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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an associate professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
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You'll recall that the Lancaster(California) school district has recently adopted a "science philosophy" that calls for critical thinking about evolutionary theory ... but no other scientific theory in the curriculum. You'll recall that the school district trustees didn't seem to...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:38 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Education
Hey, guess what? A California school district has adopted a new science policy aimed at getting students to think more critically ... about evolutionary theory. It is not entirely clear whether members of the Lancaster School District board of trustees...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:18 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Research with human subjects
The last two meetings of my ethics in science class have focused on some of the history of research with human subjects and on the changing statements of ethical principles or rules governing such experimentation. Looking at these statements (the...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 3:41 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Education
Here in California, I had hoped we might be safe from the high school Intelligent Design follies playing out in other states. Turns out, not so much. Frazier Mountain High School in Lebec, California, part of the El Tejon Unified...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:52 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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