The Art of Teaching Science Blog advocates a progressive and humanistic paradigm for science teaching. One of sources of research-based information that I regularly consult is Science Progress, “a project of the Center for American Progress, specifically designed to improve public understanding of science and technology and to showcase exciting, progressive ideas about the many ways in which government and citizens can leverage innovation for the common good.”

One of the recent reports on Science Progress was a book review of Merchants of Doubt which explores how a small number of scientists obscured the truth on issues such as tobacco smoke and global warming.  Other topics that will be of value to science teachers include:

• A Win for Regional Innovation
• If You Can’t Win on the Science, Take ‘Em to Court
• New “Ice Island” a Sign of Things to Come
• Would You Take the New Alzheimer’s Test?
• Drug Regulation in all the Wrong Places
• A Long-Lasting Peace Between Man and Fish
• One Small Step for Embryonic Stem Cells
• Science War Room Needed for BP Oil Catastrophe
• Jumpstarting Sustainable American Jobs