Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Limbaugh Comes Out as A Creationist and the NY Times Spotlights the Darwinius masillae Debate at Science Blogs

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Over at the NY Times’Opinionator blog, they provide a round up of commentary from science bloggers on Darwinius masillae aka Ida while also pointing to a revealing outing at the conservative blog Little Green Footballs on where Rush Limbaugh stands on evolution.

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