Category Archives: Analysis/Commentary

Do state science standards matter?

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Brandon Haught

With the fight over including evolution in the state science standards here in Florida now over the hump, we now need to ask ourselves: what did we win? As several news articles have pointed out, in many school districts across … Continue reading →

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How do we calm the fears?

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Brandon Haught

As we continue to defend science here in Florida and across the country, it’s important to keep in mind what, exactly, we are up against. These folks are not anti-science just because they kinda don’t like science or find it … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about theories

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Joe Wolf, president of Florida Citizens for Science, had heard that the Department of Education was shopping around the idea of inserting the word “theory” in the new draft of the state science standards wherever evolution is mentioned. I believe … Continue reading →

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Another columnist in support of evolution

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Tallahassee Democrat columnist Gerald Ensley encourages his readers to attend the local Darwin Day celebration where they will, hopefully, learn a thing or two about evolution. Florida, Illinois and Oklahoma are the only three states that currently do not teach … Continue reading →

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Expelled

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Brandon Haught

There’s a new movie coming out called Expelled. In it Ben Stein takes on the scientific community, claiming that scientists who dare challenge evolution are being unfairly ostracized. The movie was recently screened here in Central Florida and movie critic … Continue reading →

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Show and tell time

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Here are a couple of things that have happened to me lately that I thought y’all might get a kick out of. I don’t get personal mail at work. No letters, no junk mail, no packages, nothing. But yesterday a … Continue reading →

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11th editorial, other tidbits

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Brandon Haught

The 11th newspaper editorial supporting evolution in the schools appeared in the TCPalm today. Editorial: Science classes need to evolve And, since Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” was published in 1859, in which his theory of evolution was … Continue reading →

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Taking apart Gibbs and Grubbs

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Brandon Haught

The Gradebook has a follow-up post about the Gibbs and Grubbs “legal” memos [previous post on this here]. This time FSU law Professor Steven G. Gey is featured, and he completely rips apart Gibbs’ and Grubbs’ arguments. It’s a good … Continue reading →

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