Wednesday, November 18, 2009

YouTube - Five Major Flaws in Guns, Germs, and Steel - Part 1 of 5

YouTube - Five Major Flaws in Guns, Germs, and Steel - Part 1 of 5: "Five Major Flaws in Guns, Germs, and Steel - Part 1 of 5"

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Is Blind Faith in God and the Bible a Modern Invention? | Belief | AlterNet

Is Blind Faith in God and the Bible a Modern Invention? | Belief | AlterNet: "Is Blind Faith in God and the Bible a Modern Invention?

By Devilstower , Daily Kos. Posted November 10, 2009.

A new book points out that the ancient Christians -- and even early Americans -- did not share the blind faith of today's fundamentalists."

Monday, November 09, 2009

nsf.gov - Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: Figure G-1 - US National Science Foundation (NSF)

nsf.gov - Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: Figure G-1 - US National Science Foundation (NSF): "Female share of S&E postdoctoral fellows, by field: 1996 and 2006"

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Focus on Technology

Focus on Technology: "From Sputnik to MySpace: The New Education Race, and How to Win IT, with Douglas Rushkoff"

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Yahoo! News

Yahoo! News: "23% Believe in Ghosts, Do You?"

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Demons on a Leash - Answers in Genesis

Demons on a Leash - Answers in Genesis: "Haunted houses, ghosts, demons—our Western culture can’t seem to get enough of the spirit world. The latest Gallup poll indicates that 42% of Americans believe in demon possession, 37% believe in haunted houses, and 32% believe in ghosts. (Not just Americans are enthralled—40% of the British believe in haunted houses, too.)"

Monday, October 19, 2009

Texas Freedom Network: Publications and Research

Texas Freedom Network: Publications and Research: "2008
Evolution, Creationism & Public Schools: Surveying What Texas Scientists Think about Educating Our Kids in the 21st Century

By Raymond A. Eve, Ph D and Chawki Belhadi


Creationist pressure groups claim that there is a raging controversy over evolution within the science community. But the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund has released a groundbreaking statewide survey of what science faculty at public and private universities in Texas really think about evolution and 'intelligent design'/creationism. The results are not what evolution opponents want to hear."

The Newsletter of The North Texas Skeptics

The Newsletter of The North Texas Skeptics: "Satan will get you if you don't watch out
by Lonnie Roy, Raymond A. Eve, Anson Shupe

(This is Part 2 of a two-part article. Part 1 was printed last month in The Skeptic)"

The Newsletter of The North Texas Skeptics

The Newsletter of The North Texas Skeptics: "Satan will get you if you don't watch out
(Moral Panics and a struggle for control of the means of cultural reproduction among a sample of college students)

by Lonnie Roy, Raymond A. Eve, Anson Shupe"