Citizens for Science

From AAAS’ Policy Alert: The Louisiana House of Representatives, by a vote of 94-3, last week passed an “academic freedom” bill that singles out evolution and other theories or fields of science and implies that they are controversial. Because of an amendment, the bill must now go back to the Senate, which previously passed it unanimously. [...]

WHY BRAINY ANIMALS NEED MORE REM SLEEP AFTER ALL Biologists have struggled to find any satisfactory explanation for the bewildering variation in how much different mammals sleep. However, new studies that take evolutionary relatedness into account promise to revolutionize the field. New Scientist, 6/19. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14164-why-brainy-animals-need-more-rem-sleep-after-all.html

reprinted from http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/news/2008/ZZ/868_emexpelledem_flunks_the_t_4_15_2008.asp Expelled flunks the test www.ExpelledExposed.com finds new creationist “documentary” lacking accuracy on many levels Oakland, California, April 15, 2008 — Millions of dollars have been spent promoting Ben Stein’s Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed to fundamentalist church groups, but that money would have been better spent on fact checkers. www.ExpelledExposed.com, a website launched today by the National [...]