Monthly Archives: July 2009

You’ve been warned

Be prepared to see this bad poll commissioned by the Discovery Institute in all of their future efforts to undermine evolution education. Anyone want to wager on when we’ll see it for the first time here in Florida? A Zogby poll … Continue reading

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High-school science achievement

Paul Cottle, a professor and undergraduate director in the Department of Physics at Florida State University,has a nice Op Ed in the Tallahassee Democrate today. Dr Cottle concludes “The concerns that the college science faculty have about science education in … Continue reading

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“attacking straw men, and mocked creationists’ intelligence”

A website for Creation Ministries took notice of our recent Stick Science contest. It got under a grumpy someone’s skin, apparently. Despite calling the contest “a fizzer”, it was nonetheless important enough for the writer to spend time picking apart … Continue reading

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Tampa Tribune article about workshop

The Tampa Tribune published a story today about this week’s upcoming Controversial Issues Workshop. Among the groups participating are the National Center for Science Education, Florida Citizens for Science and the Coalition for Science Literacy. Debra Walker, a Monroe County … Continue reading

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Yet another depressing survey study

The Pew Research Center folks recently released a study that examines perceptions of science and scientists in America. Section 5 addresses the hot topics of evolution and climate change. Nothing new here, of course. Nearly all scientists (97%) say humans and … Continue reading

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Workshop: Controversial Issues in the Science Classroom

Several of us from Florida Citizens for Science will be heading over to Hillsborough County to participate in a Controversial Issues in the Science Classroom workshop next week. The four-day event for science teachers features talks by folks from Hillsborough … Continue reading

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Think + Drink science series

Folks in the Tampa/St. Pete/Bradenton area might want to stop by the South Florida Museum and check out their monthly Think + Drink science series. Here’s a news article that talks more about it and other programs at the museum. … Continue reading

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Cool Kids Stuff

I have been a member of the AAAS for a couple of years but never realized that they have a great web site for young science enthusiasts. It’s called EurekAlert and well worth a visit.

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