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Happy Darwin Day, fellow mutants

Happy Darwin Day, fellow mutants

By tigtog on February 12, 2013

Charles Darwin was born 204 years ago today, and the International Darwin Day Foundation uses February 12th each year to celebrate Darwin, Science and Humanity. In November it will be 154 years since the publication of his paradigm-shattering work, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

Posted in education, history, Science | Tagged darwin, darwin day, science education | 2 Responses

I missed Darwin Day!

I missed Darwin Day!

By tigtog on February 13, 2012

It was the 203rd anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth yesterday. Here, have a few of my favourite Darwin pics/posters/macros.

Posted in culture wars, education, history, Science | Tagged darwin, darwin day, evolution | 3 Responses

Image Credit: an e-card image at www.darwinday.org

Happy Darwin Day

By tigtog on February 12, 2011

Charles Darwin was born 202 years ago today, and the International Darwin Day Foundation uses February 12th each year to celebrate Darwin, Science and Humanity. In November it will be 152 years since the publication of his paradigm-shattering work, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.

Posted in education, history, Science | Tagged darwin, darwin day, science education | 4 Responses

In the news: School chaplains & flogging, police van assault, and inaccessible firefighting

By Lauredhel on November 12, 2009

What’s grinding my gears today: WA Today: Poor parenting alarms schools Education Minister Julia Gillard has acknowledged that poor parenting is placing a heavy burden on schools and has promised principals she will give them more support to tackle violence, bullying and behavioural problems. [...] Gary Quinn, the principal of Dalyellup College in Western Australia, [...]

Posted in education, gender & feminism, indigenous, law & order, violence | Tagged accessibility, australia, bullies, bullying, children, darwin, disability, discrimination, domestic violence, inaccessibility, Julia Gillard, race & racism, school, violence against women | 1 Response

Happy Darwin Day!

Happy Darwin Day!

By tigtog on February 12, 2009

Check out the official Darwin Day website for a list of events etc. In case you haven’t been paying attention, this year is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, and also marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of On The Origin Of Species, in which the public first read his Great Idea about [...]

Posted in culture wars, history, Science | Tagged darwin, evolution | 1 Response

Quick link: no link between NT indigenous community permit system and child abuse

By tigtog on May 1, 2008

Andrew Bartlett writes: The previous federal government used the spectre of child sexual abuse as justification to scrap the permit system contained in the Land Rights Act, which required people wishing to visit Aboriginal freehold land in the Northern Territory to first obtain permission. It was cheered on its efforts by its ideological fellow-travellers, who [...]

Posted in culture wars, ethics & philosophy, indigenous, social justice | Tagged bigotry, child abuse, darwin, justification, moral panics, race & racism

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