Quick Picks on ScienceBlogs, August 11

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Once when i was in a taxi, the driver was attempting to make conversation and asked what I did. I usually try to avoid the subject with some people, because when i say "I study the inner ear" a lot of people feel the need to unload their medical problems regarding earwax upon me. Only half-way…
Via Sluggy Freelance by Pete Abrams Sluggy Freelance, my favorite webcomic, is in the midst of a "Stick Figures in Spaaaaace" week. While the stick figures don't show off Pete's artistic ability, they offer a chance for stand-alone gags in a serial strip. (It's a little harder to share a single…
The description of the end of the Hovind trial from the Pensacola News Journal can be found below the fold. Foolish little man. Pensacola evangelist and tax protester Kent Hovind winked at his wife and gave her a reassuring smile as he was led away to jail. Jo Hovind clutched the necktie he had…
Christian corruption at its finest: here's a Florida Republican working to give a money-making park a tax exemption. A biblical theme park in Orlando where guests pay $30 admission to munch on "Goliath" burgers and explore reproductions of 2000-year-old tombs and temples could get a property tax…