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My Take
What I respect about PZ Myers is that he never treated science as a private club. A developmental biologist out of Kent, Washington, he turned Pharyngula into one of the loudest, sharpest voices against pseudoscience and creationism back when blogging itself was an experiment. You don't have to agree with every jab to admire the conviction behind it. The 2009 Humanist of the Year nod confirms he struck a nerve worth striking. To me he's less a quiet academic than a public brawler for evidence, and I find that combination of rigor and refusal-to-shut-up genuinely valuable in an age of noise.
Overview
Paul Zachary Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American biologist and activist who founded and writes the Pharyngula science and atheism blog. He is 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, the creationist movement, and pseudoscience.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- PZ Myers
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・ザカリー・マイヤーズ
- Reading
- ぽーる・ざかりー・まいやーず
- Born
- March 9, 1957 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Kent, Washington, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- biologist / zoologist / blogger / university teacher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Kent-Meridian High School
- University
- University of Washington
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Humanist of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Pharyngula | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.