Religion is like your coccyx: While it may have played a very crucial role for our ancestors, these days you can usually just ignore it. Every once in a while, though, it becomes an enormous pain in the ass. Substitute "appendix" for "coccyx," or "graduate school"...
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REAL Stephen Colbert interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson ~ Montclair Kimberley Academy
Stephen Colbert (out of character, as himself) interviews astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson at the prep school MontClair Kimberley Academy. The topics are far ranging, but orbit around science, culture, truth, and Tyson's enthusiasm for learning--all wrapped in good,...
Why do human have one less chromosome than chimpanzees?
Ken Miller gave a fascinating talk where he, in part, hoped to sway creationists to accept the theory of evolution. But as a long-ago biology major in college, what fascinated me about the talk was how far genetic analysis has come. Primary observation: One of the...