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Chris Mooney is a 2009-2010 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and the author of three books, The Republican War on Science, Storm World, and Unscientific America. For more information see his bio and events.
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August 7th, 2009 at 11:27 am
This was the very segment that cemented John Oliver’s position as my pretend science correspondent boyfriend. (I’d had my eye on him for a long time, though.)
August 7th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
He is quite a charming and articulate fellow.
August 7th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
No wait, he’s going to be MY boyfriend. (Hope my husband isn’t reading.)
August 7th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
A long time ago I read an article that pointed out that orang hip joints are more like ours. Now here’s more about the same. I hope the orangs win, because I think they’re much more appealing.
August 7th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Orangs may be appealing (although permanently naked and hostile), but my pretend science correspondent boyfriend will be swearing off further dalliances with them.
Not because of jealousy, mind you, but parasites.
August 7th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
what about bonobos?
August 8th, 2009 at 1:09 am
Horrible overtones of “science is for boring timewasting nerds” and “human ancestry is irrelevant.”
On the other hand, a sad sort of nod to the last holdout (and her 6 books) on the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis.
Well, to hell with all of you.
MAN DESCENDED FROM **AQUATIC ORANGUTANS** BRAIN-EATING. WHO TOUCHED MONOLITHS. AND HELD INFANTS WHILE THEY THREW STONES. WHOSE EVERY ACTIVITY WAS AN EPIPHENOMENON OF GENETIC EXCHANGE AND PARASITES.
November 20th, 2009 at 11:39 am
[...] reads like an Onion piece or maybe something John Oliver would ‘report on’, but it’s no joke… Lawmakers in the Lone Star State may [...]