Teen Skepchick’s Reality Checks 8.19

• The Pope’s visit to Spain sparks a violent outbreak. (via The Christian Science Monitor)
• Science education in the United States is under assault. (via Science Progress)
• U.C. San Diego researchers have discovered an previously unnoticed component of our genetic material. (via Physorg.com)
• A-level entries for math (sorry…maths) and science have shot way up. (via The Guardian)

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