I did a round of science merit badges earlier this month celebrating people’s understanding and appreciation of evolution, vaccines, and climate change.
I did a round of science merit badges earlier this month celebrating people's understanding and appreciation of evolution, vaccines, and climate change. In this second round (of hopefully many more), I focus on chemophobia, the often misunderstood "theory," and the ongoing quest of marine scientists (like David Shiffman of @whysharksmatter) to explain to many Discovery channel lovers that mermaids are, in fact, quite nonexistent.
Celebrate your science literacy!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
Katie McKissick
Katie McKissick is a former high school biology teacher turned science writer and cartoonist based in Los Angeles, CA. Her first book is called What's in Your Genes. You can find more of work at www.beatricebiologist.com.
