Modern Science

I haven't posted here in quite some time. I've been spending more time on my LJ and Twitter accounts (try this same username both p...

An interesting article on how future astronomers are being trained, this article makes a few key points on the current process. (Full text...

Unfortunately the answer is No. It's predictable that 31% of US adults surveyed said that dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time ...

I'm working on creating an online course that is the equivalent of my face-to-face intro astronomy course. Think of it as an "astr...

...one of their Board of Education members has gone on record saying that "Barack Obama is plotting with terrorists to attack the U.S....

Linking here to a third-hand blog post about how scientists often can't define terms like "theory" and "law." No w...

The US News and World Report yearly college rankings are out . You can view the lists, or search on the college of your choice.

(08-12) 17:25 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge says the University of California can deny course credit to applicants from Christian hig...

This week I'm in Washington DC for the annual meeting of my teacher's union - yes higher ed professionals are unionized too, especi...

The Bad Astronomer is fond of the phrase " State : Doomed" in the context of State approving creationism in the classroom. He...

Thanks to Matt for the link - I didn't even know that there was a whole college on astrological studies , Kepler College . Thankfully ...

I know there's a few readers of this blog who believe differently from how I do on "hot topic" issues such as global warming, ...

Today a subcommittee of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has decided unanimously that the non-accredited Institute for Creatio...

And I *still* say that an online Master's of Science Ed degree from the Institute for Creation Research is worth the paper it's pri...

NCLB (No Child Left Behind) is up for renewal, and it looks like they're still screwing it up. Take action today - it takes 5 minutes ...

(Perhaps slightly off-topic at first glance, but not really in the end b/c of how many scientists are public employees either through public...