{"id":1768,"date":"2012-12-05T15:45:16","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T19:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2012-12-05T15:46:12","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T19:46:12","slug":"12-5-12-this-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1768","title":{"rendered":"12.5.12 This & That"},"content":{"rendered":"

— New from Indiana<\/a>: “Sen. Dennis Kruse said today he has no plans to refile a bill allowing schools to teach creationism along with evolution in science classes.<\/p>\n

“But, Kruse added, he plans instead to pursue legislation that allows students to challenge teachers on issues, forcing them to provide evidence to back up their lessons.”<\/p>\n

— An interesting and informative short read: Why People Believe Weird Things and 8 Ways to Change Their Minds<\/a><\/p>\n

— A bad assignment given by a teacher or an overreactive school administration? What do you think?<\/p>\n

Chemistry homework puts Seminole High on lockdown, deputies say<\/a> – “Seminole High was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning as a precaution during a school assignment for a chemistry class, deputies said.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

— Jeb Bush commends science at Max Planck appearance in Jupiter<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“[Former Gov. Jeb] Bush, whose name has been widely mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for president in 2016, said yes when asked if evolution should be taught in schools.’I reject the premise that the GOP is anti-science,’ Bush said.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

— New from Indiana: “Sen. 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