The Liberal's War on Science

Scientific America has an article about the significant number of anti-evidence Democrats in power, such as 41% of Democrats that believe God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years, compared to 58% of Republicans.

How 19-year-old Activist Zack Kopplin is making life hell for Louisiana’s Creationists

io9 has an in depth article about Zack Kopplin, a 19 year old in Louisiana, who for the past five years has been leading efforts against Louisiana's Creationists and their effort to remove evidence based education from the state's curriculum.

io9 Roundup of Superhero, Political and Futurist Articles, Part 9

This weekend we've got a roundup of recent, relevant, and few just really cool, articles from the science, science fiction and fantasy blog io9.com. This is the final part, and I hope you have enjoyed the articles.

• This manga-inspired Greenpeace video borrows from Hunger Games to get its point across
• “The Black Marble”: A New Satellite View of the Earth That Will Leave You In Awe
• Asterix: The Great Unsung Fantasy Hero 
• China gets set to grow veggies on Mars — and plant the communist flag 
• Never-seen Dark Knight concept art reveals the terrifying origins of the Joker’s Clown Gang 
• Practice your silent ninja skills with the Franssen Effect audio illusion
• USA orders a World War 2 alien drama from Walking Dead producer
• Why US Air Corps servicemen were allowed to wear such badass bomber jackets in WWII
• After extensive mathematical modeling, scientist declares “Earth is F**ked”
• A Simple Chart That Explains Why Batman Would Have a Short Career
• One of the earliest victories in the war on science

io9 Roundup of Superhero, Political and Futurist Articles, Part 8

Today we've got a roundup of recent, relevant, and few just really cool, articles from the science, science fiction and fantasy blog io9.com. Stay tuned for all the parts.

• Is this the Justice League’s big, bad villain?
• Man of Steel poster imprisons Superman in handcuffs and lens flare
• What would it take to be Bane? A Dark Knight Rises infographic
• Japan’s new ‘communications robot’ will prevent astronauts from getting lonely in space — by being absolutely adorable
• How to make your voice sound like Darth Vader
• The sci-fi inspired buildings that communism built
• At first glance, The CW’s Wonder Woman show seems to be getting back to Diana’s roots
• Remember that time Willie Nelson and Frank Sinatra teamed up to do a PSA for NASA?
• Your First Look at the Animated Remake of the Soviet Union’s Most Monty Python-esque Movie
• The Top 10 Claims Made by Creationists to Counter Scientific Theories