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POPSShould you pay Science and Math teachers more? - Kentucky thinks so... The two-year cost of the bills is estimated at $4.7 million and $9.2 million, respectively. The savings to students from exam costs and tuition assistance is estimated at $7.9 million for the two years. By comparison, giving every teacher in Kentucky a 1 percent raise would cost the state $23 million a year, Kelly said. The Senate has passed both bills, and they are now awaiting assignments to House committees. ... The primary opponent is the (Kentucky Education Association), which represents 38,000 public school teachers in Kentucky.
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POPSDarwin’s God - Is belief in god genetic? Atran, ... is an anthropologist at the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris, with joint appointments at the University of Michigan and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. His research interests include cognitive science and evolutionary biology, and sometimes he presents students with a wooden box that he pretends is an African relic. “If you have negative sentiments toward religion,” he tells them, “the box will destroy whatever you put inside it.” Many of his students say they doubt the existence of God, but in this demonstration they act as if they believe in something. Put your pencil into the magic box, he tells them, and the nonbelievers do so blithely. Put in your driver’s license, he says, and most do, but only after significant hesitation. And when he tells them to put in their hands, few will. If they don’t believe in God, what exactly are they afraid of? Interesting read.
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POPSHow to Talk to a Global Warming Skeptic (FAQ) More common questions and myths answered at the source, thoroughly cross-referenced and conveniently categorized and sub-categorized by type of argument: Stages of Denial Scientific Topics Types of Argument Levels of Sophistication A nice reference that's updated with fresh comments. Many "skeptics" often are unaware (by choice or by circumstance) that their common questions have already been addressed by scientists long ago.
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POPSScientists, American public disagree sharply over global warming I find it absolutely appalling that only 41 percent of American's believe global warming is not an environmental fluctuation... The evident from science is overwhelming.. the vast majority of scientists have been screaming about this for a long time, yet the American public seems to know better? What? All of these scientists are liberal nut-jobs?? *blank stare*
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