One of the worst nightmares in the world of hardcore academia was the passing of SB 733 in Louisiana this past June. Major atheistic blogs were just littered with massive concerns about this bill. The hype faded for awhile, but with the new school year at hand, the topic has once again become a major [...]
Archive for August, 2008
New School Year: Louisiana Education Act
Posted in Controversies Over Teaching Science, tagged creationism, evolution, Louisiana Education Act, teaching science on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NASA Technology Provided For Dead Sea Scrolls
Posted in Archaeology, tagged Dead Sea Scrolls, Masorectic text, NASA on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For many years virtually nobody was able to see or read the Dead Sea Scrolls, which consists of 1,000 documents dated back to 2nd century BC. Scientists using the latest form of digital photographing technology which is many times greater in resolution than a previous attempt. Back in 1950, the documents were photographed using infrared [...]
Stem Cell Research Shifting Focus
Posted in Cell Biology, tagged adult stem cells, embryonic stem cell, regenerative medicine on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Embryonic stem cell research is now fading as it showing less and less promise. However, adult stem cell research since last year has been showing remarkable progress. Embryonic stem cell research remains highly controversial for many including myself. The research was promoted on a large scale as the new vehicle of future treatments for diseases. [...]
The Battles Over Teaching Science: Creationism vs Secularism
Posted in Controversies Over Teaching Science, tagged creationism, evolution, intelligent design, public schools on August 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Despite various court rulings against creationism and intelligent design, about 1 in 8 public schools devote 1 to 3 hours worth of time teaching half the lesson which contain positive aspects of intelligent design or creationism. The other half of the lesson teaches skepticism on both. It’s unknown if the survey which was conducted last [...]
