Huffington Magazine Issue 12-13 | Page 7

Enter 2 POINTERS BILL NYE SOUNDS CREATIONISM WARNING Bill Nye the Science Guy wants parents who don’t believe in evolution to stop passing their beliefs on to their children. In a new video, called “Creationism Is Not Appropriate for Children,” Nye posits that widespread belief in creationism is holding back our country. “I say to the grownups, ‘If you want to deny evolution and live in your world that’s completely inconsistent with everything we’ve observed in the universe that’s fine. But don’t make your kids do it,’” he said. SCHOOL YEAR STARTS WITH ANOTHER SHOOTING FROM TOP: RHIZOMEIMAGES.COM; AP PHOTO/STEVE RUARK; FACEBOOK 3 4 HUFFINGTON 09.09.12 The school year got off to a tragic start at Baltimore County’s Perry High School, where a student opened fire in the cafeteria on the first day of classes. One student was wounded before the 15-year-old suspect, Robert Gladden, was taken into custody. Gladden’s father said that his son had been bullied, and a Facebook page that has been linked to the suspect was updated with: “First day of school, last day of my life. t(~_~t), f--- the world.” WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO GRANDSON A Maine woman is such a devoted mom she became a surrogate for her daughter, who has a heart condition that makes pregnancy unsafe. An embryo made from her daughter’s egg and son-in-law’s sperm was successfully implanted, and Linda Sirois, 49, gave birth to her own grandson earlier this month. “It was all pretty simple as far as I was concerned,” Sirois told the Portland Press Herald. “I just saw it as I was babysitting for a few months.”