Reason #423 I love my husband

While looking through a catalog: "Neon inflatable monkeys! I've been waiting for these all my life!"

Evolutionary scientists strike back!

I always thought the British were a little more sensible about religious frenzies, the scientific method, not letting religion muck about with teaching science. So, it's too bad to hear that creationists nonsense is getting taught in schools over there. Luckily, scientists there are fighting back.

(link found via pharyngula)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=382694&in_page_id=1770

"Leading scientists have launched an unprecedented attack on the teaching of creationist theories in Tony Blair's flagship academies. Britain's most prestigious scientific body, the Royal Society, said children were being confused by the teaching of the Bible's creation story in science lessons.

It follows a recent revival in creationist thinking, most notably in three schools supported by multi-millionaire car dealer and evangelical Christian Sir Peter Vardy. In a statement issued today, the Royal Society defends Darwin's theory of evolution as the best explanation for life on earth.

It accuses the Government of failing in its duty to ensure pupils at state schools, including the academies, learn the value of genuine science."

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On a related note, with craziness about "Intelligent Design" in the curriculum abounding in several states recently, it makes me extra-proud to live in an area that has chosen a book about evolution, "Beak of the Finch," as the community read for this year. It'll probably be one of the next books I pick up to read for my "50 books in '06."

http://www.ypsilibrary.org/events/ann_arbor_ypsilanti_reads_2006.shtml