CFI Austin - News http://centerforinquiry.net/austin Branch en Copyright 2008 2008-09-01T18:26:35-05:00 CFI Austin Thanks Steve Bratteng http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_steve_bratteng/ http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_steve_bratteng/#When:18:26:35Z The Center for Inquiry at Austin wishes to thank Steve Bratteng for his recent lecture entitled "Parasites: What Is Eating You."

Video from the event is now available.

]]> 2008-09-01T18:26:35-05:00 CFI Austin Thanks Participants of Recent Forum on Texas Education http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_participants_of_recent_forum_on_texas_education/ http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_participants_of_recent_forum_on_texas_education/#When:14:26:55Z CFI Austin would like to give a big thank you to Josh Rosenau, Ed Brayton, and Steve Schafersman for their participation in our forum, "Science Education in Texas:  Keeping It Religion-free." Their presentations were interesting and informative.  There were quite a few laughs as well!  Especially in light of the recent actions of the State Board of Education of Texas, the work of our speakers and others like them is crucial to making public education the very best it can be.  Thanks also to the co-sponsors, Texas Citizens for Science and the University of Texas, Section of Integrative Biology. 

Video of the event can be found at the follow links:


For more information, please see:

]]> 2008-08-05T14:26:55-05:00 CFI Austin thanks Sid Hall http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_sid_hall/ http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_sid_hall/#When:20:07:07Z CFI Austin would like to thank Sid Hall for his recent lecture: The Bible: Fact, Fiction, or Myth?

]]> 2008-07-18T20:07:07-05:00 CFI Austin Thanks Roy Zimmerman http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_roy_zimmerman/ http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_roy_zimmerman/#When:21:08:00Z

The Center for Inquiry Austin would like to thank Roy Zimmerman for a great evening of musical satire. The genius of Roy's lyrics had many people complaining:
"My face hurts from laughing so much!"

We would also like to thank Threadgill's North for providing the newly remodeled Music Room for the performance. We will certainly have to do this again!

]]> 2008-05-20T21:08:00-05:00 Darwin Day 2008 Pictures And Video Now Available http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/darwin_day_2008_video_now_available/ http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/darwin_day_2008_video_now_available/#When:05:39:00Z The video for the 2008 Darwin Day Celebration is now available here.

The photos from the event are located on our flickr account.

Thanks again to this years participants:

David Hillis, Ph.D., Abigail Lustig, Ph.D., and our discussion panel:  Steve Bratteng, Christina Cid, Peter Rispin and Douglas Ryan.

]]> 2008-02-25T05:39:00-05:00 CFI Austin Thanks Dr. G. Howard Miller http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_dr_g_howard_miller/ http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_dr_g_howard_miller/#When:16:01:00Z CFI Austin thanks Dr. G. Howard Miller for his recent lecture: “Belief and Unbelief in George Bush’s America”.

Here are some pictures from the event.


]]> 2008-02-13T16:01:00-05:00 CFI Austin Thanks Dr. Rory Coker http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_dr_rory_coker/ http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_dr_rory_coker/#When:20:25:00Z CFI Austin thanks Dr. Rory Coker for his recent lecture: "Is Pseudoscience Good for Anything?"

The video of this event is now available here

]]> 2008-01-22T20:25:00-05:00 CFI Austin Thanks Dr. Schafersman and Mrs. Comer http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_dr_schafersman_and_mrs_comer/ http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_dr_schafersman_and_mrs_comer/#When:05:05:00Z Dr. Steven Schafersman, of Texas Citizens for Science, and Chris Comer, former Director of Science Curriculum at the Texas Education Agency, gave a briefing on the current state of science educaton in Texas to a packed crowd.   Joe Lapp, organizer of the Evolution Meetup group and representatives from the Texas Freedom Network also addressed the group.

CFI would like to thank Dr. Schafersman and Mrs. Comer and everyone
else who came out to show their support and concern on this issue. 

A program of this meeting is available below in pdf format.

Here are some pictures from the event:


The flyer for the event is also available. 

]]> 2008-01-22T05:05:00-05:00 CFI Austin Thanks Torvald Hessel http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_torvald_hessel/ http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/cfi_austin_thanks_torvald_hessel/#When:15:24:00Z CFI Austin thanks Torvald Hessel (Friends of the Austin Planetarium Board Director) for his recent lecture: "A Planetarium for Austin"

The video of this event is now available here

]]> 2008-01-01T15:24:00-05:00 Center for Inquiry Transnational Experts Comment on TX Science Education Standards http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/center_for_inquiry_transnational_experts_comment_on_tx_science_education_st/ http://www.centerforinquiry.net/austin/news/center_for_inquiry_transnational_experts_comment_on_tx_science_education_st/#When:16:51:00Z CFI-Austin expresses their support for Chris Comer, Texas state science curriculum director for more than nine years, who resigned in November amid controversy over forwarding an e-mail marked "FYI" which mentioned the Center for Inquiry Austin sponsored lecture by distinguished professor, Dr. Barbara Forrest.
We are dismayed by the implications these actions have for the children of Texas and their science education. We urge all concerned citizens to pay careful attention to the upcoming review of science standards and to get involved in efforts to ensure that our students receive the scientifically-literate education they need to succeed in a global, competitive market.

CFI Transnational has issued a media release regarding this matter entitled, "Center for Inquiry Experts Comment on Texas Science Education Standards."

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