Tag Archives: Evolution and Climate Change

An email intercepted from the House floor:

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Bob

This email was sent to house members this morning from Gus Blackwell, Chair of the House Rules Committee.  I could not help but add some clarifying comments from my perspective as a member of the standards writing committee: From: Gus … Continue reading →

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Trouble over Oklahoma science standards

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Bob

 from The National Center for Science Education blog A committee in the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted to reject a new set of science standards, primarily over concerns about its treatment of climate change. The state board of education unanimously … Continue reading →

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OESE Climate Change Workshop Returns to OU Biological Station

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Bob
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Recent Research Study Pinpoints Source of Evolution Misconceptions in Oklahoma Biology Students

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Bob

A recent study by two Oklahoma researchers is causing a stir on the Internet and is setting records for the number of hits on the website for the journal Evolution Education Outreach.  Dr. Ed Marek, Presidential Professor and Director of the John … Continue reading →

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Coming to OSU April 11th – Beaks, the Beagle, Darwin, Divinity and other Misconceptions about Evolution and its Nature

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Bob
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U.S. and U.K. Scientists Present Joint Report on Climate Change

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Bob

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the U.K.’s Royal Society released a publication in late February that makes clear that humans are causing climate change. The report attempts to dispel myths about climate science while setting the record straight … Continue reading →

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OESE Action Alert

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Bob

Last year’s HB1674, the Scientific Education and Academic Freedom Act by Blackwell and Kern, passed the Common Education Committee by a vote of 9-8 and placed on the House floor.  As expected the bill passed on the House floor today (March … Continue reading →

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One Down in Oklahoma

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Bob

Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 1765 (PDF), which would, if enacted, have deprived administrators of the ability to prevent teachers from miseducating students about “scientific controversies,” died in the Senate Education Committee on February 24, 2014, when a deadline for senate bills to pass … Continue reading →

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A second antiscience bill in Oklahoma

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Bob

A bill in Oklahoma that would, if enacted, deprive administrators of the ability to prevent teachers from miseducating students about “scientific controversies” is back from the dead. House Bill 1674 (PDF), styled the Scientific Education and Academic Freedom Act, was … Continue reading →

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BILL NYE “THE SCIENCE GUY” TO VISIT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Bob

OSU Speaker’s Board presents Bill Nye at Gallagher-Iba Arena Bill Nye, a pop culture science icon, is traveling to Stillwater Feb. 20 to encourage his audience to change the world. Nye is a comedian, mechanical engineer and author who wants … Continue reading →

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