Humor Dept. The Progression of ‘New’ Atheism: 1. Jason Rosenhouse: It’s all “a glorious accident.” 2. PZ Myers: “Life is what you make of it…” 3. Steven Weinberg: “The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it seems pointless…” 4. Barefoot Bum: “…it’s all useless bullshit.” Guess which of these gents is the most objective… Continue reading
Morale is still low in the publishing industry, according to Publisher’s Weekly: While there are many statistics to chose from, three stand out as a testament to the issues confronting industry members. As the chart shows, 35% of workers did not receive any raise last year, while another 21% received a raise of less than… Continue reading
Excellent interview with Terry Eagleton.
Michael Reiss, Anglican priest and scientist (the latter first, it should be added), discusses how he was booted from the Royal Society for not being sufficiently dogmatic about creationists. HT.
Amy Welborn has been blogging from Sicily these past few weeks. Check out her entries for great pictures and insights.