Jerry Coyne
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My choice of best songs about getting older or dying.
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Caroline, No
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February 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
My choice of best songs about getting older or dying.
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The "progressive" New Yorker shows some softness on religion, publishing a curiously mixed-up article by a writer who gave up atheism for theism, as he couldn't find "meaning' in atheism. But lots of us can.
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A New Yorker writer “loses faith in atheism”
Even the title of this New Yorker article is dumb: “faith in atheism” is an oxymoron, for a lack of belief in gods is not a “faith” in any meaningful sense. But of course th…
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February 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The "progressive" New Yorker shows some softness on religion, publishing a curiously mixed-up article by a writer who gave up atheism for theism, as he couldn't find "meaning' in atheism. But lots of us can.
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Readers' wildlife photos: birds snapped by Susan Harrison in Oregon and California.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Readers' wildlife photos: birds snapped by Susan Harrison in Oregon and California.
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All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Andrzej have a serious chat.
Hili: I need to write a report on the condition of the world.
Andrzej: Many have had ambitions like that.
Hili: I would rather follow in the footsteps of Herodotus.
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Hili: I need to write a report on the condition of the world.
Andrzej: Many have had ambitions like that.
Hili: I would rather follow in the footsteps of Herodotus.
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February 15, 2026 at 1:32 PM
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Andrzej have a serious chat.
Hili: I need to write a report on the condition of the world.
Andrzej: Many have had ambitions like that.
Hili: I would rather follow in the footsteps of Herodotus.
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Hili: I need to write a report on the condition of the world.
Andrzej: Many have had ambitions like that.
Hili: I would rather follow in the footsteps of Herodotus.
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This Polish Jewish girl, age 11, arrived with her mother at Auschwitz; both were gassed within hours of arrival.
14 February 1932 | Polish Jewish girl, Bertha Müller, was born in Krakow. In July 1939 her family emigrated to Norway.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber with her mother Cyla after the arrival selection.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 3 March 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber with her mother Cyla after the arrival selection.
February 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM
This Polish Jewish girl, age 11, arrived with her mother at Auschwitz; both were gassed within hours of arrival.
In the Free Press, Pinker and Tupy tout huge overall progress in the last few centuries (true). They also argue that morality shouldn't be based on religion (true) but also that we can have an objective morality (not true).
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February 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
In the Free Press, Pinker and Tupy tout huge overall progress in the last few centuries (true). They also argue that morality shouldn't be based on religion (true) but also that we can have an objective morality (not true).
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Three--count them--three felid-related items for this Caturday, plus lagniappe.
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Caturday felid trifecta: Larry trips a photographer; cat memes; Filou the cat escapes camper in Spain, walks 155 miles home to France; and lagniappe (3!)
Okay, so as this website slowly circles the drain, we’re still going to have cats on Caturday, and three items to boot. First on deck is Larry, the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office at 10 Do…
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February 14, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Three--count them--three felid-related items for this Caturday, plus lagniappe.
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February 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
All the news that's fit to post. Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili has a question.
Hili: Who invented the vicious circle?
Andrzej: I suspect the ancestors of the Sumerians or the Etruscans.
Hili: I was expecting a different answer.
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Hili: Who invented the vicious circle?
Andrzej: I suspect the ancestors of the Sumerians or the Etruscans.
Hili: I was expecting a different answer.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:06 PM
All the news that's fit to post. Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili has a question.
Hili: Who invented the vicious circle?
Andrzej: I suspect the ancestors of the Sumerians or the Etruscans.
Hili: I was expecting a different answer.
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Hili: Who invented the vicious circle?
Andrzej: I suspect the ancestors of the Sumerians or the Etruscans.
Hili: I was expecting a different answer.
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Anybody can do this! All you need is a cat and a broom!
Curling doesn't necessarily have to be just a winter sport.
February 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Anybody can do this! All you need is a cat and a broom!
Ideologically captured, Nature uses "pregnant people" instead of "pregnant women" in a new article. 40 usages of "pregnant people," 5 of "pregnant women," with all but one of the latter in quotes from other people. An example:
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February 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Ideologically captured, Nature uses "pregnant people" instead of "pregnant women" in a new article. 40 usages of "pregnant people," 5 of "pregnant women," with all but one of the latter in quotes from other people. An example:
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February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
All the news that's fit to print, and in Dobrzyn Hili rebukes Andrzej:
Hili: You did something you had never done before.
Andrzej: What was that?
Hili: You didn’t listen to what I was saying to you.
Andrzej: And what were you saying?
Hili: Nothing important.
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Hili: You did something you had never done before.
Andrzej: What was that?
Hili: You didn’t listen to what I was saying to you.
Andrzej: And what were you saying?
Hili: Nothing important.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
All the news that's fit to print, and in Dobrzyn Hili rebukes Andrzej:
Hili: You did something you had never done before.
Andrzej: What was that?
Hili: You didn’t listen to what I was saying to you.
