Jerry Coyne
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Some contentious comments (mine) on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest top ten rock/pop songs of all time.
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Read tp learn about Joseph Smith's criminal history, long and disturbing. Yet 18 million people follow the faith he founded, based on reading golden plates (which disappeared afterwards) through his hat using a "peepstone". Mo is hoist with his own petard.
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about 4 hours ago
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All the news that's fit to print and, in Dobrzyn, the upstairs dog must be temporarily absent. Szaron: Freedom has returned. Hili: That’s true, but it’s limited.
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about 4 hours ago
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Ephraim Heller's photos of birds from Little St. Simons Island, a barrier island off Georgia.
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about 4 hours ago
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This Hungarian Jewish girl was gassed to death as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She was 13 years old, and had she lived, today would have been her birthday.
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about 9 hours ago
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Intertidal photos of marine worms and other fauna from the California coast, all taken by Abby Thompson.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/09/r...
1 day ago
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All the news that's fit to print, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili firmly educated Andrzej: Hili: It’s good that you stopped by, because no one has petted me in a long time. Me: You could have come to me yourself. Hili: You really don’t understand anything.
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Tuesday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to the Cruelest Day: Tuesday, June 9, 2026, and National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day. I want to use this occasion to rant once again about filling a pie with wonderful fruit that is mixed wi…
https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/09/tuesday-hili-dialogue-583/
1 day ago
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This Hugarian Jewish boy was gassed as soon as he arrived in Auschwitz. He was seven years old and would have been 89 today had he lived.
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1 day ago
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A big new report points out the dangers for academia--and for the mission of universities--in politicizing the humanities.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/08/a...
2 days ago
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All the news that's fit to print, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili has a question about evolution. Hili: Is a human more closely related to a chimpanzee or a cat? Andrzej: Depends which human. Some are nearest to a baboon.
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2 days ago
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An Italian Jewish girl was gassed as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. She was eleven.
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2 days ago
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Bill Maher's new rule: how graduates are supposed to "fix" AI on their own,
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/07/b...
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New Rule: Grad GPT | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
YouTube video by Real Time with Bill Maher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBJw5pp-6_U&t=1s
3 days ago
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A superb piece by Sam Harris on why he won't debate critics of Israel, and a good bookend to his piece from November 7, 2023.
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3 days ago
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili has an evolutionary question: Hili: Is a human more closely related to a chimpanzee or a cat?Andrzej: Depends which human. Some are nearest to a baboon.
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3 days ago
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This French Jewish boy was gassed very soon after his train pulled into Auschwitz. He was ten years old.
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3 days ago
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Three--count them, three--cat-related items for your delectation, including discovery of a cat-shaped Nazca line in Peru.
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4 days ago
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Readers' wildlife photos. Local stuff today, including a fierce lightning storm in Chicago early this morning and me finally petting a squirrel after months of taming it.
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4 days ago
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, the kitchen is the epicenter of the cats' lives: Hili: He’s doing something in the kitchen. Szaron: I’ll go check.
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4 days ago
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A Czech Jewish girl was likely gassed to death as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz, and so was her mother. The girl was eight years old.
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4 days ago
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Spot the newborn elk calf. (Photo by Matthew Hill.)
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/05/s...
5 days ago
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Jesus 'n' Mo 'n' Pride. The boys are obsessed with gayness, but remember that they share a bed.
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Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ Pride
The Jesus and Mo artist tells us that this strip is “a Friday flashback from 13 years ago today”. The boys abhor homosexuality, but are obsessed with it (remember, they share a bed):
https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/05/jesus-n-mo-n-pride/
5 days ago
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Jesus 'n' Mo 'n' Pride. The boys are obsessed with gayness, but remember that they share a bed.
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is being a slacker cat: Andrzej: Back to work. Hili: I’d rather lie in the sun.
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5 days ago
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This Dutch Jewish girl was gassed as soon as she arrived in Auschwitz. Hilde was just nine years old.
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5 days ago
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Readers' wildlife photos from Mark Joseph, including a leucistic (white) house sparrow.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/04/r...
