Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The John Freshwater Case Continues...

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ABC News is carrying a story on the case of John Freshwater, the science teacher who was let go after complaints by students and parents tha...
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Friday, February 22, 2013

23 And Me

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For her birthday, the husband of one of my friends here at the library gave her a complete genetic profile from the company 23 And Me . Amon...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Karl Giberson: Praise For Pope Benedict

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Karl Giberson has written a piece that appears in HufPo about the friendship between Pope Benedict and the scientific community.  He writes...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Barbara Cargill Backpedals

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A bit back, I wrote an open letter to Barbara Cargill, who sits on the Texas State Board of Education, and asked her what she found objectio...
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Barry Fagin: Darwin Day reminds us of intellectual integrity

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Barry Fagin reminds us of why evolutionary theory is such a good one and why it has withstood the test of time. He writes: Evolution is ...
Saturday, February 09, 2013

The Basics of Evolution

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Dennis Venema is launching a series of posts at BioLogos on the basics of evolutionary theory.  Given the quality of Dennis' work so fa...
Friday, February 08, 2013

Montana "Strengths and Weaknesses" Bill Dies in Committee

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The Great Falls Tribune is reporting that the ID-themed “strengths and weaknesses” bill promoted by Clayton Fiscus tothe Montana state legi...
Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Missouri's ID Bill or keping misooree stupit

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Here is the text of the Missouri Standard Science Act ,  which was linked from a Missouri blog called Show Me Progress, who posted it under ...
Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Update From Todd Wood

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Todd Wood is now actively trying to save CORE and, even though he is still in the proposal and fundraising stages, it looks like his effort...
Monday, February 04, 2013

Letters of Alfred Russel Wallace Online

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The collected letters of Alfred Russel Wallace, the co-discoverer of natural selection, have been put online by the Natural History Museum....
Saturday, February 02, 2013

Open Letter to Arizona Senator Judy Burges

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Recently, Judy Burges of the Arizona senate, along with some senatorial colleagues, put forth an “strengths and weaknesses” bill for passage...
Friday, February 01, 2013

Ken Ham Alters His Testimony

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It seems that Ken Ham recently had a Google+ Live chat and was asked by a caller about people riding dinosaurs in the Bible.  Here is the ex...
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Thursday, January 31, 2013

New Web Site: Say No To Creationist Vouchers

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You knew that once the Loch Ness Monster story hit the airwaves, this was not far behind.  A new site has popped up, Say No To Creationist ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Bobby Jindal, Stupidity and Creationism

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Joanna Weiss has a column in the Boston Globe about Bobby Jindal and his recent comments on the stupidity of the Republican Party (no disag...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Live Science: Four New "Anti-Science" Bills

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Live Science has a post on the spate of “anti-science” bills that have been promoted recently.  Larry O'Hanlon writes: Anti-science b...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Donna D'Errico and The Quest For the Good Ship Noah

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I saw this story a bit back and didn't get a chance to post on it.    It seems that Baywatch star Donna D'Errico has shed her wild w...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Saxby Chambliss to Retire

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Saxby Chambliss has announced that he is going to retire from office.  At 69, he would be unusual to do so—there have been many congressmen...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

"Academic Freedom" Bill in Colorado

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Of all places, I did not expect this to occur in Colorado.  The NCSE has a piece on a new “academic freedom” bill that has been proposed. Th...
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CORE is Defunct

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Todd Wood has been ruminating about this on his blog for some time and now it looks like a reality: financial support for the Center for Ori...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

An Evolution Resource For Teachers

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Len Eisenberg has launched a web site that seeks to help teachers and students who may be unfamiliar or intimidated by evolution.  The site ...