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Spider senses are tingling

Joe Meert over at Science, AntiScience and Geology feels a little paranoid about a Florida Junk Science Elimination Act. Joe digs into the background of the act and the people involved and concludes: In other words, these ‘junk science’ bills … Continue reading

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NPR Science Friday: evolution, creationism, education

NPR Science Friday will tackle the subjects of evolution, creationism and education. One guest is Edward Humes, who wrote the book “Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America’s Soul.” The book is about the Dover, Penn. trial. … Continue reading

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Older than Dirt?

CLEARWATER – You, sitting there. Do you feel old this morning? Well, consider this, courtesy of author Michael Dowd: You are older than you thought. A lot older. Cosmically, you are about 14-billion years old, the same age as the … Continue reading

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More Dodos!

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Flock of Dodos: The Evolution – Intelligent Design Circus USF St. Petersburg Campus Activities Center, 7:00 – 9:00 PM This is a free screening of the humorous documentary that presents both sides of the debate. Come … Continue reading

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Darwin Day

Darwin Day is coming up. You can check out the list for possible events near you. Several churches appear to be participating the Evolution Sunday project. There’s quite a celebration planned at Flamingo Gardens for anyone who’s interested. Come join … Continue reading

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Sierra Club hosts talk about Darwin and science

“Darwin, Darwinism, and Creative & Intelligent Science” Jon Reiskind Ph.D. Arachnologist – University of Florida Thursday, December 7, 2006, 7:30 pm at the University of Florida Nematology / Entomology Building ( just east of the Performing Arts Center in Gainesville, … Continue reading

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USGS Open House

The Florida Integrated Science Center’s 8th Annual Open House and Earth Science Day for Fourth Graders: This year’s theme is: “Be a Citizen Scientist.” Scientists explore, investigate, experiment, monitor, record, analyze, observe, measure, collaborate, map and report. There is a … Continue reading

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ID not an “innovative idea”

In typical politician squirrelly speak, the issue of intelligent design slipping into the classroom was deferred. But the very fact that it was even mentioned in this story makes me nervous. I guess it’s way too much to ask of … Continue reading

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