Edward Asner
Veteran actor/activist Edward Asner, best known for his comedic and dramatic crossover as the gruff but soft-hearted journalist ‘Lou Grant’, the role he originated on the landmark TV comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and continued in the newspaper-set drama “Lou Grant,” which earned him five Emmys and three Golden Globe Awards. He also appeared as a recurring guest star as Wilson White on the television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
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One Heck of a Birthday
A diverse celebration of Charles Darwin and evolution with lectures, performances, and educational programs from the world's foremost scientists, writers, thinkers, and artists.
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The verdict from Texas scientists is nearly unanimous: 98 percent favor the unadulterated teaching of evolution in public school classrooms.
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Mad rantings about politics, evolution, and microbiology.
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Fundamentalists are to blame — scientific as well as religious.
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Evolution and genetics are intertwined such that it makes little sense to study evolution without studying genetics.
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New research suggests that genetic evolution is not necessarily reflected in an animal's physical appearance.
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Changes in the same species of fish living in the same lake could have serious implications for evolutionary thought.
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Lawsuits challenging the Understanding Evolution website on constitutional grounds was dismissed for lack of standing.
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Evolution could already be at an end, leaving the human race more uniform than ever, argues Steve Jones
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