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I haven’t found very much about Darwin Day in Florida yet, but here is what I know about. If you have an event I missed, mention it in the comments. Tampa Bay United Coalition of Reason presents: Darwin’s Gift, Science … Continue reading →

We’ve been watching the saga in Orange County of the distribution of bibles to students in schools with interest, but haven’t commented because our mission doesn’t really fit here. But now the situation is crossing into our science territory. Give … Continue reading →

19-year-old student Zack Kopplin is awesome! I hadn’t realized it, but he’s the guy behind the research into creationist voucher schools I posted about yesterday. Here’s an article he wrote on the subject: Creationism spreading in schools, thanks to vouchers … Continue reading →

There are several science cafes here in Florida that have been operating for years. But the media appears to just now be catching on. The Orlando Sentinel has an article on them online this morning: Eat, drink and learn in … Continue reading →

School vouchers (or as some call it, school choice). The simplest definition for vouchers is that the state government helps pay for a student’s education at a private school. Of course, there are nuances to the programs, but that’s the … Continue reading →

The 20013 Florida State Science Fair is being held on Wednesday March 27th at the Lakeland Civic Center and the organizers are looking for qualified judges to assist them. This is purely of a voluntary nature but it is well worth the experience. … Continue reading →

My book manuscript (Florida’s Greatest Menace, Evolution vs. Creationism in the Sunshine State) was sent to “external reviewers” for their analysis of my work several weeks ago. Their job was to tell the publisher whether my book was truly worth … Continue reading →

The second (and Final)  public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards(NGSS) will be released on Tuesday January 8th at 3 p.m Eastern. As with the previous drafts Achieve and the NSTA (and myself) would encourage you all to provide “feed … Continue reading →