Here’s a great NYTimes article this morning summarizing some recent genetic research on the origins of humans in Africa. We’ve known for quite some time that humans originated in Africa,…
Given that it’s my chosen profession, I should write about it more than I do…
Here’s a great NYTimes article this morning summarizing some recent genetic research on the origins of humans in Africa. We’ve known for quite some time that humans originated in Africa,…
A student found this site and showed it to me the other day: http://www.breathingearth.net/ Spend a few minutes perusing it. Disturbing.
I caught this story a couple of days ago about a wealthy chiropractor trying to change Florida legislation on childhood vaccines. I was so annoyed by it that I wrote…
I’m preparing a lecture for one of my classes in which we are discussing Robert Putnam’s book Bowling Alone. In the 2nd chapter on political participation he claims, “The distinction…
I’m not sure if anyone will be interested in these, but over the last couple of years I’ve put together a few powerpoint presentations that others may find useful. I’ve…
I haven’t posted news articles in a while, but these two struck me as noteworthy. First, turns out the regulations of European countries during good economic times seem to have…
Debi just returned to Florida from a weekend visit to Utah for a baby shower. She very much enjoyed the trip and the shower and loved seeing everyone. Lucky her,…
I received an email from Michael Paulson, a religion reporter for The Boston Globe, yesterday asking me if I had time to talk about a new study coming out today. …
An article I co-authored with Michael Nielsen just came out in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. It takes a look at some claims made by the LDS Church concerning…