Andrzej: And what were you saying?
Hili: Nothing important.
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Hili: You did something you had never done before.
Andrzej: What was that?
Hili: You didn’t listen to what I was saying to you.
Andrzej: And what were you saying?
Hili: Nothing important.
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This Dutch Jewish girl was gassed to death as soon as she got to Auschwitz. She was eight years old, and would have been 91 today had she lived.
13 February 1935 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Eliza Louise Gazan, was born in Brielle.
In September 1943, she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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In September 1943, she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ A short video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8
February 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
This Dutch Jewish girl was gassed to death as soon as she got to Auschwitz. She was eight years old, and would have been 91 today had she lived.
Rick Beato continues to mourn the decline of popular music, this time by comparing the five "Best Songs" nominated for a Grammy in 1984 vs. 2016. It's no contest.
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The 2026 Grammys...Proof Music is Getting Worse
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February 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Rick Beato continues to mourn the decline of popular music, this time by comparing the five "Best Songs" nominated for a Grammy in 1984 vs. 2016. It's no contest.
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CBS and the Free Press announce a series of Town Halls meetings and debates on issues they see as pivotal. Note that Steve Pinker will debate Ross Douthat on God, and that will be on February 26.
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CBS/Free Press launches a series of debates and town halls. Coming up: Steve Pinker to debate Ross Douthat on God
In conjunction with its new sponsor, The Free Press, CBS News is launching a series of debates and town hall presentations. One of them is a debate about God featuring Steve Pinker and Ross Douthat…
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February 12, 2026 at 3:26 PM
CBS and the Free Press announce a series of Town Halls meetings and debates on issues they see as pivotal. Note that Steve Pinker will debate Ross Douthat on God, and that will be on February 26.
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He may have been a depressive, but he was one hell of a biologist!
February 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
He may have been a depressive, but he was one hell of a biologist!
A text-and-photo piece by Athayde Tonhasca Júnior for Darwin Day, discussing how pollination and geography can lead to speciation, something that Darwin suggested in his 1859 book.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
A text-and-photo piece by Athayde Tonhasca Júnior for Darwin Day, discussing how pollination and geography can lead to speciation, something that Darwin suggested in his 1859 book.
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All the news that's fit to post on Darwin Day! And, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej sees Armageddon coming.
Hili: Do you also see the end of the world coming?
Andrzej: Yes, though I have more trouble than most choosing the precise date.
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Hili: Do you also see the end of the world coming?
Andrzej: Yes, though I have more trouble than most choosing the precise date.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
All the news that's fit to post on Darwin Day! And, in Dobrzyn, Andrzej sees Armageddon coming.
Hili: Do you also see the end of the world coming?
Andrzej: Yes, though I have more trouble than most choosing the precise date.
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Hili: Do you also see the end of the world coming?
Andrzej: Yes, though I have more trouble than most choosing the precise date.
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A Dutch Jewish girl and her mother were both gassed as soon as they arrived in Auschwitz. The girl was nearly three years old, and would be 86 today had she lived.
12 February 1940 | Dutch Jewish girl, Esther Lijmer, was born in Amsterdam.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in January 1943 together with her mother Naathje. They were most probably both murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in January 1943 together with her mother Naathje. They were most probably both murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
February 12, 2026 at 11:47 AM
A Dutch Jewish girl and her mother were both gassed as soon as they arrived in Auschwitz. The girl was nearly three years old, and would be 86 today had she lived.
Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance was laden with obscenity and had his lyrics been in English, people would not be calling his appearance "historic." Check out the lyrics below the fold.
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Bad Bunny is bad, brings obscenity to the Super Bowl
I didn’t plan to watch the Superbowl or its halftime show, and I didn’t. But when I heard that Bad Bunny was the headliner of the halftime show, and reading that this was repeatedly de…
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February 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance was laden with obscenity and had his lyrics been in English, people would not be calling his appearance "historic." Check out the lyrics below the fold.
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The subject of today's Jesus and Mo strip is theodicy, that most slippery branch of theology, dealing as it does with explaining how a good God can permit both suffering and evil.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The subject of today's Jesus and Mo strip is theodicy, that most slippery branch of theology, dealing as it does with explaining how a good God can permit both suffering and evil.
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Readers' wildlife photos: lovely pictures of a Papuan Frogmouth and its chick in Australia.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Readers' wildlife photos: lovely pictures of a Papuan Frogmouth and its chick in Australia.
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All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is peckish.
Hili: At last you pulled yourself away from the computer.
Andrzej: So what?
Hili: It’s time for a little something.
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Hili: At last you pulled yourself away from the computer.
Andrzej: So what?
Hili: It’s time for a little something.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is peckish.
Hili: At last you pulled yourself away from the computer.
Andrzej: So what?
Hili: It’s time for a little something.
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Hili: At last you pulled yourself away from the computer.
Andrzej: So what?
Hili: It’s time for a little something.
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