Fresh Podcasts > Podcasts in the intelligent design controversy | Uncommon Descent

[Uncommon Descent] Welcome to the Scientocracy, where unless you fully accede to the consensus view, then your opinion not only doesn’t matter, it might even be dangerous. On this episode of ID the Future Casey Luskin shows how a recent move to redefine scientific literacy from an understanding of science into wholesale capitulation to the “consensus” damages true scientific literacy –

Previous [Previous] What You Need To Know About WordPress Podcasts « Podca...

Next [Next] Anne is a Man! - Podcast Reviews: New podcasts in December 200...

Some related posts from Technorati and Google.

[Climate Literacy] Climate Literacy » Blog Archive » Climate Education Heros at Fall AGU: Creationist misinformation can pose a serious problem for science educators, who are further hindered by the poor treatment of the earth sciences and climate change in state science standards. Recent changes to Texas’ science standards, for example, require that students learn “different views on the existence of global warming.” Because of Texas’ large influence on the national textbook market, textbooks presenting non-scientific “different views” about climate change””or simply omitting the subject entirely because of the alleged “controversy”””could become part of K-12 classrooms across the country.

[Dr. Ginger Campbell's Blog and Podcasts] Dr. Ginger Campbell's Blog and Podcasts » Brain Science Podcast ...: The Stages of Becoming a Reader: the early pre-reader-with emphasis on language development; the novice reader-connecting letters to the sounds of language;

[1890yjerseys] Blackhairuniversity.com Blogs ”” Blog ”” Farm Town: Everything You ...: podcasts, videos, and many lesson topics. Find lesson plans, videos, teaching tips, research, and more about Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating, Synthesizing, and Using Other Strategies

[The Merseyside Skeptics Society] Question of the Week: Taxing Scientific Illiteracy « The ...: I don’t get a lot of time to read, unfortunately, which is why podcasts are so fantastic.  I can sit at work and listen to a podcast, but I can’t sit at work and read.  Audiobooks are the same.  Any authors reading this: please, tape your book as an audiobook and whack it on iTunes.  Or the chances are, I won’t get time to read it.  Please.  As a favour?  To me?

[As Your World Changes] Grafting web accessibility onto computer science education « As ...: This form of literacy, a form of numeracy, needs more work in the area of Trans-literacy, using multiple forms of perception and mental reasoning. Yes, a pie chart can be rendered in tactile form, like Braille pin devices, but these are still expensive.

[webcast.berkeley | UC Berkeley Courses] UC Berkeley Webcasts | Video and Podcasts: EPS 170: Scientific approach to study of tectonic controls on the genesis and global distribution of energy fuels, metals, and industrial minerals. Evolution and diversity of opinion in attitudes about resource development, environmental management, and conservation on public, private, and tribal lands.

[SCIENCE AND SOCIETY Podcasts] SCIENCE AND SOCIETY Podcasts: Dr. Carole Beal, Project Director ...: Dr. Beal is a subject matter expert on gender and STEM learning, reflected in her research on gender and ethnic differences in mathematics learning, and also in her book Boys and Girls: The Development of Gender Roles (1994).

[365 Days of Astronomy] November 4th: Top 10 Ways to Get Kids Excited About Astronomy!: I chose to host an episode of 365 days of astronomy, and I chose this topic in particular, because I feel strongly that every one of us who is fortunate enough to be scientifically literate has a responsibility to educate others - especially children - about living a reason based, humanistic, and morally good life that includes understanding this amazing universe we have found ourselves in without invoking supernatural explanations. Astronomy’s place in the story of humans overcoming superstition and supernatural beliefs is center stage.

[Scientific Quilter] 2.4 Computer resource I want as a quilter « Scientific Quilter: Wouldn’t that be keen?  Oh, and I want it to be free like other websites.  I’m not incredibly database literate, but its gotta be the main structure behind things like facebook etc.  I tried using power point as a database because I like how you can add pictures.  Power point is limiting – the sorting part isn’t there.  Another nice feature would be the size of cut pieces you need to create completed locks for your patterns, the amount of fabric needed for your quilt - an all in one quilting resource.

[Left Brain/Right Brain] Autism Blog - An example of how people earn the title “denialist ...: So is the study done by the Director of Immunization in California (the one that says rates of autism are still skyrocketing after the removal of thimerosal)using the number of those identified as autistic or those that really are autistic? If he is using the number of those just identified as autistic rather than those who really are autistic does he really know if autism rates are rising after the removal of thimerosal (even though thimerosal has not been removed)?

[Nature Network Blog Posts] The evolution of science journalism - New York blog - on Nature ...: The questions then led onto why this change is occurring and whether the state of scientific literacy in America may be a factor in this. A range of interesting points were raised by the panel to explain the lack of interest from large parts of the population in science.

Reflected tags on Technorati: Blog, ,