NCSE's Josh Rosenau organized a Netroots Nation panel on science denial. Featured speakers: Josh, Bryan Rehm, Michael Stebbins, Mark Sumner, Susan Wood
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Be sure to read Josh Rosenau's account of the goings-on with the Texas School Board. Josh was in town to testify on behalf of sunshine and puppies. Here's an excerpt:
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at about 21:30 "[people are aware of what evolution and continental drift are] they don't necessarily like it"
My congressman recently asked me I thought 'global warming' was 'real' and 'man made'. I pointed out that my opinion, along with the opinion of all his constituents, doesn't really matter, unless we happen to be climatologists.