- Why science and its journals should remain free of ideology: an example from Nature March 22, 2023
- Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ blackmail March 22, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 22, 2023
- Wednesday: Hili dialogue March 22, 2023
- Evolutionary psychology for the tyro March 21, 2023
- Rabbi’s NYT op-ed misleadingly claims that Jews recognized six genders March 21, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 21, 2023
- Tuesday: Hili dialogue March 21, 2023
- Big Brother is coming: machines to catch implicit bias in the workplace March 20, 2023
- “Convergent” evolution in New World and Old World leaf-cutter ants. March 20, 2023
- Is there more evidence for Jesus’s Resurrection than for biological evolution? March 20, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 20, 2023
- Monday: Hili dialogue March 20, 2023
- Music: American girls March 19, 2023
- Wellesley, traditionally a woman’s college, now votes on whether to accept nonbinary biological males and trans men students March 19, 2023
- Nick Cohen on Wokeism March 19, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 19, 2023
- Sunday: Hili dialogue March 19, 2023
- Maher on political division and national divorce March 18, 2023
- Glenn Loury and Sylvester Gates: Does diversity itself promote scientific advance? March 18, 2023
- Here’s the squirrel! March 18, 2023
- Caturday felid trifecta: Cat fails; library cats; warning signs of catfights; and lagniappe March 18, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 18, 2023
- Spot the squirrel! March 18, 2023
- Saturday: Hili dialogue March 18, 2023
- Once again: is there a better term for “woke”? March 17, 2023
- . . . and a few cat photos from Dobrzyn March 17, 2023
- Friday: Hili dialogue March 17, 2023
- Thursday: Hili dialogue March 16, 2023
- Dobrzyn: last day March 15, 2023
- Here’s the garter snake! March 15, 2023
- Audubon Society decides to keep its name March 15, 2023
- Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ shooting the satans March 15, 2023
- Spot the garter snake! March 15, 2023
- Wednesday: Hili dialogue March 15, 2023
- More calls for not naming species after people March 14, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 14, 2023
- Tuesday: Hili dialogue March 14, 2023
- Stanford Law School tries to succor Federalist Society by sending its members into the jaws of lions March 13, 2023
- Equality vs. equity March 13, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 13, 2023
- Monday: Hili dialogue March 13, 2023
- Sunday Times gives a lukewarm review to an accommodationist book March 12, 2023
- Entitled Stanford Law students, egged on by DEI dean, demolish the free speech of a visiting judge March 12, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 12, 2023
- Sunday: Hili dialogue March 12, 2023
- Dobrzyn, Day 4 March 11, 2023
- Bill Maher on progress and the Academy Awards March 11, 2023
- Caturday felid quadrafecta: A visit to Gacek; cockatoo imitates cats; formal portraits of big cats; therapy cat has a book March 11, 2023
- Saturday: Hili dialogue March 11, 2023
- Dobrzyn, Day 3 March 10, 2023
- Discuss: gender-neutral acting awards March 10, 2023
- Coyne’s Laws of Life March 10, 2023
- Friday: Hili dialogue March 10, 2023
- Nation article attacks bans on trans women competing in sports against biological women March 9, 2023
- Day 2 in Dobrzyn March 9, 2023
- Thursday: Hili dialogue March 9, 2023
- An interview with Philomena! March 8, 2023
- The sex binary in animals: a defense by Colin Wright March 8, 2023
- Change the language of ecology and evolutionary biology! An example from sickle-cell anemia. March 8, 2023
- Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ da figz March 8, 2023
- Wednesday: Hili dialogue (by Jerry) March 8, 2023
- Tuesday: Hili dialogue March 7, 2023
- World tallest d*g (now an ex-d*g) March 6, 2023
- DEI statement trumps research: ad for a biology job at at the Unviersity of California at Santa Cruz March 6, 2023
- Memoriam for Francisco Ayala by John Avise March 6, 2023
- Monday: Hili dialogue March 6, 2023
- Bill Maher on trigger warnings March 5, 2023
- Science magazine touts the existence of strong and ubiquitous “implicit bias”, as well as the need to measure it and develop ways to eliminate it March 5, 2023
