Using stem cells, scientists will study why New York Jews with East European roots tend to live longer, even until 100 years old! I’ve also heard that Ashkenazi Jewish women are at a higher rate for breast cancer. Though, breast cancer isn’t in my family. I only have brain, lung, and skin cancer to worry about. [...]
I’ve been designing shoes lately. I don’t really have much else to say about that. I just wanted to let you know that – alongside the posters - I’ve been creating other stuff as well. :)
I read this article yesterday at NPR regarding the evolutionary advantages of belief in a god(s) and the supernatural. While I understand the argument, I do not agree. Jesse Bering’s mother died of cancer on a Sunday, in her own bed, at 9 o’clock at night. Bering and his siblings closed her door and went [...]
Teach the controversy! Oh, well, wait.. The chief scientist in Israel’s ministry of education, Gavriel Avital, “sparked a furor” by questioning the reliability of evolution and global warming, leading to calls for his dismissal, according to Haaretz (February 21, 2010). “If textbooks state explicitly that human beings’ origins are to be found with monkeys, I [...]
Evolution smevolution. That’s just a piece; there’s a whole lot of recent history the Texas Board of Education would like to remove and alter.
I made a Gimp brush pack that contains 20 brushes with varying symbols and logos that relate to atheism, humanism, and evolution. Includes FSM, IPU, Scarlet Letter, Happy Human, and more! They can be downloaded here.
