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by Michele Drucker   When Dr. Leslie Jones told friends ten years ago she would be moving to Georgia to teach evolution at Valdosta State University, she got ribbed. “You can’t teach evolution in Georgia,” they curtly announced. It turns out, her friends were largely correct. “Ten years ago the kids were freaked out about learning …

New Age Spirituality places great emphasis on personal experiences. It has been scientifically proves that echinacea doesn’t prevent or treat colds and influenza, but regardless, the herb is still one of the world’s most popular remedies. Whether it’s the placebo effect, or a matter of timing, people conclude, “It works for me.” Correlation is powerful …

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A packed auditorium of almost 1,000 people attended the Darwin Day Lecture 2016 in London on 12 February, which was presented by Professor Jerry Coyne, author of Why Evolution is True and Faith vs Fact. The lecture explored whether comprehension of evolution was inimical to religious belief. It was chaired by British Humanist Association Patrons …

Richard Dawkins reads poems alluded to in the poem he wrote and read at his 70th birthday celebration. Recorded Oct 11, 2015. Videography/Chromakey- Steve Shives (www.youtube.com/steveshives) Editing- Stephanie Guttormson http://www.www.richarddawkins.net

“I observed that allowing only one point of view on campus reflected poorly on any academic institution. Had the administration at the College of Charleston objected to the religion professor speaking a my institution, I would have fought it and engaged others on campus to help keep academic freedom alive. The chair of the CSU …

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Renowned physicist Lawrence Krauss eloquently describes the beauty and wonder of pure science in almost poetic terms. Share with us an incident in your life that both illuminated the natural world and inspired awe. How might we better imbue this sense of the ordinary as extraordinary in others?   Be sure to also check out …

“Go to every PTA meeting you can. Be a voice and run for PTA and the school board if you can. Meet with your children’s teachers to find out what is being taught in their classes. Sadly, we may have to supplement at home. I think this is one reason why I am hearing more …

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Between visits by Physios and Occupational Therapists (good for the limbs, fingers and associated brain areas), I have been listening to Bach (soothing and good for the blood pressure), and to the audio reading of Steven Pinker’s splendid How the Mind Works (good for the mind), a book that should forever banish the bizarrely widespread …

“The more our citizens engage in public policy and with our elected officials, the more our government–and therefore our society–will benefit. The more we engage as a people with our public officials and the more we force our system of governance to answer to us, the better the government works for the people and the …