- UK Home Secretary defends freedom of expression March 5, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 5, 2023
- Sunday: Hili dialogue March 5, 2023
- The 2023 Golden Steve Award nominations March 4, 2023
- The New Zealand Herald does a hit job on Dawkins March 4, 2023
- Caturday felid trifecta: Polish cat Gacek becomes a top tourist attraction; the “golden girl” ginger kittens; saved Turkish cat adopted by rescuer; and lagniappe March 4, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 4, 2023
- Saturday: Hili dialogue March 4, 2023
- Brian Leiter makes hash of a recent claim that DEI objectives can sometimes supersede academic freedom March 3, 2023
- Students for Justice in Palestine try to shut down U of C course taught by former Israeli intelligence officer March 3, 2023
- The Atlantic unpacks (and criticizes) woke language March 3, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 3, 2023
- Friday: Hili dialogue March 3, 2023
- “Badge” March 2, 2023
- Here’s the copperhead! March 2, 2023
- Surprise: Tavistock exposé had difficulty finding a publisher March 2, 2023
- Find the copperhead snake! March 2, 2023
- Richard Dawkins touts science above indigenous “ways of knowing” in New Zealand March 2, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 2, 2023
- Thursday: Hili dialogue March 2, 2023
- A satirical video about offensive speech in Scotland March 1, 2023
- When does DEI supersede academic freedom? March 1, 2023
- Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ the scuffed Qur’an March 1, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos March 1, 2023
- Wednesday: Hili dialogue March 1, 2023
- The decline and fall of academic probity February 28, 2023
- In which I push atheism on Bored Panda February 28, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 28, 2023
- Tuesday: Hili dialogue February 28, 2023
- Creationism is back: a pro-ID bill passes the West Virginia Senate February 27, 2023
- De facto blasphemy laws in Great Britain February 27, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 27, 2023
- Monday: Hili dialogue February 27, 2023
- The conflict over gender dysphoria and its treatment February 26, 2023
- The censoriousness of ChatGPT February 26, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 26, 2023
- Sunday: Hili dialogue February 26, 2023
- The decline and fall of America’s medical schools February 25, 2023
- Caturday felid trifecta: Chemistry with cats; cat puts itself to sleep in miniature bed; Mr. Kitters, cat photographer February 25, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 25, 2023
- Saturday: Hili dialogue February 25, 2023
- A must-read article on Rushdie February 24, 2023
- ChatGPT is uber-woke February 24, 2023
- FIRE drafts a model “intellectual freedom protection act” for states February 24, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 24, 2023
- Friday: Hili dialogue February 24, 2023
- Porcupine parents protect babies from hungry leopard February 23, 2023
- Did the government screw up the East Palestine investigation? February 23, 2023
- A black doctor speaks up against implicit bias training (required for all California MDs, including her) February 23, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 23, 2023
- Thursday: Hili dialogue February 23, 2023
- A few more photos February 22, 2023
- A “miracle antibiotic” in the offing? New compound works against all multiple-drug-resistant bacterial strains, and also stymies the evolution of bacterial resistance February 22, 2023
- Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ conspiracies February 22, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 22, 2023
- Wednesday: Hili dialogue February 22, 2023
- CNN article seemingly exists only to widen racial divisions in America February 21, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 21, 2023
- Tuesday: Hili dialogue February 21, 2023
- A few photos I took February 20, 2023
- Are National Parks racist? February 20, 2023
- Sapolsky’s free will book out this fall; and a few thoughts from PCC(E) February 20, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 20, 2023
- Monday: Hili dialogue February 20, 2023
- One person’s (excellent) take on the best Chicago eats February 19, 2023
- Trigger warnings are useless and counterproductive February 19, 2023
- Vanderbilt responds to the Michigan State shooting by sending its own community students a message written using ChatGPT February 19, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 19, 2023
