Social
Site Search
-
Recent Posts
- New Florida Board of Education Chair: “I won’t support any evolution being taught as fact at all in any of our schools.”
- A decade later and science education is still not important to Florida’s leaders
- Florida Legislative Session Wrap Up 2019
- Book-Banning bill update 3/30
- “Book banning” bill written by creationists/climate change deniers to get first hearing
Recent Comments
- David Honig on New Florida Board of Education Chair: “I won’t support any evolution being taught as fact at all in any of our schools.”
- dhogaza on New Florida Board of Education Chair: “I won’t support any evolution being taught as fact at all in any of our schools.”
- dhogaza on New Florida Board of Education Chair: “I won’t support any evolution being taught as fact at all in any of our schools.”
- dhogaza on New Florida Board of Education Chair: “I won’t support any evolution being taught as fact at all in any of our schools.”
- Richard House on New Florida Board of Education Chair: “I won’t support any evolution being taught as fact at all in any of our schools.”
Blog Categories
Facebook Feed
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Evolution confusion: Human vs. geological time scales
Florida Museum conducted a study saying that only 31 percent of visitors to at least one of six participating museums could accurately explain natural selection, a key part of evolution. Apparently, one thing that stops some people cold is not comprehending the vast … Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Science in Action
Comments Off on Evolution confusion: Human vs. geological time scales
Students experiencing bioscience field
As the bioscience career field picks up speed worldwide and right here in Florida, it becomes more and more important to cultivate our own future scientists. The Scripps Research Institute knows that and is actively working hard to get into … Continue reading
Posted in In the Classroom
Comments Off on Students experiencing bioscience field
The Fred and Wilma Flintstone Museum
The Creation Museum in Kentucky is getting a lot of attention as it nears completion. Everything about it is so horribly wrong, but the thing that stuck out to the most to me is the naked aggression shown here: There … Continue reading
Posted in In the News
1 Comment
What Minnesota went through
Yesterday I posted about Cheri Yecke’s desire to be Florida education commissioner. A commenter at Pharyngula reminded me of a post done a few years back at our old blog site about Minnesota’s fight over the state science standards when … Continue reading
Posted in Our Science Standards
1 Comment
Becoming an astronaut
I was turned on to this blog about Damaris Sarria working toward her dream of shooting into space by this newspaper article. The blog definitely looks worth following.
Posted in On the Web
Comments Off on Becoming an astronaut
Yecke to seek Fl education commissioner job
I had missed this news tidbit a while back. A couple of people have declined to step into the Florida education commissioner job. One person eager to jump in, though, is Cheri Yecke. On the other side of the equation, … Continue reading
Posted in In the News
1 Comment
FSU hosts Origin of Species conference
March 23-24, FSU is hosting a conference themed: 150 Years on the Origin of Species. Presenters will be: Naomi Beck(University of Chicago) Dame Gillian Beer (University of Cambridge) Peter J. Bowler (The Queen’s University Belfast, U.K.) John Brooke (University of … Continue reading
Posted in Science in Action
Comments Off on FSU hosts Origin of Species conference
Florida’s Ocean Research
There is a lot of competition for research funding when it comes to the ocean waters lapping at Florida’s shores. And I believe it can be inferred that there are exciting careers to be had for any future scientists in … Continue reading
Posted in Science in Action
Comments Off on Florida’s Ocean Research