Author Archives: Brandon Haught

State Sen. Alan Hays filed a bill that will change the way textbooks are selected in Florida. If approved, the bill would give local school boards full control over the process and the state Department of Education would have no … Continue reading →

Orlando Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab takes a firm stance for science education and against creationism in today’s piece: Why are we still debating evolution in education? Florida Citizens for Science gets a mention at the end! I called [new Florida … Continue reading →

First, I invite you to read this Salon piece, Creationism, at taxpayer expense: Secrets of the GOP’s frightening new school voucher schemes. You can probably guess from the headline alone that the article takes a negative view of vouchers. For … Continue reading →

This week our governor appointed a new member to the state Board of Education: Gov. Rick Scott has made his next pick for the state Board of Education: citrus grower and former Highlands County School Board Chairman Andy Tuck. We … Continue reading →

Look at who is in the University Press of Florida Spring 2014 catalog. This guy!

This is a good article arguing against scientists debating creationists: Should Scientists Debate Creationists? The perpetually-bowtied science educator Bill Nye “The Science Guy” is slated to debate creationist Ken Ham, the founder of Kentucky’s Creation Museum, on Feb. 4. … … Continue reading →

Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will launch its Frontiers in Science 2014 public lecture series with a presentation by John Long, Ph.D., titled “Darwin’s Devices: Biorobots Reconstruct the Evolution of Ancient Animals.” The lecture will take … Continue reading →

The Lakeland Ledger published a second part to their story on the disconnect betweens citizens and science today: Public, Private Schools Diverge in Handling of Biology, Cosmology. (My post about the first article is here.) There isn’t anything new revealed … Continue reading →