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Here’s your Canadian Atheist Weekly Update for 17-Mar-2018 to 23-Mar-2018.
Tag Archives: science literacy
Do 43% of Canadians really think science is “a matter of opinion”?
There is a survey getting a lot of hype in the media now, widely reported under headlines like “43 Percent of Canadians Say Science Is a ‘Matter of Opinion’”. Given that 100 percent of science headlines in the media are misrepresentions, what’s really going on here?
Canadians not as credulous as Angus Reid thinks
Angus Reid Institute has published the results of a survey about Canadians’ beliefs in various conspiracy theories: “Extra-Terrestrials and other Stranger Things: Four-in-Five Canadians believe”. Now, don’t be misled by the report’s title… or the report’s content. The ARI write-up is mind-bogglingly stupid, compared to the actual results. The actual results are, in fact, quite… Read more »
Where Does Canada Stand on Science?
On August 28, 2014, an expert panel, formed through the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), released an in-depth report about where Canada stands on “science culture”. Who are the Council of Canadian Academies and what is “science culture”? They describe themselves on their web site as: …an independent, not-for-profit organization that supports independent, authoritative, and… Read more »