This is probably my favorite evidence for common descent, as ERVs are not something species evolve but are carried as "scars" of viral infections, and the pattern they create simply cannot be adequately accounted for outside of common descent. Video credit: standup4REALscience.

The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -Bertrand Russell This claim has proved evidently true according to this article on Damn Interesting from 2006. Participants scoring in the bottom quartile grossly overestimated their test performance...

I remember a time not so long ago when educational television was legitimately educational and easy to find. TLC, History Channel, and The Discovery Channel were all running respectable and entertaining programming which could effectively scratch the curious itch of those of us who woke up and...