Paul Zachary Myers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Zachary "PZ" Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American biology professor at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM) and the author of the science blog Pharyngula. He is currently an associate professor of biology at UMM, works with zebrafish in the field of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo), and also cultivates an interest in cephalopods. He has published numerous research papers in Nature and other notable scientific journals. He is a public critic of intelligent design (ID) and of the creationist movement in general and is an activist in the American creation–evolution controversy. He is widely regarded as a confrontationalist. In 2006, the journal Nature listed his blog, Pharyngula, as the top-ranked blog written by a scientist. Additionally, PZ Myers was the recipient of the Humanist of the Year award in 2009. Asteroid 153298 Paulmyers is named in his honor. Description above from the Wikipedia article PZ Myers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Title: Paul Zachary Myers
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- Birthday: 1957-03-09
- Place of Birth: United States
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