The National Academies Press has put out a book that you can read online (or purchase) called Science, Evolution, and Creationism , which I think hopes to quash the debate (I don’t know, haven’t read it). The description:

In the book Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a group of experts assembled by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine explain the fundamental methods of science, document the overwhelming evidence in support of biological evolution, and evaluate the alternative perspectives offered by advocates of various kinds of creationism, including “intelligent design.” The book explores the many fascinating inquiries being pursued that put the science of evolution to work in preventing and treating human disease, developing new agricultural products, and fostering industrial innovations. The book also presents the scientific and legal reasons for not teaching creationist ideas in public school science classes.

Unfortunately, it’s hard to convince someone with fixed beliefs (especially religious ones) of something. But kudos for putting it together, NAP.

No offense Eric (friend who works for an IRB) but danah boyd’s letter from E. Scrooge to Santa about his IRB violations is spot-on.

These rust stickers make your car or bike look like a clunker, so thieves will go for someone else’s. .

Time’s 50 best websites of 2007.

Need another guilty pleasure blog? Passive Aggressive Notes.

Interesting list to check out ; lame there’s not even one medical or science blog on the list.

Reuters’ list.

A good laugh.

Totally, totally off-topic, but I am harnessing the amazing, gigantic audience of Over My Med Body (audience: 2, hi mom and dad!) to support my cousin, who made this video for Chipotle with seven classmates at KU. View it early, view it often–apparently if they win, they get some money, which college students can always use. Good luck, Patrick!

Indexed is a fun little blog I read with entries being simple graphs on index cards. Today’s entry with a healthcare feel:

Here’s all the entries tagged as ‘sickness.’ Pretty funny stuff.

I had been planning to write on how amazing it is to deliver babies and such, but I’ve been sick with some nasty virus or something and feel just awful. Fevers, chills, sweats, enteritis, the works. It’s just fantastic, really. In lieu of anything medical related: JK Rowling says Dumbledore’s a bit light in the loafers.

I love Best of Craigslist . Some recent goodies:

• Survival of the Fittest
• Ass-Kicking Machine
• BUY MY STUPID COUSIN’S AWESOME KAYAK!

Happy Friday.

Since we’re in the gross-out theme, here’s some people pulling botfly larvae out of a guy’s back . (The botfly matures inside living flesh and then hatches out.) Warning: pretty nasty, also some PG-13 swearing upon removing the larvae.