Evolution Comes to Florida's Science Standards
Joshua Rosenau
The progress, detours, and final destination of the new
science education standards in Florida.
Anti-Evolution Legislation in the Bayou State
Eugenie C Scott and Glenn Branch
In Louisiana, where they never seem to learn from the
past,"academic freedom" anti-evolution legislation
appears headed for a floor vote.
A Setback for the ICR in Texas
Glenn Branch
When the Institute for Creation Research resettled in
Dallas recently, it needed to have its graduate program
reaccredited. But its master's degree program in
science education was recently denied certification by
Texas education officials.
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Andrew J Petto
Citical analysis beyond the anti-evolution slogans.
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Books about the Kitzmiller trial and from the expert
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The OOPSIE Compromise — A Big Mistake
Eugenie C Scott and Glenn Branch
When some parents object to evolution in the science
curriculum, schools are often tempted to let their children
"opt out" of that portion of the course. Here is why that is
a bad idea.
Hacking and I
Glenn Branch
When a book reviewer separates today's "anti-Darwinists"
from their creationist roots, Glenn Branch sets him straight.
BOOK REVIEWS
A Natural History of Time
by Pascal Richet
Reviewed by G Brent Dalrymple
Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of
Imagining Strange Lands, Advanced Civilizations,
and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surface
by David Standish
Reviewed by Ken Feder
Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion
by Francisco Ayala
Reviewed by Michael R Dietrich
In the Beginning: Fundamentalism,
The Scopes Trial, and the Making of the
Antievolution Movement
by Michael Lienesch
Reviewed by Kevin C Armitage
Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins
by Carl Zimmer
Reviewed by Pat Shipman
The Wonderful Adventures of Nat Selleck and
Eva Lou Shinn in Sci Fi Land: A Spoof on Evolution
and Natural Selection
by A Nonimous
Reviewed by Nicolaas Rupke