Author Archives: Brandon Haught

I was interviewed about Going Ape: Florida’s Battles over Evolution in the Classroom for the June edition of the journal Evolution: Education & Outreach. You can download a free PDF of the relevant pages here or click on the “view … Continue reading →

— USF prof’s team found, named ancient flying reptile: “A University of South Florida professor led a trio of paleontologists who have discovered and named the earliest of the pterodactyloids, a group of flying reptiles that became the dominant winged … Continue reading →

I finally got a chance to listen to my segment on the Intersection show on radio station WMFE that was broadcast this morning. It’s archived at the show’s website here. I think it turned out great. We recorded about twice … Continue reading →

This looks like a great event happening next week in the Tampa area: Pint of Science festival. “The hottest scientific research explained by world experts … all with a beer in hand.” There’s an article in the Tampa Times about … Continue reading →

Just a friendly reminder: I’ll be on WMFE’s show Intersection at 9:30 tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. I’m in the second half. The show will also be available for listening online and on a podcast. Let me know how you think I … Continue reading →

The fight in the state legislature over a voucher program expansion attempt might spill over into today, the last day of the session. Florida Citizens for Science believes that expansion of the program is a bad idea without a requirement … Continue reading →

Two stories featuring good ol’ evolution popped up in the Florida news. First, a bill in the state legislature right now that would remove state government from the textbook selection process motivated a group to take to the streets to … Continue reading →

A column was published today in the Tallahassee Democrat (Michael McShane: Don’t blame vouchers for poor science instruction) that agrees with my earlier column in that newspaper concerning how it’s wrong to teach creationism, but then he distorts the purpose … Continue reading →