As I explained yesterday, it’s foolish to dismiss the potential impact of the Heartland Institute conference. The organizers have a powerful framing strategy, one that resonates strongly with conservative media […]
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In his regular column at Nature this week, David Goldston weighs in on the themes discussed at the AAAS panel “Communicating Science in a Religious America,” which Goldston moderated. In […]
Yesterday PRI’s The World ran a five minute news report (audio) on The Heartland Institute’s climate change conference to which I contributed analysis. Also at their web site, they feature […]
In the latest issue of the journal CBE Life Sciences, National Academies senior staffers Jay Labov and Barbara Kline Pope describe the audience research that informed the writing, design, and […]
One of the reporters I spotted at AAAS was Curtis Brainard of the Columbia Journalism Review. Curtis is CJR’s science correspondent and creator of CJR’s Observatory, a great new online […]
Expect a lot more of this train of thought pushed by the Clinton campaign and various journalists and pundits over the next two weeks leading up to the primaries in […]
In the Wall Street Journal today, GOP strategist Karl Rove rejects conventional wisdom that Obama is vulnerable simply because of the two sided attacks from Clinton and McCain, but rather […]
Traveling back from talks at UTexas, I spotted this front page feature in today’s Austin American Statesman. As I have noted at this blog before, according to surveys and experts […]
A few more bloggers who were in attendance at the “Communicating Science in a Religious America” panel have weighed in. –>The editor of Nature’s blog network describes the panel as […]
There’s more press coverage and follow up on the AAAS session “Communicating Science in a Religious America.” My colleague Dietram Scheufele, a professor of Life Sciences Communication at the University […]
A perspective from Vanderbilt University professor John Greer: When a candidate goes on the offensive to show the harm in an opponent’s preferred policies or an inconsistency between an opponent’s […]
For readers in the Madison-to-Minneapolis region, on Thurs. March 27 I will be giving a talk at the University of Wisconson-Eau Claire. I will be covering much of the same […]
In this week’s Point of Inquiry podcast, host DJ Grothe and I share a wide ranging discussion about the relationship between science and religion in the United States and the […]
Tomorrow, I will be appearing on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi show for a segment called “A bi-partisan approach to environmentalism.” The show starts at noon EST and you can listen live […]
On the Kojo Nnamdi Show at noon EST today, I will be joined by David Jenkins, Government Affairs Director for Republicans for Environmental Protectionand Gene Karpinski, President, League of Conservation […]
Here’s some news not only of interest to readers in DC, but it could also be an important new dynamic in the Democratic primary race. Tomorrow in a rally open […]
The American University campus surged with excitement and energy today as thousands of students and supporters gathered hours before the rally to bear witness to the Kennedy family’s historic endorsement […]
Collectively, the polls show a double digit lead for Clinton over Obama in California. Yet a recent Gallup survey goes beyond the standard numbers and offers estimates based on a […]
I am in Italy until Wednesday of next week participating in an expert workshop on the scientific and societal dimensions of climate change. Organized by the Earth Institute’s Urban Design […]
Blogs are already a central feature of mainstream news sites and their importance is only likely to grow. Just take a scan at the reporting, analysis, and commentary available at […]
The Center for Inquiry has posted a list of its many Darwin Day events scheduled for locations across the country. For science enthusiasts, these events serve as an important ritual […]
There’s a definite buzz about Sunday’s panel at the AAAS meetings in Boston. With a focus on the theme of “Communicating Science in a Religious America,” there is sure to […]
As I posted yesterday, this weekend at the annual AAAS meetings in Boston, I will be presenting as part of the panel on “Communicating Science in a Religious America.” I […]
Brown University has a news advisory out about Ken Miller’s presentation at the panel on “Communicating Science in a Religious America.” From the release: Kenneth Miller, a professor of biology […]
Yesterday at AAAS, a crowd of 250 attendees overflowed into the hallway, as we gathered for a fascinating panel discussion about media coverage of climate change. The amazingly successful event […]
Over at my friends Chris and Sheril’s Intersection blog, I posted a summary of some reservations I have always had about the staging of an actual presidential science debate. Bottom […]
At the Science Friday broadcast from AAAS (audio), there was a focus during the discussion on the necessary collaboration between science and religion in solving societal problems. Below is from […]
A good overview of the relevant research in social psychology from the Sunday Boston Globe.
I hope to have more details on Sunday’s Communicating Science in a Religious America panel later this week and there will also be several media reports forthcoming. The turnout was […]
Next week on Wednesday I will be joined by several stellar panelists for a Science Cafe discussion at the Swedish Embassy aka the House of Sweden. Built last year, the […]