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James Shapiro goes after natural selection again (twice) on HuffPo
Jerry Coyne - Why Evolution Is True - 22 August 2012 Comments
I hate to give attention to my Chicago colleague James Shapiro’s bizarre ideas about evolution, which he publishes weekly on HuffPo rather than in peer-reviewed journals. His Big Idea is that...
Oklahoma high school valedictorian denied diploma for using 'hell' in speech
NBC Staff - NBCNews.com - 21 August 2012 Comments
PRAGUE, Okla. – An Oklahoma high school valedictorian who was denied her diploma because she used the world “hell” in her commencement speech doesn’t plan to apologize for her choice of words,...
U.S. Should Adopt Higher Standards for Science Education
- - Scientific American - 09 August 2012 Comments
Americans have grown accustomed to bad news about student performance in math and science. On a 2009 study administered by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 15-year-olds...
Delhi Charter School: Stop Discriminating Against Pregnant Students!
Petition - change.org - 08 August 2012 Comments
As a former teen mom, I know how hard it is to stay in school and graduate on time when you're pregnant or taking care of a new baby. So I was shocked to learn that the Delhi Charter School in...
Jewel Topsfield - The Age - 07 August 2012 Comments
Thanks to Mike Sloan for the link The group representing parents in Victorian state schools has joined teachers in calling for controversial religious instruction classes to be scrapped...
Acid attacks, poison: What Afghan girls risk by going to school
Allie Torgan - CNN - 06 August 2012 Comments
Thanks to Godzacon for the link Terrorists will stop at nothing to keep Afghan girls from receiving an education. "People are crazy," said Razia Jan, founder of a girls' school...
Religious education - should students have more choice?
Andrew Jones - The Guardian - 30 July 2012 Comments
Teacher Andrew Jones argues that students should help shape what is taught in RE and engage all the debates and ideas studied Should a childs' religion be labelled by that indoctrinated by...
Stop Governor Jindal’s Creationist Voucher Program
Zack Kopplin - Repealing the Louisiana Science Education Act - 25 July 2012 Comments
Stop Governor Jindal’s Creationist Voucher Program Before Governor Romney Takes it Nationwide Update: Superintendent White removed Eternity Christian Academy from this list, but the other...
An 'atheistic, rationalist, secular humanist' speaks
Sheryl White - NZ Herald - 24 July 2012 Comments
Thanks to Mary Squire for the link Thank goodness for the "small minority" that "has recently been vociferous in its opposition to the widely supported programme of teaching of values from...
Free online course: Introduction to Genetics and Evolution
Dr. Mohamed Noor - Duke University - 20 July 2012 Comments
About the Course Introduction to Genetics and Evolution gives interested people a very basic overview of the principles behind these very fundamental areas of biology. We often hear about new...
Rbutr finds contrary opinions for stories you’re reading
Tracie Powell - Poynter - 20 July 2012 Comments
Need to find a quick rebuttal to a news report or opinion piece you read online? There’s now an app for that. Introducing Rbutr.com , a new digital platform that uses crowdsourcing to provide...
Adam Rutherford - New Humanist - 19 July 2012 Comments
There is a profoundly important point that is struggling to emerge from all the righteous indignation over creationism. When the news broke that three UK free schools with elements of creationist...
Free School due to open in September 2012 will ‘teach creation as a scientific theory’
- - British Humanist Association - 17 July 2012 Comments
TAKE ACTION! Write to your MP and to Michael Gove to oppose the plans, and encourage your friends, family and colleagues to do likewise. A Free School due to open in...
Helping victims of a College Education
Gerard Murphy - Catholic monthly newspaper - 17 July 2012 Comments
ONE tragic side effect of modern education is that it leaves many young people more obtuse than they were when they first entered college or university. They end up with their B.A.s, Ph.D.s or...
Evolution? I don't believe it. Haven't you heard of Nessie?
Irena Barker - TES magazine - 10 July 2012 Comments
Thanks to Jonny Scaramanga for the link They confidently claim that the Loch Ness monster disproves Darwinism and that there is clear proof of creationism. But that has not stopped a set of...
Free iPad app: Evolution - Making Sense of Life
Carl Zimmer - iTunes - 08 July 2012 Comments
Science writer Carl Zimmer and evolutionary biologist Douglas Emlen have teamed up to write a textbook intended for biology majors that will inspire students while delivering a solid foundation...
Richard Dawkins on Radio Ulster - Causeway centre gives creationist view
- - UTV - 06 July 2012 Comments
Update 6-Jul Richard Dawkins on BBC Radio Ulster with Wendy Austin Listen on BBC Radio Player You'll need to skip to 42:35 for the start of the section on the Giant's Causeway The...
Kyle Hill - JREF - 05 July 2012 Comments
As a skeptic, I am faced with what I will call the “Debunker’s Dilemma.” Because there is such an incredible amount of misinformation, pseudoscience, and straight-up bunk out there, it appears that...
Not just chess: Atheists are organizing high school clubs, too
Kimberly Winston - Washington Post - 29 June 2012 Comments
High school kids can join the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Jewish Student Union, the Muslim Students Association and, in some schools, a Hindu or a Buddhist club. Now they can join the...
Anti-Science as a Political Platform
Steven Novella - NeurologicaBlog - 28 June 2012 Comments
This came to my attention through Orac at Respectful Insolence and I thought I would pig-pile on – the platform of the Texas Republican party. Mine is not a political blog and I will try to refrain...
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