Author Archives: Brandon Haught

Some interesting evolution and science related stuff in Florida news lately … John Thrasher endures testy forum at FSU College of Communication professor Andy Opel pressed Thrasher on climate change, asking him if he believed it is real. “Do you … Continue reading →

Did you know that I recently switched careers, becoming a high school biology teacher? Now you know. Daytona Beach News Journal: Former Volusia sheriff’s spokesman pursues passion into classroom Haught, 44, recently left his post as the assistant public information … Continue reading →

Florida Citizens for Science president Jonathan Smith and I enjoyed talking with the very lively and engaged crowd at Skepticamp 2014 in Tampa today. I took them on a brief time travel tour, bouncing from events in the 1920s to … Continue reading →

It’s been an insanely busy week or so for me. I’ve changed careers. Seriously. I was a spokesman for a law enforcement agency. Now I’m a biology teacher. Yes, you read that right. I had my first day of school … Continue reading →

Pinellas County school board candidate Ken Peluso was briefly on the hot seat when he said he believed that creationism and evolution should be taught together so that students could “draw their own conclusions.” He later told the Tampa Bay … Continue reading →

The Tampa Bay Times scolded Ken Peluso in an editorial today: Pinellas candidate’s blunder is unsettling. On Friday, Peluso said he made a mistake. He said he would envision public schools teaching creationism only in the context of a world … Continue reading →

NOTE: See update at the end of this post. The Gradebook blog reports that when candidates for the Pinellas County school board were asked during a public forum if they thought creationism should be taught in the science classroom, one … Continue reading →

Today I participated in a fun interview on radio station WUFT, which is in Gainesville. The program was Conner Calling and it was a full hour, by far the longest interview I’ve done so far. It also featured about 10 … Continue reading →