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Human Stem Cells Found to Restore Memory
Susan Young - Technology Review - 26 July 2012 Comments
Last week, a California biotech company announced that its human stem cells restored memory in rodents bred to have an Alzheimer's-like condition—the first evidence that human neural stem cells...
Religious sect destroys schools in Mexican town
EFE - Fox News Latino - 26 July 2012 Comments
Thanks to Alvaro Zapata for the link Two schools were destroyed in the western Mexican town of Turicato by a radical religious sect that threatens to "destroy coexistence," Mayor Salvador...
URGENT: Tell the President to Speak Out for Jailed Atheist Alexander Aan
Press Release - Center for Inquiry - 25 July 2012 Comments
Sign the petition at Whitehouse.gov By now, you may already know the story of Alexander Aan of Indonesia: Earlier this year, after stating on Facebook his doubt about the existence of God and...
Archbishop of Glasgow: Labour MP David Cairns died because he was gay
George Eaton - NewStateman - 25 July 2012 Comments
To suggest that Cairns died of anything other than pancreatitis is as bizarre as it is insulting. Archbishop of Glasgow-elect Philip Tartaglia. Catholic bishop Philip Tartaglia hasn't even...
Stop Governor Jindal’s Creationist Voucher Program
Zack Kopplin - Repealing the Louisiana Science Education Act - 25 July 2012 Comments
Stop Governor Jindal’s Creationist Voucher Program Before Governor Romney Takes it Nationwide Update: Superintendent White removed Eternity Christian Academy from this list, but the other...
Former Argentinian dictator says he told Catholic Church of disappeared
Tom Hennigan - IrishTimes.com - 25 July 2012 Comments
Jorge Videla said the hierarchy advised him on ‘managing’ the dirty war, writes TOM HENNIGAN in São Paulo ARGENTINA’S FORMER military dictator said he kept the country’s Catholic hierarchy...
US evangelical Christians accused of promoting homophobia in Africa
David Smith - The Guardian - 25 July 2012 Comments
Liberal thinktank says rightwingers are aggressively targeting the continent with an anti-abortion and anti-gay agenda Ugandans demonstrate against homosexuality in the streets of Jinja and urge...
An 'atheistic, rationalist, secular humanist' speaks
Sheryl White - NZ Herald - 24 July 2012 Comments
Thanks to Mary Squire for the link Thank goodness for the "small minority" that "has recently been vociferous in its opposition to the widely supported programme of teaching of values from...
Modern Humans Blamed for Neanderthal Extinction
Michael Balter - Wired Science - 24 July 2012 Comments
Tiny glass fragments from a 40,000-year-old volcanic eruption suggest Neandertals were wiped out by competition with modern humans and not by climate change. Image: Suzanne...
Sally Ride, first American woman in space, dies
-- - CNN - 24 July 2012 Comments
Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her company said. She was 61. "Sally lived her life to the fullest, with...
Sanal Edamaruku - Rationalist International Bulletin - 23 July 2012 Comments
“I can understand that they might be inspired by the stories of Inquisition and Witch Hunting in the middle ages. We live in 21st century. There are courageous people who would defend the right to...
Artificial jellyfish built from rat cells
Ed Yong - nature - 23 July 2012 Comments
Bioengineers have made an artificial jellyfish using silicone and muscle cells from a rat’s heart. The synthetic creature, dubbed a medusoid, looks like a flower with eight petals. When placed...
Atheists making political inroads
David Niose - Newsday - 22 July 2012 Comments
Thanks to Quinefor the link For the first time ever, a majority of Americans would now vote for a qualified presidential candidate who is an atheist. Fifty-four percent said so in a Gallup...
The Mystery of the Missing Chromosome
Carl Zimmer - Discover Magazine Blogs - 21 July 2012 Comments
There’s something fascinating about our chromosomes. We have 23 pairs. Chimpanzees and gorillas, our closest living relatives, have 24. If you come to these facts cold, you might think this...
Atheist Chaplain’s Assistant delivers powerful speech
Justin Griffith - - - 21 July 2012 Comments
Sergeant Nicholas Amann’s re-enlistment ceremony was not typical by any means. Sgt. Amman is not your typical soldier. He’s prior-infantry but re-classed to chaplain’s assistant so he could help...
- - Freedom From Religion foundation - 21 July 2012 Comments
America’s “Nones” — the nonreligious — are at an all-time high, now comprising nearly one in five Americans (19%), according to a new study by the Pew Center for the People and the Press. The...
Science and Theology, Mystery and Wonder
Mike Aus - RichardDawkins.net - 21 July 2012 Comments
Geckos abound here in Houston during the summer. It is a wonder to observe them leap and climb vertically on virtually any type of surface. Until recently this unique ability was one of the...
The Magic of Reality by Richard Dawkins
Oliver Kamm - The Times - 21 July 2012 Comments
Few scientists manage to reach a huge popular audience. Even among them Richard Dawkins is distinctive for the clarity and elegance of his prose. The Magic of Reality , an introduction to science,...
For Chimps, Tool Choice Is A Weighty Matter
Jason G. Goldman - Scientific American - 20 July 2012 Comments
A juvenile chimpanzee in the Ivory Coast’s Tai Forest watches as her mother carefully places a soft coula nut onto a hard, flat rock. In her other hand, mom has a chunk of hard wood. Mom smashes...
Free online course: Introduction to Genetics and Evolution
Dr. Mohamed Noor - Duke University - 20 July 2012 Comments
About the Course Introduction to Genetics and Evolution gives interested people a very basic overview of the principles behind these very fundamental areas of biology. We often hear about new...
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