The Origin of Darwin By OLIVIA JUDSON Published in the New York Times: February 12, 2009 A look back at the life of Charles Darwin, who was born 200 years ago today. His work transformed our understanding of the planet … Continue reading
Darwin at 200: The Ongoing Force of His Unconventional Idea By VERLYN KLINKENBORG Published: February 12, 2009 Charles Darwin’s writings were not intended to be scriptural. They were meant to be tested. Read the entire editorial here. By the way, … Continue reading
The ongoing listserv issues (see December’s Janagram) at the Oklahoma State Department of Education are gradually coming to a resolution, but we now have January’s lost issue. Nevertheless, we have February’s Science News from Jana Rowland, OSDE State Science Director. There are … Continue reading
The nomination deadline for 2009 Oklahoma Sustainability Network (OSN) Awards is February 16. Please click here for the simple nomination form to let the OSN Awards Committee know who deserves to be recognized for their sustainability work in Oklahoma: http://oksustainability.org/2009-award-nominations.php … Continue reading
Even though scientists believe evolution has been an ongoing process for billions of years, the man most famous for the scientific theory is a mere 200 years old. And Oklahoma City University is planning a special event for Feb. 12 … Continue reading
Researchers testing 6,000 freshmen majoring in science and engineering at seven universities, four in the United States and three in China, found that while Chinese students know more science facts, neither group is particularly skilled in scientific reasoning, Science Daily … Continue reading
As a part of it’s celebration of the Bicentennial of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of “Origin of Species”, the University of Tulsa will host a half-day workshop for Oklahoma Science Teachers: “TEACHING THE SCIENCE OF … Continue reading
Weather can be puzzling. What’s it going to do next? If only we could learn to solve it as easily as the weather picture “Slyder” puzzles on The Space Place (http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/goes/slyder). You can pick easy, medium, or hard levels of … Continue reading
Richard Dawkins “The Purpose of Purpose” A Darwin 2009 talk When: 7pm, Friday 6 March Where: McCasland Field House, OU Norman campus The talk will be followed by a BOOK SIGNING; bring a book or buy a book on … Continue reading
‘Best Practice Simplified’ on the KABT BioBlog
Over on the left side of this page are links to a number of other science associations of interest. KABT (Kansas Association of Biology Teachers) member Scott Sharp has just posted a new item on the KABT BioBlog that is intriguing given … Continue reading →