How I will celebrate Origin Day
Today is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, and there is a whole list of things I am not going to do; I am not going to set aside time to read On the Origin of Species when I get home. I am not going to write a long ode to Darwin in which I pontificate on

Photo of the Day #772: Sleepy lions
The Bronx Zoo's lion (Panthera leo) family taking a nap. Read the comments on this post...

What about creationism?
I get a lot of questions about my forthcoming book, Written in Stone, but the most popular by far is "What are you going to say about creationism?" Presently there is a glut of books that confront creationism in one way

Photo of the Day #772: Baby California sea lion
A baby California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), photographed at the Bronx Zoo. Read the comments on this post...

Photo of the Day #771: Gelada baboon
A gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada), photographed at the Bronx Zoo. Read the comments on this post...