Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America

Written by Jack Hassard

On October 27, 2011

Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America is the title of a new book by Shawn Lawrence Otto, c0- founder of Science Debate 2008, one of the largest online (125 million) science sites that featured a “debate” between the 2008 Presidential candidates on science.

In Science Debate 2008, Presidential candidates (even during the primaries) were invited to participate in real debates on science, but no candiate accepted.  So Science Debate submitted 14 questions (which were reviewed by millions of readers) to the two candidates, Barak Obama and John McCain.  You can see the questions and their answers here.  I wrote many posts on Science Debate 2008, and you read one here.

I’ve just started reading Otto’s book on my iPad, and it touches on many of the themes that have been discussed on this blog including politics and science, science and religion, teaching evolution, climate change, and science in a democratic society.

I am going to write a few posts over the next week related to Shawn Otto’s new book, and of course relate it to science education specifically, and public school education generally.

You May Also Like…

The Leader of The New Democrats

The Leader of The New Democrats

In this post, I summarize the powerful messages and commitments from Kamala Harris’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. I also emphasize that she is one of the leaders of The New Democrats who promise unity, justice for all, an opportunity economy, reproductive freedom, border security with a path to citizenship, and collaborative international relations.

Project 2025

Project 2025

Discover the alarming initiatives proposed by Project 2025 that threaten our fundamental rights and public services. It includes a detailed blueprint for the next Republican president to usher in a sweeping ultraconservative overhaul of the executive branch. Trump denies knowing the plan, but it was written for him—a rapist, fraudster, traitor, felon, racist, bigot, & misogynist. 

Ten Commitments for Classroom Learning

Ten Commitments for Classroom Learning

Rather than bringing religion into school, there are values that all students and teachers can ascribe to regardless of their own religious beliefs. We can find these in our history—all of our history. In my own case, as a teacher, professor, and author, I have underscored my work as a writer and teacher with humanistic ideals. This post introduces you to the Ten Commitments.

0 Comments

We would enjoy reading your comments

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Discover more from Citizen Jack

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading