Monday, March 31, 2014

Antiscience bill passes the Oklahoma House

Responding to a previous incarnation of the bill, House Bill 1551 in 2011, the American Association for the Advancement of Science's chief executive officer Alan I. Leshner wrote, "There is virtually no scientific controversy among the overwhelming majority of researchers on the core facts of global warming and evolution," adding, "asserting that there are significant scientific controversies about the overall nature of these concepts when there are none will only confuse students, not enlighten them."

MORE: http://ncse.com/news/2014/03/antiscience-bill-passes-oklahoma-house-0015438