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when the real world just isn’t enough…
# education

when the real world just isn’t enough…

According to the Huffington Post, teaching kids science is the same as brainwashing and should be considered a form of abuse.

so you think you want to be a scientist?
# science

so you think you want to be a scientist?

Scientifically illiterate politicians on the cultural warpath and their fans convinced millions that scientists lead a charmed life in ivory towers. Spoiler alert: they do not.

why accommodationism isn’t working out
# science

why accommodationism isn’t working out

With friends like accommodationists, science advocates don't need any enemies.

ask no evil, see no evil, publish no evil…
# science

ask no evil, see no evil, publish no evil…

The results of the biannual scientific literacy survey conducted by the National Science Foundation are so embarrassing, the organization felt the need to censor some of the results.

dismantling education one mandate at a time
# education

dismantling education one mandate at a time

Texas is hell bent to use toxic partisanship instead of expert-vetted facts guide its education system, in denial that its students will suffer as a result.

science blogs go under the microscope
# science

science blogs go under the microscope

According to a new paper, science blogs are a cesspool of toxic snark. Unfortunately for the paper, the criteria used to decide that were highly subjective and context-free.

saving kids from hell one science class at a time
# education

saving kids from hell one science class at a time

An accidental sneak peek at what kids are taught in a creationist science class shows a profound disregard for both the Bible and scientific facts.

texas, still hell bent on undermining education
# education

texas, still hell bent on undermining education

A profile of Don McLeroy makes it clear that the Texas Board of Education isn't interested in anything other than blasting students with simplistic, dogmatic propaganda.

goodbye to the decade of the crank
# science

goodbye to the decade of the crank

If you're a divisive, scientifically illiterate crank whose only talents are to start fights and attract attention, you've been living your best decade.

review: the greatest show on earth
# evolution

review: the greatest show on earth

The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins' latest book, is mostly a primer on evolution rather than a polemic on atheism. And that works perfectly well.

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