Monthly Archives: July 2014

Kent “Dr. Dino” Hovind is entangled in yet more legal problems. If you don’t know who Hovind is, he’s one of Florida’s most famous creationists. He’s a young earth creationist, evangelist, founder of Creation Science Evangelism and former operator of … Continue reading →

Good grief. Florida senator Alan Hays had tried and almost succeeded in passing a creationism bill back in 2008. Guess what nonsensical idea he’s cooking up for the next state legislative session. Lawmaker to Push Bill Requiring Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘America’ … Continue reading →

Review affirms distinguished FSU professor’s research “[Florida State University professor Greg] Erickson, a biologist who is one of the nation’s leading paleontologists, had his research challenged last December in a front-page story in the New York Times. The article featured … Continue reading →

One of this years venues for Skepticamp 2014 will be in Tampa FL and takes place on Sunday September 14th from 12.30 pm-5.00pm. Skepticamp is presented by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Coalition for Reason. The lectures and panel discussions will … Continue reading →

An interview I did on Chicago radio station WCPT’s show “I’ve Got Issues” is now archived and available for your listening pleasure. Unfortunately, they manage to misspell my name in the descriptive blurb. I’ve politely asked for that to be … Continue reading →

I have a guest blog post published at the Florida Heritage Book Festival website: The Evolution of Going Ape. I talk about how the idea for Going Ape started off as a mere curiosity and over the course of a … Continue reading →

Thank you to Orlando Sentinel reporter Leslie Postal for the nice story on me and Going Ape: Florida’s Battles over Evolution in the Classroom! ‘Going Ape’ relives Florida battles over evolution: Despite his strong belief that evolution as a fundamental … Continue reading →

Florida scientists press Gov. Rick Scott on climate change: “We note you have been asked several times about how, as governor, you will handle the issue of climate change,” the scientists wrote in a two-page letter to Scott. “You responded … Continue reading →