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playing devil's advocate for creationists

According to the Center For Inquiry, science teachers can't tell students the Earth is not 6,000 years old and life as we know it evolved through natural selection and mutations.
playing devil's advocate for creationists

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uncle sam wants you… to be a supernerd

The military is running out of nerds and worries it doesn't have enough to develop and control its future high tech weapons. But the government isn't about to incentivize STEM students with anything other than PR...
uncle sam wants you… to be a supernerd

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the skeptics' anthem, now in hip hop

Baba Brinkman comes up with a proper diss track for cranks, quacks, and snake oil salesmen.
the skeptics' anthem, now in hip hop

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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.
dismantling education one mandate at a time

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some homeschoolers just say no to evolution

Many religious zealots homeschool their kids to stop them from learning about evolution. And thanks to some homeschooling textbook publishers, they have a helping hand in denying their kids a scientific education.
some homeschoolers just say no to evolution

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badmouthing college, the start of a trend?

Hedge fund manager James Altucher has a radical solution to college debt and degrees with little utility in the job market. Just don't go to college. But is that a realistic option?
badmouthing college, the start of a trend?

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are the benefits of higher education shrinking?

Higher education in America is turning into a credentialing arms race and leading students to ask if the debt and effort are really worth it in the end.
are the benefits of higher education shrinking?

# science    

much ado about mass effect's dark matter

Sometimes we need to let entertainment stay entertainment instead of bending over backwards trying to turn it into an educational tool.
much ado about mass effect's dark matter

# sex    

how prudishness becomes a pathology

Helicopter parents seem to believe that if kids can't learn about sex, they won't experiment with it. Statistically, they're risking their kids' long term health for their own peace of mind.
how prudishness becomes a pathology

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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.
saving kids from hell one science class at a time

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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.
texas, still hell bent on undermining education

# politics    

the rhodes trust squares off against wall street

The Rhodes Trust is concerned that the financial industry is effectively bribing top notch talent away from politics, science, and technology, and parasitizing our future in the process.
the rhodes trust squares off against wall street

# evolution    

undermining biology, one class at a time

A new study confirms what science advocates have long suspected. Creationism in the classroom undermines the quality of student's education.
undermining biology, one class at a time

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another messy divorce with science

Parents were shocked by the offensive content on the t-shirts worn by the Smith-Cotton High School marching band: a reference to evolution.
another messy divorce with science

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cryptozoology, creationism's new friend

Christian textbook writers in the UK are claiming that evolution can't be right because... the Loch Ness Monster is a dinosaur?
cryptozoology, creationism's new friend

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