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365 days of Darwin: The first 3 months

February 23, 2010 Andrew Thaler 2 Comments

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Charlie has had quite and adventure these first few months. His journey began November 24, 2009 – the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin – by congratulating Kevin Zelnio on his outstanding Great Darwin Beard Challenge win:

Charlie and Me – 365 days of Darwin

365 days of Darwin: February 23, 2010

February 23, 2010February 16, 2010 Andrew Thaler

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Charlie and the Southern Fried Scientist take a look inside.

HeLa book review

February 22, 2010October 21, 2011 Amy Freitag 1 Comment

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book cover — picture courtesy of TerraSig

I could write a hundred different kinds of reviews for Rebecca Skloot’s new book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and they would all be nothing but favorable. The book has three take-home points: informed consent, privacy issues, and race/class relations. One of the biggest things to note about the book, however, is the personal story of the author included in the book – the challenges included in doing ethnographic research. Yet it’s precisely this perspective that makes the book so spectacular, finally bringing Henrietta’s family the recognition they deserve. Recognition that remains the only thing they’ve ever asked for in return for their family’s donation and subsequent sacrifices.

365 days of Darwin: February 22, 2010

February 22, 2010February 16, 2010 Andrew Thaler

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Charlie admires an undergrad’s igloo.

Philosophy of activism: “I bet we can find one million” facebook groups

February 21, 2010 David Shiffman 20 Comments

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It’s time for another “philosophy of activism” discussion, in which we debate a tactic that a particular group of activists is using in order to determine if the environmental movement should adopt it. This time, we turn to Facebook.

As a Facebook addict, I’ve noticed a new trend: groups that say “I bet we can find one million people who (insert your cause here)”. Examples include “I bet we can find one million people who support same sex marriage”, “I bet we can find one million people against abortion,” and “I bet we can find one million people who want Japan to stop killing whales”. There are over 1,100 such groups (though some are not political in nature, such as “I bet we can find one million people who hate the Jonas Brothers”. Let’s discuss whether or not these groups help their respective causes.