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Everyday Champions Church : Free School
A sensible decision from Michael Gove. The proposed free school which was to be founded on strict biblical literalism, but the school proposers did graciously agree to teach evolution in science ‘as a theory’. Their application for permission to open … Continue reading
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BBC News – Late Nobel medicine laureate Ralph Steinman keeps award
Seems I’m on a Nobel Prize theme ‘day’. This story reminds me of the case of Rosalind Franklin – a great scientist who also inconveniently died before an award. I am so pleased that the awarding body reviewed its rules … Continue reading
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BBC News – Nobel win for crystal discovery
The award of the Nobel prize is the the highest achievement for any scientist. In this case, the thirty year wait between discovery and prize tells us a lot about ‘How Science Works’. The initial discovery was not accepted by … Continue reading
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Creating a Distorted View of the World
The following is a reprint of my article in The Argus, the local paper for Brighton and Hove. It appeared on their regular page 8 comment slot. A lot of what I say is similar to that in my account … Continue reading
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Intelligent Design Creationism is not Science
I’m just back from the BBC studio in Brighton having done 9 regional interviews/debates on the issue of teaching intelligent design creationism as science in schools. It is quite simple, intelligent design creationism is not science. It is not accepted … Continue reading
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Lewes Skeptics in the Pub – James WIlliams – Eventbrite
For any interested people, I’m giving a talk to the Skeptics on Insidious creationism. There are still tickets available apparently. Some of my colleagues have promised (threatened) to turn up and heckle… so it could be fun! Lewes Skeptics in … Continue reading
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Coalition teacher training reforms ‘too simplistic’ – Telegraph
This article, written by me, is saying that the new ideas on teacher training reforms are not new at all – they are, in fact, simply reinventing the wheel! See what I mean by visiting the article on the Telegraph … Continue reading
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What’s the worth of a GCSE?
The following is a reprint of my article in the local newspaper – The Argus. In 2010 education secretary Michael Gove suddenly introduced a list of GCSE subjects to make up a new qualification, the English Baccalaureate. To get it … Continue reading
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How science works
My letter to the Observer was this week’s lead letter for their ‘Big Issue’ series – Responding to a nice article last week on science in the media, I argue for the retention of some form of How Science Works … Continue reading
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