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Inside the mind of the skeptics

Matt Yglesias flags a … novel argument about energy from Michael Novak and says this: It’s interesting how money impacts political ideas. One doubts that any of these various rightwingers […]

More Cloud Cult obsession

… not to be all obsessive, but why isn’t everyone on the planet listening to this new Cloud Cult album? I’m afraid if I keep playing it around the clock […]

Dearly Befuddled

With green weddings a growing trend, Church of England offers eco-tips Dear Mr. Potsworth, I’m writing this email to formally ask for your daughter’s hand in marriage. As you consider […]

Sending Out an SOS

Protesters ask whalers for help in missing-persons search The bone-chilling waters of Antarctica are seeing heated conflict as the U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society tangles with Japanese whalers. The protesters, […]

Roger Pielke Jr. is at it again

Based on a bit of methodology that sounds like a bad joke — only he never tells us the punch line — Roger Pielke Jr. ventures the "hypothesis" that An […]

And no, global warming doesn’t change that

As far as I can tell, there are precisely three environmentalists of any note who have come to support nuclear power: James Lovelock, Stewart Brand, and Patrick Moore. It’s become […]

Raise a toast, you monkey

Today is the 198th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 148th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. So take some time out today to celebrate Darwin Day and the body of scientific work from him and others that makes up what we know about evolution.

If your knowledge of Darwin and his work is skimpy, consider picking up David Quammen's The Reluctant Mr. Darwin for a highly enjoyable and insightful introduction. Or if you are in the Boston area, consider visiting the excellent Darwin exhibit that will open February 18th at the Museum of Science.

And freedom of speech wins big

Dreamy Al made a surprising appearance at the Grammy Awards last night, presenting the award for Best Rock Album along with Queen Latifah (who acknowledged that most of the cheers […]

Gets into it

Clearly nobody slipped this guy the memo on the necessity for bipartisanship on climate change:

Bush rewrites history again

An ABC reporter asks President Bush the long-overdue question: you’ve said the “fundamental debate” is about whether global warming is natural or man-made. Scientists overwhelmingly say it’s man-made. Do you […]