Monthly Archives: December 2014

A group of concerned citizens in Collier County, led by school board member Kelly Lichter, is taking on the self-appointed task of reviewing textbooks their school district uses. Here’s a news story about their efforts (be sure to watch the … Continue reading →

I just read this very interesting article published in Science Daily by the University of Texas Austin that was researched by scientist working on several Islands located just off the coast of Florida. This latest study is one of only a … Continue reading →

Information about the Florida science standards revision process is available at this FloridaSTEM website. There is a video and some downloadable documents there. The important future fireworks dates to mark on your calendars: June 2016 — draft of standards released … Continue reading →

News update: Trial for ‘Dr. Dino’ moved to January A Pensacola evangelist accused of attempting to block government sales of his forfeited property will stand trial in January. Kent Hovind, known as “Doctor Dino” for his views on creation and … Continue reading →

The latest issue of the Florida Academy of Sciences‘ journal, Florida Scientist, was recently published and it was a special edition highlighting “citizen science programs in Florida.” I was invited to write an article about Florida Citizens for Science, which … Continue reading →