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Ohio Bill Would Require Teaching Of ‘Both Sides’ On Climate Change

"Climate science is among a wide range of “controversial matters” included in the Higher Education Enhancement Act, which seeks to police classroom speech on abortion, immigration, diversity, and other issues."

"Ohio college and university instructors could be barred from teaching climate science without also including false or misleading counterpoints under a sprawling higher education bill that received its first hearing Wednesday.

Source: Midwest Energy News, 03/27/2023

WHO Accuses China of Hiding Data That May Link Covid’s Origins to Animals

"The World Health Organization rebuked Chinese officials on Friday for withholding research that may link Covid’s origin to wild animals, asking why the data had not been made available three years ago and why it is now missing."

Source: NYTimes, 03/20/2023
April 6, 2023 to April 7, 2023

Science Talk ’23

The Association of Science Communicators' SCIENCE TALK '23 is a hybrid conference taking place Apr 6-7 both in-person in Portland, Oregon, and with real-time online participation for speakers and attendees. This year's theme is "Giving Science a Voice."

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"Arctic Ice Has Seen An ‘Irreversible’ Thinning Since 2007, Study Says"

"Arctic sea ice declined dramatically in 2007 and has never recovered. New research suggests the loss was a fundamental change unlikely to be reversed this century, if ever — perhaps proof of the sort of climate tipping point that scientists have warned the planet could pass as it warms."

Source: Washington Post, 03/16/2023

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