PZ Myers
| PZ Myers | |
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PZ Myers in London in 2006
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| Born | Paul Zachary Myers March 9, 1957 Kent, Washington, U.S. |
| Residence | United States |
| Fields | Evolutionary developmental biology |
| Institutions | University of Minnesota Morris |
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University of Washington University of Oregon |
| Known for | Pharyngula (blog) |
Paul Zachary "PZ" Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM). He is founder and author of the Pharyngula science blog, and currently works with zebrafish in the field of evolutionary developmental biology.
He is an outspoken critic of intelligent design (ID) and the creationist movement, where he is widely regarded as a confrontationalist.
In 2006, the journal Nature listed his Pharyngula as the top-ranked blog by a scientist based on popularity.
Myers received the American Humanist Association's 2009 Humanist of the Year award and International Humanist Award in 2011. Asteroid 153298 Paulmyers is named in his honor.
Myers was born March 9, 1957, the eldest of six children in Kent, Washington; his mother is of Swedish and Norwegian descent. Regarding his ancestry, Myers wrote: "I'm only half Scandinavian. The blood has been thinned with that of those domesticated English and Irish and Scots." He was named "Paul Zachary", after his grandfather, but preferred the initials PZ to being called "Little Paul". He has described his family as "probably what would be called the working poor nowadays", and noted that "when I was growing up I was called white trash more than a few times".
He claims to have been a "science geek" from an early age, gaining an interest in zoology and marine biology from studying the insides of fish while on fishing trips with his father.
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