Posts Tagged ‘UK’


Secondary School Students In England To Study Creationism

March 10th, 2006 by Oskar Kennedy

  BBC News is reporting on new curriculum guidelines that will require biology teachers to address the creationist perspective in a unit on fossilization.
  The exam board that issued the new syllabus insists that they’re not teaching it as a scientific theory. If it’s not a scientific theory, why would it be a required topic for a science class? *sigh*

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Gesundheit

June 5th, 2006 by Oskar Kennedy

Scientists in the UK have engineered the world’s first hypoallergenic cat.

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Links For Brains: 10/20/2008

October 20th, 2008 by Oskar Kennedy
  • British government puts online files relating to UFO investigations from 1986 to 1992. (Several sightings determined to be A Flock Of Seagulls.)
  • What makes one miracle plausible, while another miracle is a load of hooey? (The answer appears to be “because I said so.”)
  • 11-year old Indian girl set on fire by her great uncle for “being scantily dressed.” (Quick, which is more shocking: religiously inspired immolation, or using religion to cover up suspected molestation?)
  • Japanese yeti-seekers are absolutely convinced that they’ve found yeti footprints in the Himalayas. (Mythical humanoids unavailable for examination, comment.)
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And That, Darling, Is What Really Happened

November 8th, 2008 by Oskar Kennedy

It turns out that our fears of a dark, dystopian future are silly, because we’re already living in it. If you don’t believe it, the brilliant British cartoon series Monkey Dust will set you straight.

Very dark, very British, and very, very funny. You can grab a more detailed description from Ectoplasmosis, or dive in and watch the first series below. It’s not safe for work, children, the squeamish, and anyone who’s uncomfortable with jokes about pedophilia or discerning the meaning of slang from context.

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Links For Brains: 11/19/2008

November 19th, 2008 by Oskar Kennedy
  • If you’re still bewildered about how the economy got so mucked up, browse through this handy visual guide to the financial crisis. (Flow charts are almost as cool as Venn diagrams.)
  • A new report from the U.S. government says that Gulf War Syndrome is a real medical condition. (Still no cure for “uninsured veterans syndrome.”)
  • New blog digs up the most obscenely stupid postings on a UK government website where anyone can create a petition to the Prime Minister. (This would never work in the U.S. Even the bare text of the stupid ones would overwhelm the average webhosting in minutes.)
  • PZ Myers loves the transportation options in Philadelphia. (He’s a biologist, maybe he can explain why the 34th Street El station smells like an open sewer.)
  • My brain is broken. (No link here, I’m just sayin’.)
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