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ATHEISM
BOOKS, FILM, THEATRE, TV, YOU TUBE
The Unexpected Einstein: The Real Man Behind the Icon
Cosmos - Sydney,Australia
by Denis Brian Albert Einstein was already a famous physicist when he moved from Nazi-dominated Europe to the United States: a badly dressed, wild-haired ...
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/reviews/700/the-unexpected-einstein-the-real-man-behind-icon
Distributed by Lightscape Distribution
Cosmos - Sydney,Australia
A review of the DVD edition of fter the centenary of Albert Einstein's annus mirabilis, 1905, there surely can't be too many readers who'd fail to recognise ...
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/reviews/182/emc178
Mail-boat record ‘proves Darwin stole his original ideas from a ...
ic Wales - United Kingdom
CHARLES DARWIN’S
theory that for 150 years has been viewed as explaining the origin of
mankind was stolen from a Welsh scientist, the author of a new book ...
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/05/24/mail-boat-record-proves-darwin-stole-his-original-ideas-from-a-welsh-scientist-91466-20968207/
Haycast 02: The state of America
guardian.co.uk - UK
Could the ungodly weather be a reaction from someone upstairs to Christopher Hitchens' presence in the House of Hay? Hitchens' book God is Not Great is an ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2008/may/25/haypodcast02
Atheism Tapes
DVD Talk - Portland,OR,USA
"In the summer of 2003, I began filming the series Atheism - A Rough History Of Disbelief. As part of the process, I talked to a number of writers, ...
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/33376/atheism-tapes/
The Quotable Atheist - Available in the NSS online shop
National Secular Society - London,UK
The Quotable Atheist
is just that – a great collection of quips and aphorisms by some of the
world’s wittiest and wisest. Sensing a backlash against the ...
http://www.secularism.org.uk/96874.htmlEVOLUTION, CREATIONISM, I.D.
Evolution's end
Guardian Unlimited - UK
The
Hay festival's very own scientific rock star, Steve Jones, kicked off
the first weekend with a provocatively-titled lecture on whether evolution was ...
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/alok_jha/2008/05/evolutions_end.html
Warning: learning can kill
The Age -
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Learning also turns out to have dangerous side-effects that make its evolution even more puzzling. Dr Kawecki and his colleagues have produced striking ...
http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/warning-learning-can-kill/2008/05/23/1211183116793.html
On this Day: Tennessee Educator Scopes Indicted for Teaching Evolution
findingDulcinea - New York,New York,USA
John Thomas Scopes pitted creationists against supporters
of evolution, sparring over a Tennessee antievolution law making it illegal “to teach any theory ...
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/May-June-08/On-this-Day--Tennessee-Educator-Scopes-Indicted-for-Teaching-Evolution.html
Teachers Ignore Courts on Evolution Debate
Christian Broadcasting Network - Virginia Beach,VA,USA
Berkman noted that those who favored evolution had a deeper background in evolutionary biology than those who did not. He believes if teachers
are required ...
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/382241.aspx
Legislating Uncertainty: An Evolving Strategy
Miller-McCune.com - Santa Barbara,CA,USA
... beliefs and pretend it’s something else,” said Richard Katskee, assistant legal director
with Americans United for Separation of Church and State. ...
http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/405
Altruism needs selfish genes to evolve after all
New Scientist (subscription) - UK
... formalised in the 1960s by William Hamilton, accepted by the vast majority of modern biologists and defended by Richard Dawkins. ...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14021-altruism-needs-selfish-genes-to-evolve-after-all.html
SCIENCE
Light Alcohol Consumption May Help Bones
Washington Post - United States
... author Dr. Karina Berg, an assistant professor of medicine at
Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/23/AR2008052302065.html
Evolution of Life may Have Been Directed by Gut-dwelling Microbes
MedIndia - Chennai,India
According
to a report in New Scientist, trillions of mostly harmless bacteria and
other microbes inhabit the guts of all mammals, outnumbering the number
of ...
http://www.medindia.net/news/Evolution-of-Life-may-Have-Been-Directed-by-Gut-dwelling-Microbes-37110-1.htm
Lifestyle Evolution Of Wild Marine Bacteria: Free-floating Cells ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
In essence, we modeled the evolution of a microbe's lifestyle over millions of years." One splendid example of the difficulty of applying the term "species" ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080522145217htm
Evolution of flu strains points to higher risk of pandemic: study
AFP -
CHICAGO
(AFP) — Some strains of bird flu are coming ever closer to developing
the traits they need to cause a human pandemic, a study released Monday
said. ...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h7wLpfDIOFFLxuDYYau8_IHOZnXA
Patterns in the Evolution of Nares Size and Secondary Palate ...
RedOrbit -
Dallas,TX,USA
During the history of research on anomodonts, a number of authors have commented on apparent trends in the evolution of the palate within the group, ...
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1405196/patterns_in_the_evolution_of_nares_size_and_secondary_palate/
Queens bees took time to play the field
ABC Science Online - Australia
According to Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection individuals aim to have as many of their own offspring as possible, or at least more offspring
...
