guardian.co.uk Science:
Would we have had Alien, Planet of the Apes and The Time Machine if it weren't for a certain bearded Victorian?Darwin, Evolution and the Movies is a one-off festival of film and live comedy to celebrate the 150th anniversary (Read More)
DSLreports - front page:
AOL continues an interesting trip that took them from one of the largest and most powerful ISPs on the Internet, to a fractured and financially-troubled company with dreams of becoming an advertising giant. Of course most of (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Problem of biodiversity loss has been 'eased off centre stage' by focus on climate change, according to Prof Edward Wilson, the ecologist described as 'Darwin's natural heir'The diversity of life on Earth is undergoing an "im (Read More)
Boing Boing:
The South Fore people of Papua New Guinea used to eat their dead relatives' brains as a sign of respect, passing on the deadly prion disease kuru--a relative of mad cow disease--in the process. But long before the Fore stoppe (Read More)
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Uncommon Descent:
Today, Intervarsity Press (IVP) in the UK publish a new symposium, entitled “Should Christians Embrace Evolution?” edited by leading geneticist Professor Norman Nevin. Andrew Sibley has already posted about it on UD and linke (Read More)
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Talking Points Memo:
A close observer from up on the Hill shares some history and insights about filibusters and sundry delaying tactics ...Reams could be and have been written on the origins, history, evolution and current relevance of the filib (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
For the Master Blaster a helmet might have induced complacency – and it would have been hard to eyeball the bowler through a metal grilleThe great Sir Viv (no surname needed) has been sounding off. Modern batsmen, he feels, a (Read More)
Gawker:
Twitter today announced it will prompt users to post by asking "What's happening?" rather than the old "What are you doing?" We asked a prominent linguist if this means anything. Turns out it does: Twitterers are no longer su (Read More)
Valleywag:
Twitter today announced it will prompt users to post by asking "What's happening?" rather than the old "What are you doing?" We asked a prominent linguist if this means anything. Turns out it does: Twitterers are no longer su (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
A cannibalistic ritual in which the brains of dead tribes people were eaten by their relatives has triggered one of the most striking examples of rapid human evolution on record, scientists have discovered. (Read More)
GigaOM:
Chrome OS is a natural evolution of the work that’s been done on the Chrome browser, Sundar Pichai, VP of product management, and Chrome OS engineering director Matthew Papakipos said when they unveiled it at Google’s Mounta (Read More)
USATODAY.com - Science Fair:
Researchers report today in Science that they have sequenced the genome of a common variety of corn, which could lead to improved crops and help piece together the evolution of the plant. “When you have the genome sequence, y (Read More)
TechNewsWorld:
The reason Windows Vista seemed slow, and somehow, strangely seemed even slower over time, is now abundantly clear to Microsoft's architects: The evolution of computer hardware, particularly the CPU, exceeded anyone's expe (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Science:
Fossil hunters have discovered the remains of primitive crocodiles that could not only swim but also 'galloped' on land. (Read More)
Apartment Therapy Main:
Getting our homes just the way we like them can take time. Sometimes we don’t always have the budget to complete all our projects at once, and other times our homes are just one, ongoing evolution of design. The question is: (Read More)