- Sunday: Hili dialogue February 19, 2023
- HxA reading list February 18, 2023
- More abrogation of free speech in Britain February 18, 2023
- Caturday felid trifecta: Man thought he was rescuing one kitten, but got a baker’s dozen; video game “Stray” helps rescue real cats; cats invade satellite dishes; and lagniappe February 18, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 18, 2023
- Saturday: Hili dialogue February 18, 2023
- “Can’t find my way home” February 17, 2023
- Two pieces of fiction: one very good and the other a classic February 17, 2023
- A new online battle between the New York Times and trans activists February 17, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 17, 2023
- Reminders for new and old readers February 17, 2023
- Friday: Hili dialogue February 17, 2023
- Richard Dawkins sticks up for the “bad” old biology words February 16, 2023
- Pamela Paul defends J. K. Rowling February 16, 2023
- An oath at Columbia University’s “white coat” ceremony for medical students. Is it compelled speech? February 16, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 16, 2023
- Thursday: Hili dialogue February 16, 2023
- A talk and a curriculum from New Zealand February 15, 2023
- Here’s the mouse! February 15, 2023
- The NYT’s fashion director decries cultural appropriation February 15, 2023
- Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ New Atheism February 15, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 15, 2023
- Spot the mouse! February 15, 2023
- Wednesday: Hili dialogue February 15, 2023
- I get emails about everyone’s “personal spiritual quest” February 14, 2023
- A two-time participant in mass shootings speaks out February 14, 2023
- Proposed New Zealand school curriculum and some strong pushback from four academics February 14, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 14, 2023
- Tuesday: Hili dialogue February 14, 2023
- Is Wokeism on the way out? February 13, 2023
- A court case against DEI and discriminatory hiring February 13, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 13, 2023
- Monday: Hili dialogue February 13, 2023
- Missouri votes down ban on children openly carrying firearms without adult supervision February 12, 2023
- A new movie about free will, and it’s worth watching February 12, 2023
- At last! Every every known photograph of Darwin on one wonderful site February 12, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 12, 2023
- Sunday: Hili dialogue February 12, 2023
- My theory (which is mine) about artists, actors, cats, and dogs February 11, 2023
- Recently posted: John McWhorter talk on “Understanding the new politics of race” February 11, 2023
- Caturday felid trifecta: Female painters and their cats; stray cat invited inside during the cold to warm up (you know what happens next); and OwlKitty in movies February 11, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 11, 2023
- Saturday: Hili dialogue February 11, 2023
- Is academia really disintegrating? February 10, 2023
- Most sexist song of all time? February 10, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 10, 2023
- Friday: Hili dialogue February 10, 2023
- Upcoming webinar panel on the future of affirmative action February 9, 2023
- Montana considers a bill that allows teaching of “scientific facts” but not “scientific theories” February 9, 2023
- Indigenous knowledge and the microbiome February 9, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 9, 2023
- Thursday: Hili dialogue February 9, 2023
- On the harm, violence, and danger of wrongspeak in ecology and evolution February 8, 2023
- A pastor touts religion in The Atlantic: Religion helps America because “its metaphysical claims are true” February 8, 2023
- Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ the frequency illusion February 8, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 8, 2023
- Wednesday: Hili dialogue February 8, 2023
- This is the 27,000th post on this site February 8, 2023
- A comment by Helen Pluckrose February 7, 2023
- Chronicle: DEI erodes academic freedom February 7, 2023
- Readers’ wildlife photos February 7, 2023
- Today: First public presentation of photos from the Webb Space telescope February 7, 2023
- Tuesday: Hili dialogue February 7, 2023
The Archive
June 8, 2014 • 6:26 am