Oooooohh, SUCK IT, creationists!

Scientists are about to create life from non-living matter. How can anybody still believe in creationism?
“We’ve made more progress on how the membrane of a protocell could grow and divide,” Szostak said in a phone interview. “What we can do now is copy a limited set of simple [genetic] sequences, but we need to [...]

And Fuck You Very Much, Louisianna

Do you fuckers want to know why the civilized world makes fun of the South? Well here ya’ll go!
The text of the LSEA suggests that it’s intended to foster critical thinking, calling on the state Board of Education to “assist teachers, principals, and other school administrators to create and foster an environment within public [...]

Real Time Evolution?

This could help evolution drop its “theory” status and move on up to a law.  Scientists have observed the development of a new trait after approximately 44,000 generations of e. coli in the lab.  Twelve populations, but only one of them exibited the ability to metabolise citrate, a compound in their nutrient solution.  A compound [...]

Hey, Ben Stein. Fuck you, buddy.

Ben Stein has decided that science makes people kill each other.  (You can watch the video here.  It’s April 21, 2008.)  In his quest to become the Biggest Douchebag in the Universe, Mr. Stein has opted for that most blood-chilling of douchebag strategies:  linking the thing he dislikes to Nazi Germany.  Let’s leave aside the [...]

Please let this be a joke.

I’d hate to believe that any members of my own species could actually be so breathtakingly stupid. If it’s a joke, it’s a damn funny one, as long as it’s a joke. Otherwise, these guys are trolling for a Darwin Award.

I’m a tool user!

That’s right, evolution isn’t just something in the past. It’s here and now. Which way do we want to steer our descendants? Cool spaceships and brains measured in cubic meters, or underground cannibal troll-people? Maybe those aren’t the only choices, but maybe making the funny will keep me from getting eaten [...]