Tag: education
Great Minds: Medved and Gelernter on Human Exceptionalism, American Exceptionalism
The human mind is exceptional in the universe as the United States is exceptional on the face of the Earth.
UK Moves to Strengthen University Free Speech Protections
Stretching back to the Magna Carta, British law is strongly grounded in concepts of freedom protected from abuse by tyranny.
For Selling Evolution, a Little Knowledge Is a Glorious Thing
Many Americans reject evolution, a recent paper suggests, because they’re uninformed.
Biased School Textbooks Aren’t Limited to Biology
Textbook publishers use their influence over kids and the appearance of neutrality to advance a set of strong biases.
David Gelernter: “You Need To Know Who You Are To Begin With”
Knowing who you are, where you came from, is a central purpose of education, and frankly not only in the humanities but in biology.