Category: Education
But Why Do Biology Textbooks Retain Discredited Evolutionary Icons?
The “experts” who swoop in to assure schools that their textbooks are in no need of fixing present a psychological puzzle.
The Pursuit of Veritas
As the new school year begins, a group of Ivy League educators (among them, Robert P. George) urge college students to “think for yourself.”
Back to School with Zombie Science
Here’s a great idea for students starting biology this year, whether at the high school or college level.
In Science, a Factually and Logically Challenged Letter Decries ID and Discovery Institute
The writer, among other errors, tries to associate the theory of intelligent design with Turkey’s recent action in banishing evolution from its public schools.
Freedom and Scientific Progress – A Necessary Relationship
A familiar talking point holds that a rigid attitude to science along Darwinist lines is indispensable to technological advance, while academic freedom impedes it.