We think you're near Los Angeles

Currently in Los Angeles

Location: Los Angeles Current temperature: 58°F: Current condition: Clear See Extended Forecast

San Jose creationism

Creationist authors Ken Ham and Karen Hansel pen children's book

While Feather River Canyon in northern California's Plumas County is not equal to the Grand Canyon, it is nevertheless a beautiful area replete...
Read more

Teach Intelligent Design if you want to, just not in biology class

If you have even peeked at the Internet over the past few months, you are probably aware of the ongoing controversy over whether or not a "...
Read more

Finally, a fool-proof method to rid the world of nonsense peddlers

Creationism is weird. The people who adhere to it are nice enough, but man they believe some kooky stuff. Most of the time delving into that world...
Read more

Psychology of Skepticism: To be or not to be... a jerk

Yesterday the Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait, put up a video of his TAM8 talk titled "Don't be a Dick". That's sage advice to anyone,...
Read more

Christian homeschooling: where science is magic, and magic is science.

I don't know if the writers for this textbook are fans of the Insane Clown Posse (or maybe the Insane Clown Posse was educated with these materials...
Read more

The "close-mindedness" of skepticism

Hear No See No Speak No Evil by Billy Rowlinson One of the common responses Skeptics and other purveyors of reason receive is to be called "...
Read more

California Senate bill to block Texas Board of Education from corrupting national education

The California Senate Appropriations Committee voted to pass along a bill today that will, if adopted, take great strides in undermining the...
Read more

Biblical scholar and noted Evangelical, fired for professing acceptance of evolution

"If the data is overwhelmingly in favor of evolution, to deny that reality will make us [Christians] a cult…some odd group that is not...
Read more

National Science Foundation removes America's ignorance of evolution and the Big Bang from report

In its annual report on scientific literacy, the National Science Foundation has removed a section covering the topics of evolution and the Big...
Read more

Cargo-cult home-schooling; how religious indoctrination wears the trappings of education

For many in Pakistan attending private school is free. Organizations exist to help house and educate the young children of the poorer rural class,...
Read more