You are hereThe Future of the Creationism and Evolution ControversyFeaturing: Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D.  Time: 6:00pm Date: July 13, 2012 Location: Southpoint Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada It has been 25 years since Edwards vs. Aguillard, the famous Supreme Court case The Amazing Meeting (TAM) sponsored by the James Randi Educational Foundation For more information: See the TAM 2012 website
Teaching Science in a Climate of ControversyFeaturing: Peter M.J. Hess, Ph.D.  Time: 3:00am Date: July 1, 2012 Location: First Presbyterian Church 1550 Pacific Avenue Santa Rosa, California (3/4 mile east of SRJC campus near Pacific Market) The National Center for Science Education (NCSE), in Oakland, California, works to defend the integrity of science education. Peter Hess will talk about his own commitment to this cause and relate some of his experiences. He believes that at the heart of many attacks on science lies a questionable metaphysic of “human exceptionalism”—the common but unacknowledged assumption that Homo sapiens is exempt from biological constraints. "EnlightenUp" Speaker Series "Christians talking about their work and their passion" For more information: Email Peter Hess
Sound Bites to Superbugs: How to Communicate Risk to the Public and PhysiciansFeaturing: Josh Rosenau - NCSE; Robyn Wilson - The Ohio State University; James Hughes - Emory University; Tara C. Smith - University of Iowa  Time: 11:00pm Date: June 17, 2012 Location: American Society for Microbiology 2012 Meeting Moscone Convention Center 747 Howard Street San Francisco, California Science denial is prominent in many areas of expertise. When individuals deny health and medical information, For more information: Visit the ASM2012 website
After Kitzmiller — What?Featuring: Glenn Branch  Glenn BranchTime: 3:00am Date: May 23, 2012 Location: 2205 Haring Hall, on the UC Davis Campus Kitzmiller v. Dover, the 2005 case establishing the unconstitutionality of teaching intelligent design creationism in the public schools, was a pivotal event in the history of the creationism/evolution controversy in the United States. Why was Kitzmiller the effective end of the second phase of antievolution strategy? And what is the third phase going to be like? NCSE's deputy director Glenn Branch discusses these questions —and more — with the University of California, Davis, Science Policy Journal Club. For more information: The Louisiana Science Education Act of 2008Featuring: Barbara Forrest, Ph.D.  Time: 10:00pm Date: May 20, 2012 Location: University of California Irvine, California 
3rd Annual Orange County Freethought Alliance Conference is by paid registration only. For more information: Visit the Freethought Alliance webpage
The Climate Literacy ImperativeFeaturing: Mark McCaffrey  Time: 7:00pm Date: May 20, 2012 Location: Student Center Palo Alto High School 50 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, California Mark McCaffrey will discuss NCSE’s just-initiated efforts to promote climate change education via resources that it has developed in the areas of “Climate Change 101″, “Teaching Climate Change”, “Climate Change Denial”, and “Taking Action”. Humanists in Silicon Valley For more information: Visit the Humanists in Silicon Valley Forum Programs page
Why the Term "Academic Freedom" is a Fraud: It Is a Disguise For CreationismFeaturing: Barbara Forrest, Ph.D. Time: 10:30pm Date: May 19, 2012 Location: Fe Bland Auditorium Santa Barbara City College 721 Cliff Drive Santa Barbara, California 
Humanist Society of Santa Barbara For more information: Creationism In and Outside the U.S.Featuring: Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D. Time: 5:00pm Date: May 18, 2012 Location: 6th World Skeptics Congress Hotel Crowne Plaza Berlin City Center Germany Creationism usually is considered an American (or North American) controversy, but it is spreading internationally, as conservative Christian missionaries use creationist literature in their missionary activities. Its spread, as one might expect, is also influenced by idiosyncrasies of culture, politics and national pride. 
the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, the Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften (GWUP, and The European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO) For more information: Visit the World Skeptics Conference website
Creationism In and Outside the U.S.Time: 9:00am Date: May 18, 2012 Location: 6th World Skeptics Congress Hotel Crowne Plaza Berlin City Center Germany Creationism usually is considered an American (or North American) controversy, but it is spreading internationally,  as conservative Christian missionaries use creationist literature in their missionary activities. Its spread, as one might expect, is also influenced by idiosyncrasies of culture, politics and national pride.the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, the Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften (GWUP, and The European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO) For more information: Visit the World Skeptics Conference website
Science and Religion in the Classroom: Edwards v. Aguillard at 25Featuring: Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D. Time: 8:30pm Date: May 11, 2012 Location: Stanford Law School Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, California 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Edwards v. Aguillard and the 30th anniversary of the trial court decision in McLean v. Arkansas Board of Education. These decisions were the culmination of a legal battle over the place of creation-science in public schools and significantly shaped Establishment Clause jurisprudence. This all-day symposium on the history of creation-science legal disputes and the legal implications of Edwards features participants from the ACLU, Louisiana, Wisconsin, N.Y Law School, Columbia University, and, of course, Stanford Law School. Stanford Constitutional Law Center and the National Center for Science Education Free and open to the public For more information: ...and to RSVP, visit the Stanford Law School Calendar.
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