KASES
The Kentucky Association of Science Educators and Skeptics
A Kentucky nonprofit dedicated to improving science education and critical thinking.

"Religious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the decent people
connected to them recognize that religion has no place in public policy."
Barry Goldwater

KIDS!
Urban legends, aliens, Bigfoot, Atlantis?? It's more fun to be skeptical! 

KENTUCKY FOSSILS?
Identify your finds!

Kentucky Paleontological Society

If someone tells you about their ESP, the "face" on Mars, ghosts, or something else weird, check it out in the Skeptic's Dictionary!

Science fair ideas


About KASES
Our members include science professionals at every educational level as well as attorneys, medical professionals, librarians, reporters, and many others.  More...

Featured website:

Expelled Exposed, a detailed look at the Ben Stein movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. It will show you why this movie is not a documentary at all, but anti-science propaganda aimed at creating the appearance of controversy where there is none.

 
  News
Federal judge rules creationist "Intelligent Design" has no place in the science classroom. Full ruling: http://www.aclupa.org/downloads/Dec20opinion.pdf

Kentucky Academy of Science calls for rejection of any attempt to teach "intelligent design" as a scientific theory. Complete KAS statement
And yet...
Kentucky Governor calls for teaching ID in schools.  Full story  Note that the Governor is both a physician and lay minister.  

Daniel Dennett: Darwinism refutes ID.  Interview

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ATTENTION TEACHERS!

New resource for teachers: Understanding evolution

(Do you teach Intelligent Design in your school? Are you confident enough to discuss (or debate) your beliefs with an a scientist who believes in evolution?  Let us know.)

KASES provides guest speakers on a variety of subjects.  
Please e-mail us your requests.   (We are especially glad to be invited to appear on panels with creationists and other pseudoscientists.)  Spotted some pseudoscience in a news articles or broadcast? Let us know! 

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KASES Forum

Our favorite science-related podcasts
Berkeley Groks Science
The Skeptics Tank
NPR Science Friday (Ira Flatow)
Skywatch (astronomy program, STSI public outreach)
Naked Scientists (BBC radio show, Cambridge)
Skepticality
Discovery Science Radio (Australia)
Discovery Channel Science News (Headlines &  quick summaries) 
 NOVA (Headlines & quick summaries)
Space.com (astronomy and space flight, very interesting)
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

Allies
Kentucky Council Against Health Fraud
National Center for Science Education
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI)
Inquiring Minds
Center for Inquiry
Skeptics Dictionary
Skeptic Magazine
James Randi
Cincinnati Skeptics
Rocky Mountain Skeptics
Free Inquiry Group (Northern KY and Cincy)
Teacher's Press
Paranormal Studies and Investigations

Resources
The Skeptiseum
Pseudoscience/Paranormal
Quackwatch
Junk Science
Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine
Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice
Field Guide to Critical Thinking
Skeptics' Annotated Bible
Yahoo Groups/Skeptic RN
Logical Fallacies
Urban Myths
Talk Origins (evolution)
Caltech/Fullerton
Evolution (Berkeley)
Panda’s Thumb
National Center for Science Education
Kentucky Paleontological Society
Creation Science and Earth History
Debunking Creation Science with Creation Science
Cuffey (Fossil Record)

The Spin Cycle
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
Center for Public Integrity
PR Watch
SpinSanity
Institute for Public Accuracy

In Memoriam:
UK Professor and KASES co-founder 
Dr. Robert Baker, 1921-2005
KASES and the entire skeptical community are poorer for Dr. Baker's passing.  More...