Category: Education
When Biologists Speak to Biology Teachers
Why should the reality be hidden from young people? Or from teachers?
From The Atlantic on Teaching Human Evolution, a Bit of Rare Honesty in Reporting
With permission from John West and Sarah Chaffee, here is the full text of their interview with staff writer Olga Khazan.
“Be Cautious, but Not Too Cautious”: Stephen Meyer’s Advice to Science Students
Talking with host Beatris Rusu, Dr. Meyer encourages students to recognize how pervasive philosophical naturalism is in the academy.
Biology Textbooks and the “God-Talk” Problem
A muddle emerges from textbooks’ unprincipled use of theology.
In Massachusetts, Spreading Myths About Academic Freedom Legislation
In those few paragraphs, there’s a great deal of misinformation about academic freedom laws, how they harm science teaching and imperil students and educators.