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Guest AuthorApril 25, 2016

“Algebra I is the most critical course students take in high school, and the ultimate gateway to success in higher education.” Do you believe that statement? I don’t. That declaration was the lead sentence in a recent full-page advertisement by a company that sells DVDs and CDs aimed at lifting the intellects of Americans willing […]

Guest AuthorDecember 7, 2015

As a society we do a terrible job of educating our children to become scientifically literate. Sure, we have STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programs throughout the country, and with some justification we can brag about the successes of students who are in or who have graduated from such learning experiences. However, in general, […]

Phil AmmannNovember 15, 2015

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium “hauled in” a $25,000 contribution this week to help underserviced local students. The donation from telecommunications giant AT&T will go toward afterschool programs that give 11- to 14-year-old students hands-on experience in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). A presentation ceremony Friday included a boat ride in Clearwater Bay pulling a net […]

Marc YachtApril 29, 2015

I find it amusing that anti-science politicians race around in their high-tech cars and iPods ranting that global warming is a hoax. These anti-science types and their followers enjoy the results of scientific discoveries in their everyday lives. Let me count the ways – air-conditioning, computers, electricity, rockets to the moon and the many things […]

Martin DyckmanApril 28, 2015

Once again, Florida leads the nation in a sobering statistic. At least 42 of its people have gone to prison, including one who was executed and as many as nine who remain on death row, after trials in which FBI “experts” gave testimony that the agency concedes to have been unscientific. No other state comes […]

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Bob Driver: ‘You Need Algebra!’ Says Who?

Michael Bass: Toward a more scientifically literate public

Clearwater Marine Aquarium “hauls in” big AT&T check for afterschool STEM programs

Marc Yacht: Take iPads away from science-deniers

Martin Dyckman: Tainted FBI evidence puts Florida convictions in doubt