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Biology
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02.09.10BASS Event: Are Humans Unique? Insights from the Social and Biological SciencesUCLA Anthropology Professor Joe Manson will speak on how humans are and aren’t unique amongst animals. Prof. Manson’s studies focus on the social behavior of non-human primates and humans.This talk is being held in celebration of Darwin Day! When: Friday, February 12 from 5:00 to 6:15pm Where: Royce 156 RSVP on Facebook
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11.18.09A Day Early: Banana Man and Kirk Cameron at UCLARay Comfort's Living Water Ministry declared months ago it would go to the top 50-100 college campuses in the US and pass out free copies of Darwin's Origin of Species with a 50 page introduction full of misinformation and lies written by Ray Comfort. They advertised that this would occur on the 19th of November. Note: If you don't know who Ray Comfort is, check out this video with him and a banana...it'll go far in showing you his mental capacity/ignorance/dishonesty. Well, they changed their mind. They hit campuses all over the US today. Sneaky Ray, very sneaky. This wasn't unexpected though. ...
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02.18.09Meeting minutes: Meeting VIDid you all attend the event with Dan Barker today? It was fun, with lots of good questions, though unfortunately we didn't get to hear him play piano. Meeting minutes! The following discussion is from last week's meeting on February, Friday the 13th. Please note that this week's meeting is not in the usual room of Ackerman 2408. Looking carefully, we instead have the room Kerckhoff 152 reserved. I'll let you all in a little secret. If you stick around after meetings, you'll find that we often have social activities, like eating out and watching movies. It is a Friday night after ...
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01.24.09Meeting Minutes: Meeting IIIIf you missed the meeting because you're allergic to the rain, never worry! I've distilled the discussion into these meeting minutes! I've said it before, I'll say it again. If you are a member of BASS, this is your website to use. If you want to contribute a story about your experiences tabling, or if you just like to share silly science videos, you can do it here. Just contact us. Meeting discussion: We first talked about the inauguration. Reactions were mixed, but several people were very happy with Obama’s mention of “non-believers” as Americans. However, someone cited a quote by George W ...
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08.04.08Bass Spore creatureYou know Spore, right? The upcoming computer game that involves the evolution from primordial life to a spacefaring species? Where you are free to create whatever life forms you like? Where the rest of the universe is populated by life forms created by other people on the internet? Of course you have. People have only been talking about this game for several years now. Anyways, the game is coming out in September this year, but you can already download a free trial of the Creature Creator. Oh, look, I whipped up a creature that looks like the BASS logo. ...
