Monthly Archives: September 2015

Puppygate and the Progressive Nature of Science Fiction

Posted on 1 September 2015 by Mark R. Kelly

Locus’ own Gary K. Wolfe pens an article for the Chicago Tribune about this year’s Hugo Awards/Puppygate kerfuffle: Hugo Awards: Rabid Puppies defeat reflects growing diversity in science fiction (if the site asks you to subscribe, try logging in with … Continue reading →

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Links and Comments: Religion and Education; Religions around the world; deGrasse Tyson on the history of the universe

Posted on 1 September 2015 by Mark R. Kelly

ABC News: latest example of how religious groups reject education, because, of course: NYC to Probe Secular Education at Jewish Schools. There was no science, no geography and no math past multiplication at the ultra-Orthodox Jewish school Chaim Weber attended. … Continue reading →

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