Michigan Citizens for Science Has a New Domain
Things have been quiet on the evolution/creation front in Michigan. So quiet that the domain for Michigan Citizens for Science
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Florida: Full-Bore Libertarianism Around the Corner
Brandon Haught of Florida Citizens for Science discusses taking action concerning a Florida Senate bill about instructional materials. The bill
Read moreThoughts on the Value of Public Education
Over on Facebook, there’s discussion of the federal Department of Education, and a commenter there said she would like to
Read moreFlorida: FSU Settles Title IX Suit for Less than $1M
The Chronicle of Higher Education has an article on the resolution of Erica Kinsman’s Title IX suit against Florida State
Read moreThe Discovery Institute Does More Myth-Making: Looking at #10
Incredibly butt-hurt over Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District almost ten years after their reaming, the Discovery Institute
Read moreProgramming is Presbyterian
There’s a mind-expanding post at Coding Horror from 2006. Hey, can’t a guy have a nine-year backlog? The title: “Separating
Read moreA New Year
The Mayan apocalypse failed to appear, so I had a nice New Year’s day here in Florida. The temperature got
Read moreA Brief Monty Hall Problem Digression
At lunch at the Spoonbill Bowl on Saturday, I was privileged to volunteer with a group of students, faculty, and
Read moreCritical Analysis, Critically Analyzed
Dr. Eugenie Scott is giving a public talk Thursday, February 9, 2012, at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Read moreNo One Expects the Comparative Anatomist
Upcoming television series on PBS: Inside Nature’s Giants, begins January 18th at 10 PM. Professor Joy Reidenberg is an unlikely
Read moreDoes a Stealth Evolution Textbook Exist?
I got an email request from a college student. He asked if I knew of a high-school level textbook that
Read moreNationals of the National Ocean Science Bowl
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership’s National Ocean Science Bowl is holding its national competition this weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida
Read moreSpoonbill Bowl on March 6th, 2010
The regional National Ocean Sciences Bowl, the Spoonbill Bowl, happens this next Saturday, March 6th, 2010. The location is at
Read moreIDCs Accept Common Descent? News to Me
A philosophical look at evolution and creation by a newly-minted history Ph.D., Leslie Tomory, is titled The Shock and Awe
Read moreThis Doesn’t Look Good
Check out the discussion of a teacher suspended indefinitely in Brookeland, Texas, apparently for being “too liberal” and “an atheist”.
Read moreThe Idolatry of Antievolution
Baraminologist Todd Wood has come to view religious antievolution as idolatry. Wood has apparently come to the conclusion I did
Read moreRay Comfort Parades His Ignorance
At US News and World Report, Ray Comfort has responded to Dr. Eugenie Scott’s critique of the bowdlerized version of
Read moreOut of the Ashes?
Philip Clayton at “Religion Dispatches” has a post up about evolution/creationism issues and the yin/yang of the classes of antievolutionists
Read morePrototypes and Archetypes
I went over to Wikipedia earlier this evening, hoping to find out what major University of Florida football quarterback Tim
Read moreTrouble at Butler U.
“Academic politics is much more vicious than real politics. We think it’s because the stakes are so small.” — various
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