I resisted rushing out for the fifth and sixth Harry Potter books when they went on sale (too much hype); but since this was the last, I picked it up Sunday from a huge stack at Stop & Shop while I was there to pick up my daughter’s birthday cake. (Hey, if they’re cheesy enough… Continue reading
In other news this week, in case you missed it, Mitch McConnell kicked Harry Reid’s ass. And the whole Senate knows it.
Jay Fitzgerald backs Steve Bailey (and so do I). You really have to wonder sometimes what’s going on with our Federal authorities. Brendan adds a good philosophical point, however: In a sense, it’s interesting that in general the liberal side of the political spectrum in the US right now is in favor of lighter punishments… Continue reading
Cool Science Gossip Kenneth Miller was speaking this evening at Boston College’s Clavius Symposium on Faith, Mathematics and Science, and I was lucky enough to hear about the event straight from Ken and get there in time for his talk. I’ve corresponded with him by email, read his book and seen his recorded appearances at… Continue reading
Mike Dunford has a good post on genes and their role in determining human evolution: As you can see, different genes can have different genealogies even within a single biological genealogy. That’s why it’s not only possible but also unsurprising that the mitochondrial gene genealogy that traced back to “mitochondrial eve” and the Y-chromosome genealogy… Continue reading