Author Archives: Jonathan Smith

Christopher Hitchens  died yesterday after a long fight with esophageal cancer.  I’m sure some of us would not agree with many of his thoughts on politics or religion,however we can all agree, he was a staunch advocate of science and science … Continue reading →

 Frank T. Brogan, chancellor of the State University System of Florida, said in a impassioned talk Wednesday,that it was time for Florida to “grow up”touting a growing focus on STEM classes as a move toward that goal. Speaking at the 2011 … Continue reading →

The members of science cafe in Orlando must be “gluttons for punishment” as they have, perhaps misguidedly,ask me to speak at their meeting on Wednesday June 1st. I would welcome all FCS and those associates who live in the Orlando … Continue reading →

There is a complete list on Rational Wiki that shows all the scientific evidence for evolution being a complete hoax. I think,along with Sen. Steve Wise, that we should “critically analyse” all this evidence in our science class rooms. If anyone … Continue reading →

Paul Cottle and I have been discussing the pros and cons of the National Science Standards and whether it could be beneficial to science education if the state adopted them in 2011. Paul makes a convincing case why we should. Some would suggest that we have spent … Continue reading →

Why should we not be surprised to see the (first of many) criticisms of the new National Science Standards? Number one to jump on the band wagon, our old friend Casey Luskin at the Discovery Institute who calls the inclusion of evolution, “dogmatic and inaccurate“. He also … Continue reading →

As a diversified organization the Florida Citizens for Science must remain neutral on political issues,however.  Currently there are many elections taking place through out the state for County School Board Representatives. It would be wise for us to follow those candidates … Continue reading →

It would seem that the anti science crowd has recently decided to crawl out of the woodwork to offer the world a few gems of blind ignorance. The Lakeland Ledger in particular, seems to provide a haven for the scientifically challenge. Once more … Continue reading →