Intelligent Design Honors Council Lecture

Last night I delivered a BSU Honors Council lecture on Intelligent Design -- and even got my 15 seconds of fame on the BSU marquee! (thanks to student Jeremy for the photos) Huge crowd for this sort of thing...probably around 120! I based my talk on a series of inter-linked concept maps that I am developing to provide a relatively comprehensive overview of various aspects of intelligent design -- its historical origins, its scientific vacuity, its apparent appeal to large segments of American society, and the cultural/political motivations of some of its most ardent proponents. Have a look...this will remain a work in progress for some time so I welcome suggestions. /dps

All clear!

My pathology report came back this afternoon. Nothing but normal tonsil tissue so apparently just some sort of infection...what a relief and I didn't even have to spend a weekend wondering. Stars must have been aligned right because they also started pounding some nails on our building project! /dps

Health Update

Last Friday I had a followup PET scan at Roger Maris CancerCenter in Fargo. Monday I learned that my remaining (left) tonsil showed higher than expected levels of glucose uptake that could be consistent with either lymphoma or an infection of some sort. So...today I had my left tonsil removed and it will be biopsied over the next couple days so I'll need to wait until next Monday to find out what is going on. The tonsillectomy itself went well -- an outpatient surgery and I was home be 2:00 this afternoon. Not especially comfortable at the moment but not feeling too had either. More as soon as I have any news. /dps