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Make Pence cry. Originally shared by Grandmother Fish VP-elect Pence doesn’t want children to play Clades and learn about evolution. When I started in evolution education two years ago with Grandmother Fish, I was proud to be advancing science literacy for children. Now with the election of an outspoken creationist to the White House, my work is more important than ever. Today is the last day to share the link to our Kickstarter. #evolution #creationism http://buff.ly/2h3mkJM

I backed it on Kickstarter and it's definitely the thing I'm happiest I backed. Jonathan Tweet​ actually knows how to write a children's book. I read Michael Chabon's kids book last night, and while it's pretty good, it shows that writing a book for children is not the same as writing for adults. Jonathan does it right. And Karen's art is perfect. Originally shared by Grandmother Fish In one week, Grandmother Fish releases nationwide and Karen and I hope we can count on you to help us make a big splash. Two years ago, an agent reviewed the book but declined to take it because he didn’t think it was appealing. Meanwhile, a publisher of children’s nature books considered picking up Grandmother Fish, but a teacher advised them against it. He said that schools wouldn’t want it and that preschool is too young for kids to learn about evolution. These people didn’t think that the world was ready for an evolution book aimed at kids this young. In September, we find out...

Grandmother Fish is the best thing I've backed on Kickstarter. Originally shared by Grandmother Fish Big news: A deal is in the works with a major publisher. Further details (including preorder information and publication date) to be announced in the New Year. We wish we could tell you more, and we will tell you more as soon as we can. Thanks again for your support. #evolution

Just flipped through the pdf. Perfect. Can't wait to get the physical book. Originally shared by Grandmother Fish Grandmother Fish is at the printer, and we can now share with you a PDF of the book with the final art. Karen has done a wonderful job with the art, putting more time into it than either of us had expected. We’re very excited to share the final version of the book with you. The image below is a page that you’ve never seen in color before. And here is the URL to the entire PDF. http://bit.ly/fishdraft The physical books will be back from the printer in early August. Now that we have the final art, we can also create the sticker sheets, bookmarks and limited edition prints that many backers are receiving. It’s going to be an exciting summer for Grandmother Fish ! We are looking for education-oriented nonprofits to which we can donate over 100 copies of Grandmother Fish . We have 35 designated for Camp Quest, and we are looking for other organizations, too. If you know of...

Backed!  Originally shared by Grandmother Fish Grandmother Fish is live on Kickstarter! We’re raising money to publish the first book to teach evolution to preschoolers, and we’ve got 29 days to do it in. Please check out our Kickstarter page, pledge what you can, and share with your circles. #evolution https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1849623603/grandmother-fish-a-childs-first-book-of-evolution

This looked neat, but when some creationist asshole started to shit in Jonathan's thread, I pledged immediately in a fit of righteousness. Originally shared by Jonathan Tweet This game on Kickstarter, Go Extinct!, teaches about our evolutionary family tree. I backed it. Here's a blog post about why I like the game's evolutionary tree so much. Also, the blog post is on my new Grandmother Fish site. #evolution   http://www.grandmotherfish.com/uncategorized/evolution-game-on-kickstarter

They do in my Deadlands games. h/t George E. Williams IV  Originally shared by Scott Lewis ⇪ Stand up for Science! ⇪ As many are aware, the Texas Board of Education has an enormous hand in what information is conveyed in American textbooks. With an established history of injecting pseudo-science and false controversies into text books, there has been a lot of scrutiny and outcry about ensuring the most accurate information is being delivered to the students.  Curriculum shouldn't be about someone's "version" of the truth, or informed by someone's belief in what scientific data and evidence provide. Though past attempts to inject ideas such as "Intelligent Design" and to "Teach The Controversy" have been shot down in both the legislative and judicial branches of the United States government, a lot of the verbiage is found sneaking its way into text books. I was pleasantly surprised to see a group called "Texas Freedom Network", which...