Nature never fails to astound
Was directed to this today. Jaw dropping to say the least. What odds that Derren already has one mounted and posed?
Google Earth Blog
This has got to be my favorite app for this week. Google earth (now at version 5) just keeps getting so much better with each release. Check out the amaing new features including the ability to now fly around Mars at the Google Earth Blog.
Metanexus Institute
Found in 1997, Metanexus is an institute that is looking to fuse together all belief systems contained within spirituality, religion and science. They fully support the mainstream scientific view of evolution etc. but feel that an incorrect reading of the scriptures means that there is now a gap between science and faith. Attempting to bridge this gap there are a lot of articles that they say promote a “transdisciplinary approach to the most profound questions of nature”.
Tree of life animation
Excellent animation from Tree of Life
Prehistoric Inca neurosurgery
The procedure known as trepanation, in which a hole is scraped or drilled in the skull, is an ancient form of neurosurgery that has been performed since the late Stone Age. Exactly why ancient peoples performed trepanation has remained a matter of debate: some researchers argue that it was performed for medical reasons, as it is today, while others believe it was done for magical or religious reasons.
A new study by two American anthropologists now provides evidence that the Incas performed trepanation to treat head injuries; that the procedure was far more common than was previously thought; and that the Incan practitioners of trepanation were highly skilled surgeons with a detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the skull.
ScienceBlogs (Thanks Ekaf)
Darwinism
There’s plenty of Darwin based activity on at the moment. From David Attenborough views to the Open University’s Devolve Me website to the Big Idea Exhibition – there’s enough to keep you all happy. If you find something in your local area please post a link here so we can all enjoy.
If like me…
you live in London – you get the day off to go play in the snow!!!!
Half of Britons do not believe in evolution, survey finds
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE tell me this is not true! I’m utterly ashamed at this headline and if true it should read “half of Britons brain dead or just plain stupid”. Surprisingly this is in the Guardian.
Being a Christian will just get you in trouble!
A Christian nurse from Weston-super-Mare has been suspended for offering to pray for a patient’s recovery.
Community nurse Caroline Petrie, 45, says she asked an elderly woman patient during a home visit if she wanted her to say a prayer for her.
The patient complained to the health trust about Mrs Petrie who follows the Baptist faith. She was suspended, without pay, on 17 December and will find out the outcome of her disciplinary meeting next week.
