Monthly Archives: March 2009

Back in Febraury in the Palm Beach Post a professor of sociology wrote a letter to the editor: “Darwin’s theory, though valid, takes faith, too.” It was a mangled mess of a letter that demonstrated just how ignorant the writer … Continue reading →

Twitter was alive with lots of live updates about the launch of Kepler last night. The launch went off without a hitch, and now Kepler is ready to probe the heavens for other worlds. “I think people everywhere want to … Continue reading →

This is a nice political cartoon published in the Gainesville Sun along with a letter from Florida Citizens for Science board member Mary Bahr’s letter. Full text of the letter after the jump.

Researchers look to the past — and the future — in ‘Evolution: The First Four Billion Years’ One is a biologist; the other is a historian and philosopher. Together, two Florida State University professors from very different backgrounds have assembled … Continue reading →

MSNBC has an interactive gadget on their site: Before and After Humans. Here’s a great cartoon about skepticism. Molecular Workbench: “offers interactive, visual simulations and activities that have been widely used in science teaching for students of all ages. Our … Continue reading →

Gotta love it. Rome meeting snubs intelligent design, creationism. Organizers of the five-day conference at the Pontifical Gregorian University said Thursday that they barred intelligent design proponents because they wanted an intellectually rigorous conference on science, theology and philosophy to … Continue reading →

If I understand the rules of the Florida legislature right, the deadline for filing new bills for the current session is past (noon on March 3). I searched high and low but couldn’t find a companion House bill to the … Continue reading →

A nice, long Tampa Tribune article says that Florida’s new science standards are getting the job done. Now, as schools put the new standards into action, educators hope the renewed focus on science will launch more students into careers in … Continue reading →