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Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
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Bill Maher schools the young and the anti-Israel Democrats
1+ day, 27+ min ago (244+ words) The moral confusion afflicting the young and the “progressives” is most pervasive when discussing Israel’s response to terrorism emanating from Gaza, which, Maher emphasizes, is NOT a genocide but a “counterattack in a war... that’s been waged by Israel since…...
Caturday felid trifecta: NOVA documentary “Cat tales”; a VERY LOUD cat being groomed; Hamlet, the Algonquin Hotel cat; and lagniappe
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (774+ words) This is an educational and fun 53-minute episode on cats from NOVA, described by the series this way: Worshipped as a goddess, condemned as satanic, and spun into a stunning array of breeds, cats have long fascinated humans. But did…...
Miss Duck has left the pond – Why Evolution Is True
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (244+ words) Miss Duck has left the pond Why Evolution Is True For reasons I don’t understand, Miss Duck left Botany Pond three days ago and has not returned. There are no signs of a predator attack, and my best guess is…...
Tuesday: Hili dialogue
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1736+ words) Welcome to Tuesday, the Cruelest Day and also September first. Yep, we’re into another month, starting with National Acne Positivity Day. Given the demographics of our readers, I doubt that acne is a pervasive problem, but if you have it,…...
Monday: Hili dialogue
2+ week, 17+ min ago (1700+ words) Welcome to the tail end o’ the month: it’s August 31, 2026 and We Love Memoirs Day. Well, I love biographies more, as they’re not distorted by the self-image issue of a memoir, and yesterday I posted a short list of my…...
Bill Maher’s “new rule”: the young are puppeteering the lunatrocracy
2+ week, 1+ day ago (210+ words) Why Evolution Is True In yesterday’s “Real Time” comedy-and-politics bit, Bill Maher calls attention to the fact that much of the real work in Congress isn’t done by the older Senators and Representatives, but rather by their staff, who may…...
Daniel Diermeier of Vanderbilt endorses institutional neutrality on Fox News
2+ week, 4+ day ago (659+ words) Why Evolution Is True Daniel Diermeier, previously the Provost of the University of Chicago, moved to Vanderbilt University in 2020 where he became the Chancellor (i.e., the Boss). I wish he’d stayed here, for he might have become President after Bob Zimmer…...
A self-aggrandizing post concerning a paper on speciation I wrote with Allen Orr
2+ week, 6+ day ago (435+ words) I rarely look at Speciation now, though, for when I do I realize that when we wrote it I was at the top of my neuronal game, able to read, write, and synthesize far better than I do now. And…...
Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ the Universe
3+ week, 3+ day ago (135+ words) Why Evolution Is True There will be no Readers’ Wildlife for the forseeable future, as I have no submissions. But here is a reposted Jesus and Mo strip, announcing a compilation of the best of the strips. A friday flashback…...
Saturday: Hili dialogue
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1714+ words) He looks like he belongs in a yeshiva, not on a horse!: It’s also the Assumption of Mary (i.e., the myth that she was taken bodily to heaven when she died), International Homeless Animals’ Day, National Best Friends Day, National…...