Archive for August, 2007
Washington, DC—The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) announced that William F. McComas, Parks Family Professor of Science Education in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas, is this year’s winner of the 2007 NABT Evolution Education Award. In November, McComas will deliver the inaugural Kendall/Hunt Lecture in Biology Education at the NABT national conference in Atlanta, Georgia. His lecture is entitled “Using the History and Philosophy of Science to Solve the Challenges in Evolution Education.” Continue reading ‘Kudos to Arkansas’ McComas’
Logo of Kentucky’s Creationism Museum “… the Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau’s website describes the [Answers in Genesis Creation Museum] as aiming to “counter evolutionary natural history museums that turn countless minds against Christ and Scripture,” Daniel Phelps, … president of the Kentucky Paleontological Society, protested [this] inflammatory description [but was] ignored by the agency until the story was broken in the media. “
A forum for science and culture held at Loring Pasta Bar and Bryant-Lake Bowl. Come early for a good seat and enjoy happy-hour specials and the sounds of science from our own Café Scientifique DJ.
The Future of Science
Monday, September 10, 7 p.m.
Loring Pasta Bar, Dinkytown
$5
This month, Café Scientifique explores the future of science with […]
… # 87 is out at Balancing Life.
Click the Christ:
[hat tip: nullifidian and Possummomma]
Friday, September 28, 7:30 p.m.
Bell Museum Auditorium
$5 suggested donation
Seed magazine writers and influential science bloggers gather to discuss new directions in science communication. This lively panel discussion will cover a range of topics, including science and culture, public engagement with science, the role of scientists in the public discussion of science, and communication via the […]
Home-Schooling and the NAESP
0 Comments Published by Greg August 30th, 2007 in Homeschooling, EducationThe NAESP is the National Association of Elementary School Principals. With homeschooling on the rise, this organization would naturally be expected to address this practice on a regular basis.
I am interested in the relationship between the public institutions of education and the homeschooling community, so I took a look at some of […]
… or at least, terribly faggy and very insecure about it so he makes up stories about being tough on guys in bathrooms. Just in case.
You have to listen to these yahoo’s through 3 minutes and 20 minutes. But then you hear Tucker’s confession of having committed first degree aggravated assault.
Nearly as […]
This is a long (50 minutes) documentary on efforts to scientifically evaluate one of the main tenets of the Book of Mormon: That contemporary Native Americans are the descendants of, essentially a “lost tribe” of Israel.
DNA data can be used to test this sort of hypothesis. Such a thing is attempted in this […]
The boobs at the Discovery Institute can’t hold a candle to the real thing.
You’ve read the blog, now watch the movie!
This video is not for everyone. It objectifies. It excites. It informs.
It is a response to The Evolution of the Flagellum.
He’s a Bad, Nasty, Dirty Nasty Naughty boy….
5 Comments Published by Greg August 29th, 2007 in Politics, CommentaryLarry Craig, Senator from the Great State of Idaho, on Bill Clinton:
This is Larry Craig’s mugshot from when he was arrested right here in the Twin Cities in June:
The police officer who arrested him June 11 said Craig peered through a crack in a restroom stall door for two minutes and made gestures suggesting to […]
Bell Museum Science On Screen
Science on Screen resumes regular programming in September.
Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Bell Museum Auditorium
$7; $5 students, seniors, and Bell Museum members
This quirky favorite from award winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris follows an elderly topiary gardener, a retired lion tamer, a man fascinated by naked mole rats, and a cutting-edge robotics designer. […]
Bell Museum Science On Screen
In a special summer edition of Science on Screen, the Bell Museum and Take-Up Productions will present animal-themed sci-fi films on an outdoor screen in theBell Museum courtyard. Come early to see live animals and learn about the real behaviors and biology of the featured creatures. In the event […]
In October, NASA will launch the Space Shuttle Discovery on an important scientific mission, carrying a new module for the space station. But they will also be carrying with them the Lightsaber used by Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Given the costs of launching these things, and that every […]