6 days ago
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili proves herself more an empiricist than a theorist. Szaron: Might there be something delicious hidden in this jungle? Hili: Find out for yourself. Academic discussions don’t get you anywhere.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/04/t...
6 days ago
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This Belgian Jewish boy was gassed as soon as he arrived in Auschwitz. He was only a year old, and would have been 85 today had he lived.
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6 days ago
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Ganesha makes an appearance in a resurrected Jesus and Mo strip.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/03/j...
7 days ago
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Scott Ritchie found a leucistic plumed whistling duck in Queensland, and it appears to have spread its genes:
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/03/r...
7 days ago
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All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is curious: Hili: Why is there evolutionary psychology, but not evolutionary sociology yet? Andrzej: Because the evolution of sociologists took a different path.
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7 days ago
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This French Jewish woman, 29 years old, was gassed in 1942 together with her two young sons.
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7 days ago
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The new drug for advanced pancreatic cancer roughly doubles survival time from 6 months to about 13, but this is widely misreported as doubling "survival rate" or halving "death risk". This misreporting could grossly mislead patients and the public.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/02/s...
8 days ago
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Photos of fungus from Rik Gern.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/02/r...
8 days ago
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili has a chinwag with the gardener: Andrzej: What are you guys talking about? Hili: About mowing the lawn, gnats, and music.
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8 days ago
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This Dutch Jewish boy was gassed to death as soon as he arrived in Auschwitz. He was just 12 years old.
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8 days ago
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A guest post: why trying to put human colonies on the Moon and Mars is a waste of time.
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U.S. colonies on the Moon and Mars are a waste of money: a guest post
From PCC(E): After watching the explosion of Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket last week, a rocket that is designed to help create the first human colony on the Moon, I thought to myself, R…
https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/01/u-s-colonies-on-the-moon-and-mars-are-a-waste-of-money-a-guest-post/
9 days ago
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Jan Malik's photos from the Jersey shore.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/06/01/r...
9 days ago
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Jan Malik's photos from the Jersey shore.
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It's June! All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Andrzej are depressed at the real news. Hili: Oh God, you look like you’ve just finished going through the news. Andrzej: You guessed it.
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9 days ago
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This Dutch Jewish boy was gassed, together with his mother, when both arrived at Auschwitz. Manuel would be 89 today had he not been exterminated.
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9 days ago
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reposted by
Jerry Coyne
Neglected Books
10 days ago
I've now watched over 800 Pre-Code films, so I've seen a fair number of stinkers. Officer O'Brien (1930), starring William Boyd and Ralf Harolde is entirely forgettable aside from the fact that the entire cast delivers their lines as if they're stoned.
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The latest group of words I detest: "tradwife," "cosplay," and "bougie."
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/05/31/w...
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I briefly summarize a year-old biography of Paul Gauguin written by Sue Prideaux. It's terrific: the man had a varied though troubled life, and there is a lot about his art.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/05/31/a...
10 days ago
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Robert Lang encountered a young black bear near his home in Altadena, California. Photo plus video at link.
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All the news that's fit to post and, in Dobrzyn, the cats are scared of the upstairs dog. Szaron: Do you think it’s safe there? Hili: I think so, it looks like the dog is locked up.
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10 days ago
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This Dutch Jewish girl was gassed as soon as she got to Auschwitz. She was three years old, and would be 87 today if her life had not been cut short.
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10 days ago
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Bill Maher faults both parties for not telling the truth--at least until politicians retire and have nothing to lose. Hi
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/05/30/n...
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New Rule: Let's Be Frank | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
YouTube video by Real Time with Bill Maher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sxid03nCcQ
11 days ago
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In 32 hr, AI solved a math problem that defied solution for 80 years: the "unit distance" problem discussed by Paul Erdös, who offered $500 for a solution. Open AI solved it in a day and a half. This is what AI is good for, but I worry about what it will do to liberal education.
bit.ly/4u1zt6n
11 days ago
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Three--count them, three--cat-related items, plus lagniappe.
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11 days ago
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All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili the editor does her job: Andrzej: What are we running in “Letters” tomorrow? Hili: Something short, because yesterday the readers complained that you’re making them read too much.
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