Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate for Kids; Assange Arrest Plan Accidentally Revealed

Don't miss a single issue of Slashback. Add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your address book. Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate for Kids Unvaccinated Students Put Other Students at Risk U.S. Sets 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standard Doctors Back Circumcision Assange Arrest Plan Accidentally Revealed Hot Comment: R.I.P. Innovation From the Vault: Has the Rate of Technical Progress Slowed? Watch It: Extra Life for Old Video Games and Consoles Poll Booth: What's your usual coffee-making method? Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate for Kids In a video missive, Bill Nye ("The Science Guy") says that while everybody is entitled to their own opinion, people who teach children creationism are holding society back because "We need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future." Sound Off>> Unvaccinated Students Put Other Students at Risk Parents who are nervous about the safety of vaccinations for their children may be causing the comeback of their grandparents' childhood diseases, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Sound Off>> U.S. Sets 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standard The Obama Administration has finalized new fuel efficiency standards that will require new cars and light-duty trucks to have an average efficiency of 54.5 miles per gallon--nearly double the average fuel economy of new cars and trucks--by 2025. Sound Off>> Doctors Back Circumcision Evaluation of current evidence indicates that the health benefits of newborn male circumcision outweigh the risks and that medical insurance should pay for the procedure, according to a recent report by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Sound Off>> Assange Arrest Plan Accidentally Revealed A confidential document photographed by Britain's Press Association news agency lays out Scotland Yard's strategy for dealing with Julian Assange if he tries to leave Ecuador's embassy in London: "Assange to be arrested under all circumstances." Sound Off>> R.I.P. Innovation "When it costs a small developer millions of dollars to patent search and licence obvious designs, we have killed innovation." --by craznar Read More>> Has the Rate of Technical Progress Slowed? Three years ago, an article in the IEEE Spectrum argued that the rate of technological progress has slowed in the last 50 years. While there have been advances in areas such as computers, communications and medicine, the author points out that these advances have largely been incremental rather than revolutionary. Read More>> Extra Life for Old Video Games and Consoles The University of Michigan's Computer and Video Game Archive is a game junkie's dream come true. The usable archive, which houses games and systems ranging from the Odyssey to the Xbox 360, lets visitors get their game on while walking down memory lane.  Watch the Video>> What's your usual coffee-making method? Conventional drip coffee maker Espresso machine French Press, Aeropress, or similar Cold-brewed Sock-filtered You've omitted my favorite method! I take whatever's on offer Coffee is not for me. Cast Your Vote>>  Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.