Advertisement

November 9, 2012

Charles Darwin Got 4,000 Votes in Georgia

Brian Palmer, Slate


AP Photo

Anti-evolution Congressman Paul Broun (R-Ga.) ran unopposed in Tuesday’s election, but nearly 4,000 voters wrote in Charles Darwin to protest their representative’s views. (Broun called evolution “lies straight from the pit of hell.”) Darwin fell more than 205,000 votes short of victory, but what would have happened if the father of evolution had out-polled Broun?

Read Full Article ››

TAGGED: Georgia, evolution, anti-science, Charles Darwin

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

October 31, 2012
Why Are Environmentalists So Anti-Science?
Fred Pearce, Enviro. 360
On issues ranging from genetically modified crops to nuclear power, environmentalists are increasingly refusing to listen to scientific arguments that challenge standard green positions. This approach risks weakening the... more ››
November 6, 2012
Big Science Questions from Little People
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings
“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch,” Carl Sagan famously observed in Cosmos, “you must first invent the universe.” The questions children ask are often so simple, so basic, that they turn... more ››
November 5, 2012
Were Dinosaurs Destined to Be Big?
Geological Society of America
In the evolutionary long run, small critters tend to evolve into bigger beasts—at least according to the idea attributed to paleontologist Edward Cope, now known as Cope's Rule. Using the latest advanced statistical... more ››
|