Open Science Thread

A new poll from the St. Petersburg Times reveals a yawning gap between science and public perception:

The Times survey - which included questions about evolution and a host of other education issues - was administered to 702 registered voters Feb. 6-10, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. ... Another 16 percent said evolution is not backed up by enough evidence. And 19 percent said evolution is not valid because it is at odds with the Bible.

• Speaking of which, my condolences to Indiana’s 8th district: Young Earth Creationist & unintentional comedian Paul Abramson hopes to represent you in Congress.
• Bush Orders Survelliance Satellite taken out with Experimental Space Weapons. I'm not sure exactly what all could go wrong, hopefully not much. But tell me that doesn't sound like a real-life freakin disaster movie in the making.
• A new exo-solar system has been detected, and this one is distinctly ... familiar.