Science Education:
This just in: A federal judge has ruled the University of California can deny course credit to Christian high school graduates who have been taught with textbooks that reject evolution and declare the Bible infallible, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. U.S. District Judge James...
Posted on August 13, 2008 5:33 PM • 5 Comments •
You will recall a review I wrote some time ago of a book called "Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments" by Robert Bruce Thompson, and published by O'Reilly. I liked the book a lot and strongly recommended it for homeschoolers and hobbyists who were serious...
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Posted on August 11, 2008 10:59 PM • 10 Comments •
Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy is neither documentary nor mockumentary. Maybe a bit of both and a lot of neither. But it is funny and relevant.
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Posted on July 15, 2008 5:01 AM • 10 Comments •
Cletus From the National Center for Science Education: Over the protests of leading scientific organizations such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Institute of Biological Sciences, Louisiana's governor Bobby Jindal signed Senate Bill 733 into law, twenty-seven years...
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Posted on July 4, 2008 4:22 PM • 5 Comments •
Christina Comer is suing the Texas Education agency. Here is a copy of the law suit. From the Dallas News: AUSTIN - A former state science curriculum director filed suit against the Texas Education Agency and Education Commissioner Robert Scott on Wednesday, alleging she was...
Posted on July 3, 2008 11:08 AM • 2 Comments •
... In the privacy of your own home or office, via the Intertubes! Here is how the Lindau meetings describes itself: The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings provide a globally recognised forum for the exchange of knowledge between Nobel Laureates and young researchers. The original idea...
Posted on July 2, 2008 11:46 AM • 1 Comments •
This summer, in fact. Don McLeroy, dentist and chair of the Texas School board (a state-wide elected body) is a creationist. Of evolution, he says "I just don't think it's true or it's ever happened." The 15 member board is stocked with seven creationists. It...
Posted on June 25, 2008 10:37 AM • 7 Comments •
Click here for the full post by Gallup. Far more Democrats believe in evolution than do those pesky Republicans. Interestingly, the configuration for "independents" looks just like the configuration for Democrats, not Republicans....
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Posted on June 25, 2008 9:34 AM • 16 Comments •
Continuing with our discussion of the Evolution 2008 conference ... Yet another item from the first day of the conference, the pre-conference teachers day sponsored by Evolution 2008 and the Minnesota Citizens for Science Education (MnCSE) ... The Minnesota Citizens for Science Education presented Ken...
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Posted on June 24, 2008 2:01 PM • 3 Comments •
Continuing with our discussion of the Evolution 2008 conference ... many things have been going on and I have more to report than time to report it. But I will get to all of it, I assure you. Tonight, I just want to cover part...
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Posted on June 22, 2008 10:17 PM • 29 Comments •
