Pz Myers Bio | Wiki
PZ Myers is an American biologist. He founded and writes the Pharyngula science blog. Pz serves as an associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM) where he works in the field of developmental biology. He is a critic of intelligent design (ID) and the creationist movement and other pseudoscientific concepts.
In 2006 the journal Nature listed Pz’s Pharyngula as the top-ranked blog by a scientist based on popularity. He received the American Humanist Association’s 2009 Humanist of the Year award and the International Humanist Award in 2011. Asteroid 153298 Paulmyers is named in his honor.
Pz has taught and researched at the University of Oregon, the University of Utah, and Temple University. He is a member of Minnesota Citizens for Science Education and cultivates an interest in cephalopods.
Pz Myers Age
Pz was born on March 9, 1957, in Kent, Washington, United States. He is 65 years old.
Pz Myers Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
Pz Myers Family
He was born in Kent, Washington to his father Paul Zachary Myers, and his mother. Pz is the eldest of six children. His mother is of Swedish and Norwegian descent. He was named “Paul Zachary”, after his grandfather, but preferred the initials PZ to being called “Little Paul”. Growing up, Pz attended an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) church.
Pz Myers Wife
Pz is married to a woman known only to his readers as the “Trophy Wife”. When pressed by the conservative media, he conceded that the trophy in question is the Stanley Cup. Their marriage became strained in 2008 after Pz’s numerous torrid affairs with cephalopods became known to the public.
After his picture was on the cover of Hectocotylus Weekly his marriage was strained further. PZ lives with “Trophy Wife” in the third circle of hell, also known as Minnesota.
Pz Myers Education
He graduated from Kent-Meridian High School in 1975 and subsequently attended DePauw University in Indiana on a full scholarship. However, Pz returned home the next year after his father suffered a heart attack. He then graduated from the University of Washington in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in zoology. He drifted away from this field toward evolutionary developmental biology and obtained a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Oregon.
Pz Myers Blog
PZ was a founding member of The Panda’s Thumb blog. In June 2002, he started his website Pharyngula.org, which morphed into a blog now hosted by ScienceBlogs and Freethought Blogs. His topics are eclectic, delving into the non-scientific as well as scientific.
While Pharyngula includes many articles discussing breaking science news and research, the blog has become particularly well known for ridicule of intelligent design and of attempts to insert it into science education. In 2006, the science journal Nature listed Pharyngula as the top-ranked blog written by a scientist.
Pz Myers Vs Creationist
He was involved in scientific debates on USENET surrounding the growing creationist movement. On Pharyngula, Pz has repeatedly denounced the Discovery Institute, Answers in Genesis, and other creationist websites, as well as offering rebuttals to Intelligent Design, pointing out that its claims are pseudoscientific. Other posts on Pharyngula cover a broad variety of topics that interest Myers.
Pz Myers Evolutionary Psychology
Pz graduated from the University of Washington in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in zoology. He drifted away from this field toward evolutionary developmental biology and obtained a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Oregon.
Other posts on Pharyngula cover a broad variety of topics that interest him. These include cephalopods; science; religion; local, national, and international politics, particularly those involving science and/or education; superstition; and evolutionary developmental biology.
Pz Myers Books
His book, The Happy Atheist, was published by Random House in August 2013. It is largely a compilation of previous blog posts. Voice for its audiobook version became provided by noted atheist and science communicator Aron Ra. Fellow blogger Greg Laden celebrates “the level of refinement of his writing” and writes that “these essays actually have a different feel to them”
Pz Myers Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Pz’s estimated net worth is $1 million.
Who Is Pz Myers
PZ is an American biologist. He founded and writes the Pharyngula science blog. Pz serves as an associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM) where he works in the field of developmental biology. He is a critic of intelligent design (ID) and the creationist movement and other pseudoscientific concepts.