150 yrs ago General McClellan would not have imagined himself across the street from the nation’s largest civil rights dinner! Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
Doug4Cincy
Cincinnati Museum Center and the World
"The decision doesn't have to be logical, it was unanimous." Why I worry about science literacy in this country.
In the US, most share some modest level of concern about science literacy. We are however, concerned about “the other guy.” In academic circles I will hear derisive comments about Young Earth Creationism with angst expressed over the percent of the US population who believe in creationism. The same group won’t however be equally derisive toward their “natural” friends who drink raw milk and who believe the world’s food supply is contaminated with Genetically Modified Organisms although there is no credible scientific evidence that GMOs pose a health risk.
We form our opinions on science not based on provable facts but on our own personal political/social affiliations. We associate with those who agree with our opinions and shun those who might use data to challenge our opinions.
It reminds me of Harry Truman’s statement, “The decision doesn’t have to be logical, it was unanimous.” Lets take science seriously, use data to guide your life and ask for facts before becoming a part of the “misguided unanimous.”
Cincinnati Museum Center’s Chris Bedel (front row center) received the The Southern Ohio Educational Service Center’s Adams County Friend of Education Award in Wilmington, Ohio last night. The award is recognition of Museum Center’s work with the Ohio Valley School District for the science education we provide the district’s students. 2013 is the 25th anniversary of our work with the schools. Another of the award winners is the building supervisor from North Adams High School receiving the “green award”. Only 2 schools in the state received the award. He told Chris Bedel, “What made the difference in their application was the school’s association with The Edge”. The other applicants had similar assets as North Adams but not the science education collaboration with a Cincinnati Museum Center’s 16,000 acre Edge of Appalachia Preserve System 80 miles east of Cincinnati in Adams County, Ohio.
For more information, check it out on our website: http://www.cincymuseum.org/nature
For more information, contact:
Chris Bedel
Preserve Director
Cincinnati Museum Center
Edge of Appalachia Preserve System
Cincinnati Museum Center’s Chris Bedel (front row center) received the The Southern Ohio Educational Service Center’s Adams County Friend of Education Award in Wilmington, Ohio last night. The award is recognition of Museum Center’s work with the Ohio Valley School District for the science education we provide the district’s students. 2013 is the 25th anniversary of our work with the schools. Another of the award winners is the building supervisor from North Adams High School receiving the “green award”. Only 2 schools in the state received the award. He told Chris Bedel, “What made the difference in their application was the school’s association with The Edge”. The other applicants had similar assets as North Adams but not the science education collaboration with a Cincinnati Museum Center’s 16,000 acre Edge of Appalachia Preserve System 80 miles east of Cincinnati in Adams County, Ohio.
For more information, check it out on our website: http://www.cincymuseum.org/nature
For more information, contact:
Chris Bedel
Preserve Director
Cincinnati Museum Center
Edge of Appalachia Preserve System
What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.
Wilmington embraces Quaker values
Doug McDonald, a Wilmington board member and a Quaker pastor, said maintaining both quality and affordability is critical to the college’s mission.
“Wilmington does a great job of working with families of first-generation students to make that successful,” said McDonald, president of the Cincinnati Museum Center.
What is the #1 Browser? One browser went up by almost 10% and two went down by over 10%!
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Cincinnati Union Terminal by Alfred Fellheimer, Steward Wagner and Paul Phillipe Cret
The Cincinnati Union Terminal was designed by Alfred Fellheimer and Steward Wagner, with design consultant Paul Phillipe Cret being responsible for the dramatic Art Deco aesthetic inside and out. Ground was broken in 1929 just before the stock market crash, and the facility opened in 1933.
Ensemble Theatre - Black Pearl Sings
The opening night of Black Pearl Sings showed the vibrancy of not only Ensemble Theatre but the liveliness of Over-the-Rhine as the theatre was not only packed last night but attendance for the season is at a record levels.
Black Pearl Sings should keep the pace going. Based on the public works project in the Great Depression, The Federal Music Project (Think StoryCorp!) it combined the characteristics of what I think is the best of theatre, a bit of history, learning about others, laughter, sadness, drama and song.
The music runs from funny 1930s songs of the Cotton Club, to spirituals and a beautiful African song, which Susannah Mullally has made her life’s ambition to discover. (But does she?) Pearl is played by Torie Wiggins does very well in a role which is pleasant, fun and not overly challenging. Thank you and congrats to Lynn Meyers & Ensemble.
Have a fun night out with family and friends at Ensemble Theatre. www.ensemblecincinnati.org
If this cartoon makes you uncomfortable, it should. Egyptian cartoonist Doaa Eladl — never one to shy away from tough issues — is commenting on genital mutilation.
From the archives: An interview and profile of Eladl from The World’s Carol Hills.
Hear Kristof speak against this Saturday as @FreedomCenter honors him.
