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.
Conor Friedersdorf, who writes for The Atlantic—not just a reputable publication but a liberal one—has been getting away with criticizing the DEI industry for some time (check hie earlier articles here, here, and here). Now he has a new piece that you can access by clicking on the screenshot below (it’s free, at least for … Continue reading Conor Friedersdorf questions the usefulness of DEI training
This article recently appeared in Quillette. Given its title, I naturally read it: I was the one experiencing cognitive dissonance! (Click on screen shot.) It’s a sad story. Author Edie Wyatt was sexually abused for years by someone who lived in her house, a situation exacerbated by Wyatt’s alcoholic, ill, and dysfunctional parents and problematic … Continue reading Big-time cognitive dissonance!
I, for one, never thought deeply enough about the Ukraine/Russia war to think about the simple issue posed by this Quillette piece (no, it’s not a right wing rant). Click on the screenshot to read it: The dilemma is expressed in the title and in this paragraph by Lloyd, a contributing editor at … Continue reading The attrition of Ukraine
I am cooling my heels at Midway Airport, with 45 minutes until boarding (I wasn’t groped), and am adding a few items that you might want to read. In the news, Henry Kissinger died at 100. Only the good die young. I won’t celebrate his death, as he had people who loved him (a mystery!), … Continue reading Some more Hili news from Jerry
Good morning on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023: 22 years from the demise of the Twin Towers. Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, I suspect the “previous excuses” came from me. Hili: Do you really not have a cat? Sarah: I can’t. I’m travelling a lot. Hili: I’ve heard such excuses before. (Photo: Sarah Lawson) In Polish: Hili: Naprawdę … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue
Greetings on the ultimate day of May, and the cruelest day of the week: My 31, 2022. It’s National Macaroon Day, a hoity-toity cookie now popular among Francophiles (“macaron”). I’m not a big fan, as they are not substantial cookies. Avoid these: It’s also World No Tobacco Day. I have a long-postponed tooth-cleaning appointment today … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue
Two days ago, for a small project, I compiled a list of ten ways that biology (and evolutionary biology in particular) has been distorted by ideology. These distortions usually come from the “progressive” (really “regressive”) Left, but the Right contributes, too. What’s important is that biological facts are being hidden or distorted in the service … Continue reading More ideological distortions of biology described by Dawkins and an article on pervasive ideological censorship of Wikipedia articles
I’ve never been a huge fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson, but at least he was good at conveying the wonders of physics and cosmology. My one problem with him as a science communicator was that he tried too hard to cater to his audience, as if making them like him was one of his main … Continue reading Neil deGrasse Tyson goes after women’s-only spaces
