break

Tom wrote 1 year ago: Warning: just a glancing encounter with science content below, but some value anyway, I hope. Woke u … more →

Tags: War, Poetry, Doggerel, Friday, Diversions, Sorrow

Cremation of Sam McGee3 comments

andyww wrote 1 year ago: I intended to go camping this weekend, but the forecast of -50° F windchill in Voyageurs National Pa … more →

Tags: bad ideas, Existential Crises


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