Why Evolution Is True

Did you spot the problem with picking up the wrench in this morning’s photo? Here’s why you want to stay away: there’s an Eastern Copperhead snake right there (Agkistrodon contortrix). I’...

https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2024/05/21/heres-the-danger/

I didn’t realize this until I read the article below from the Asheville (North Carolina) Watchdog, but apparently the entire University of North Carolina (UNC) system is adopting institutional ...

https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2024/05/21/unc-asheville-adopts-institutional-neutrality/

After a long absence for work-related stuff, ecologist/evolutionist Bruce Lyon of UCSC has submitted photos, and says he has a lot more that he’ll send when things settle down. His notes are in...

https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2024/05/21/readers-wildlife-photos-2120/

Here’s a picture of a regular old wrench, but you’d best stay away from it. Why? There’s an animal nearby. Can you spot it?  It’s about medium difficulty.  I’ll put up the answer at 1...

https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2024/05/21/spot-the-danger/

Welcome to Tuesday, May 21, 2024, and National Strawberries and Cream Day (don’t use milk). It’s also American Red Cross Founder’s Day, World Whisky Day (as always, I’ll have a Springbank...

https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2024/05/21/tuesday-hili-dialogue-479/

I arrived in Amsterdam a week from yesterday, and left yesterday, so I had six days of work+vacation, two of which were occupied by work.  It was certainly an eventful week, tooling around Amste...

https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2024/05/20/amsterday-6-2/

This message was sent to students at the St. George campus (the downtown branch) of the University of Toronto. The message doesn’t stand out insofar as college actions or capitulation to protes...

https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2024/05/20/the-university-of-toronto-encampment-has-a-ceremonial-fire-sonoma-state-university-in-california-suspended-for-deciding-on-an-academic-boycott-of-israel/

I left Amsterdam yesterday at 11 a.m, and arrived home about an hour later, taking into account of course the different time zones (the cities are seven hours apart). The flight was uneventful, t...

https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2024/05/20/i-have-landed-home/