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/05/30/2259545.htm?site=science&topic=latest
Altruism In Social Insects Is A Family Affair
Science Daily (press release) - USA
The concept of 'kin selection' was developed in 1964 by the evolutionary biologist Bill Hamilton, first proposed by Charles Darwin to explain, for example, ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080529141329htm
Evolution of the CDKN1C-KCNQ1 imprinted domain
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York,NY,USA
This study examines the evolution of features that, in eutherians, regulate CDKN1C imprinting. Results: Despite the absence of imprinting, CDKN1C protein ...
http://7thspace.com/headlines/282734/evolution_of_the_cdkn1c_kcnq1_imprinted_domain.html
For Five Days, New York Will Be Science City
New York Times - United States
Einstein will show up on Friday in a new production of the play “Einstein’s Dreams,” based on the best-selling novel by the physicist Alan Lightman, ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/arts/30fest.html?ref=science
Chief Geneticist Quits His Office
Enews 2.0 -
London,England,UK
It treated the connection between science and faith and also talked about his line from atheism to belief. He plans to further work on a book about the use ...
http://www.enews20.com/news_Chief_Geneticist_Quits_His_Office_08276.html
Trial-and-error evolution
guardian.co.uk - UK
Such engineering nightmares are, as Gary Marcus points out, the reverse of anything resembling intelligent design. In his words, our brains and minds are ...
http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/scienceandnature/0,,2283112,00.html
SEPARATION CHURCH / STATE
Teacher told to remove Bible from desk
OneNewsNow - Tupelo,MS,USA
Administrators recently ordered Freshwater to remove the Bible, citing a violation of the separation of church and state. But Freshwater’s spokesman, ...
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Journal/newsofinterest.aspx?id=115410
Porterville to vote on official motto: 'In God We Trust'
Fresno Bee (subscription) - Fresno,CA,USA
Patrick Greene, a self-proclaimed atheist who once raised questions about separation of church and state in Porterville, now lives in San Antonio. ...
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/sv/story/623204.html
Jesus statue prompts controversy in Vermont
school
Boston Globe - United States
BRISTOL, Vt.—Two
students who put up a small statue of Jesus in a high school lobby area
have been asked to take it down because it violates school policy. ...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2008/05/23/jesus_statue_prompts_controversy_in_vermont_school/
Wisconsin Sheriff Has No Right To Impose Religion On Employees ...
Americans United - Washington,DC,USA
... to attend presentations by an evangelical Christian group, Americans United for Separation of Church and State has told a federal appeals court. ...
http://www.au.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr007=cx0c6nn245.app13a&abbr=pr&page=NewsArticle&id=9843&security=1002&news_iv_ctrl=1241
AU Urges IRS To Investigate Religious Group's Fund-Raising For ...
Americans United - Washington,DC,USA
... a Washington state religious group that engaged in fund-raising for a gubernatorial candidate, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. ...
http://www.au.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr007=bgos26jd92.app1b&abbr=pr&page=NewsArticle&id=9847&security=1002&news_iv_ctrl=1241
FLDS mother is reunited with kids - for now
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
But as far as the continued separation from his children, "I don't like it a bit," he said. siblings under provisions of a court order that allowed mothers ...
http://origin.sltrib.com/news/ci_9398940
Motto Matters for South Valley Community
KMPH Fox 26 - Fresno,CA,USA
But Martinez said it doesn't violate the separation of church and state, but rather lets voters decide what their city stands for. ...
http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=8387341&nav=menu612_2_6
No Child Left Behind
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
The monogamous couple's children -- two boys and a girl, ages 1, 2, and 4 -- became ill during their state-imposed separation and had to be hospitalized. ...
http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/JacobSullum/2008/05/28/no_child_left_behind
Sect Mothers Say Separation Endangers Children
New York Times - United States
Last Friday, to bolster its case, the state made public a picture of what it said was the now-imprisoned leader of the church, Warren S. Jeffs, ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/us/29polygamy.html
Illinois' schools 'moment of silence' ban extended
The Associated Press -
Talk radio host Rob
Sherman, an outspoken atheist whose daughter, Dawn, attends Buffalo Grove High School, sued to stop enforcement. ...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j-hK78DhC1xLDUiV9W8M8ZOLulOAD90VMK2O0
Church shouldn't cross line on public officeholders
Detroit Free Press - United States
The archbishop's action flies in the face of the values of separation of church and state and religious freedom that are
embodied in the American ...
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080530/OPINION02/805300329/1070
California ruling is a triumph
Western Front - Bellingham,WA,USA
Marriage is an institution recognized by the state and should not be protected because of religious backing. Separation of church and state should be ...
http://westernfrontonline.net/2008053010074/frontline/california-ruling-is-a-triumph/
MISCELLANEOUS
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CONVENTIONS / MEETINGS / EVENTS
Atheists Alliance International Sept. 2008 Long Beach, Ca.
Freedom From Religion Oct. 10-12, 2008 Chicago
Gift for Life
Day Nov. 4, 2008
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