Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
Welcome to the formal beginning of the week: Sunday, February 20, 2022: National Muffin Day. They’re loaded with calories, but I rarely eat them anyway, as I much prefer a bagel with lox and cream cheese. It’s also National Cherry Pie Day (much better!), Love Your Pet Day, Clean Out Your Bookcase Day (seriously?), and, World … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to Wednesday, June 23, 2021: National Pecan Sandy Day (this is a cookie, or, to Brits, a “biscuit”). It’s also National Hydration Day, Pink Flamingo Day, Typewriting Day, United Nations Public Service Day, and International Widows Day News of the Day: The Bidens have still not acquired a White House cat. A campaign promise broken! Although … Continue reading Wednesday: Hili dialogue
On December 18 of last year, I wrote to Springer’s International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology, which had published a loony creationist paper by one Sarah Umer, whose affiliation was listed as the “Department of Visual Arts & Graphic Designs at the Institute of Visual Arts & Designs at the Lahore College for Women University … Continue reading Springer “apparently” retracts a creationist paper, but it’s still on the website
On Saturday I went to The Great Hijab Debate, more formally known as “Politics and Clothing: The Hijab,” held at the Art Institute of Chicago; it was part of the Chicago Humanities Festival under its rubric of “fashion.” (See my pre-debate post here.) Below is the announcement, which is now gone from the Web (the Festival … Continue reading The Great Hijab Debate
Before people who like this site worry that I’m retiring from writing here, let me clarify. That is not what I mean by “retiring.” Posting here will continue as usual, though there will be only two posts today. As of 4:30 p.m. Chicago time, I’m retiring in the conventional sense—from my job at the University of … Continue reading I retire today
