Tag Archives: Science Education

Another interesting read from the NY Times

Posted on February 12, 2009 by

For current and future science faculty: an interesting guest-post by Stephen Quake on Olivia Judson’s column can be found HERE. I’ll get back to real posting after next week.

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Newt Gingrich speaks on the state of science in America

Posted on September 19, 2008 by

While my coursework and lab duties have kept me away from most pleasure reading, I still get the chance to read my semimonthly issue of SEED magazine. The current issue contains a Q&A session with former Speaker of the House—Newt … Continue reading →

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Teaching evolution in Florida

Posted on August 24, 2008 by

The New York Times ran a great story today about a Floridian high school biology teacher (David Campbell) and his mission to convey the scientific principles of evolutionary theory to students raised in an deeply religious (evangelical Protestant) community in … Continue reading →

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