‘Flagrantly Unlawful Action’: Universities Sue Trump’s Energy Department Over Latest Funding Cuts

The DOE announced April 11 it would limit support for indirect costs, or money that is used for administrative and other non-research related expenses, to 15% for all research funding. The Association…

LIVE at 1 pm ET, 10 am Pacific: Climate Alarmist Education – The Climate Realism Show #131

America’s educational system used to cover the “three Rs” — reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic – but that has long been abandoned from elementary school through college and even medical school…

We teach kids only half the scientific method

But whatever the reason, the Framework and NGSS only teach the happy half of the scientific method. The crucial part where hypothesis meets reality is not there. So, they are…

Climate Change Weekly #497: A Proposal to Fix Science Education

The worst current problem in US K-12 schools (by far), is WHAT our children are being taught—i.e., what is in (or missing from) the curriculum.

Shining Light on Science Education’s Dark Age

Possibly even worse than the promotion of “consensus” was their endorsement of censorship of any scientific information that deviates from the consensus groupthink.

‘Deniers’ of the World, Unite!

Much is made of the fact that former “climate change” advocates have now defected to the side of reason. But much more needs to be done to defeat climate change…

San Jose State University Meteorology decides burning books they don't agree with is better than reading them

From the Fahrenheit 451 department comes this indictment of California’s higher education’s “tolerance” for opposing views. When I first got the tip on this, I thought to myself “nobody can…

Quote of the week – solving the peer review integrity issue

A poll follows. Over at Bishop Hill, he’s listed some quotes from Geoffry Boulton on scientific integrity that I found interesting. He writes (with apologies for posting in full, I…

Friday Funny – science safety run amok

I learned how to make and use gunpowder in the fifth grade thanks to my home chemistry set. KNO3 + S + C = boom! I happily and safely (I…