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Conservatives lose first evolution vote
In another setback to the creationist cause a court in Texas defeated a movement that sought to include the supposed “weaknesses” of evolution in textbooks. - Climate Change Killing America’s Trees at Ever Faster Rates
Though it may seem like the same story being repeated over and over the global threat to our forests is accelerating and should never be dismissed or ignored. - Middlebrow Messiahs
Now nearly absent from contemporary education is the “Great Books” program still taught at St. Johns University— and although it may place more emphasis on looking back than forward there is something to be said for this peculiar process of fostering intellect. - Mysterious ways
How genetically similar are identical twins? Recent research into epigenetic inheritance reveals that there may be more factors influencing a set of twins DNA than previously believed. - How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address
Two days later and the inauguration doesn’t seem any less extraordinay—a fact this humongous searchable photo reminds us of once again.
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Have the Great Books survived the test of time?, creationism defeated in Texas (or is it evolution upheld?), trees dying at accelerated rate due to climate change, debate rages about epigenetic inheritance, a 1,474 megapixel image of the inauguration…
