You are hereKeynote Address: What Darwin Said (And Did Not Say)Featuring: Kevin Padian, Ph.D.  Time: 9:00pm Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Arkansas Darwin Day Conference University of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas 
For more information: Visit the Arkansas Darwin Day website
Screening of "No Dinosaurs in Heaven"Time: 12:00am TBA Date: February 11, 2012 to February 12, 2012 Location: REASONfest University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas "No Dinosaurs in Heaven" is a film essay that examines the hijacking of science education by religious fundamentalists, threatening the separation of church and state and dangerously undermining scientific literacy. NCSE's Steve Newton will host a question and answer session following the film. SOMA The Society of Open-Minded Atheists & Agnostics For more information: Contact: Steve Newton at newton@ncse.com
Keynote Address: What Darwin Said (And Did Not Say)Time: 12:00am To Be Announced Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Arkansas Darwin Day Conference University of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas
For more information: Visit the Arkansas Darwin Day website
Teaching Evolution in a Climate of ControversyTime: 9:00am Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Room TBA University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Evolution is an essential part of the biology curriculum, and a similarly-critical part of the Earth sciences curriculum; it is simply not possible to teach good  biology or Earth science and omit evolution. But what if there are students who are reluctant to be taught evolution, and (worse) administrators who don’t back their teachers? Dr. Scott will present some useful tips for teachers about handling what shouldn’t be a controversy, but unfortunately is.
Science Teachers Workshop For more information: Email: NCSE
Evolution, education, and 'Intelligent Design': lessons from the 2005 trial in Dover, PAFeaturing: Kevin Padian, Ph.D. Time: 2:15am Date: February 10, 2012 Location: University of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Clinton School of Public Policy For more information: Dr. Scott’s Handy-Dandy Guide to Teaching EvolutionFeaturing: Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D.  Time: 11:30pm Date: February 9, 2012 Location: Room TBA University of South Florida Tampa, Florida A lighthearted if serious presentation for faculty, teachers, and students of ideas about teaching evolution that may help to avoid or at least head off misconceptions and opposition. Dr. Scott will reiterate her lack of belief in evolution, explain why fish did not evolve into amphibians then evolve into reptiles and then evolve into mammals, explain why evolution is like Monopoly, and conclude with "why Dobzhansky was right”.
Integrative Biology Seminar Series For more information: See the Integrative Biology Seminar Series CALENDAR
Florida’s “Critical Thinking” bills: Creationism du jour?Featuring: Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D. Time: 3:00am Date: February 9, 2012 Location: Fine Arts (FAH) 101 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Periodically, including 2011, the Florida Assembly and Senate contemplate bills regarding the teaching of evolution. In these proposed bills, teachers are directed to “critically analyze” evolution, or to present the “full range of scientific views of origins”. Like everything else, these bills have a history – and that history shows that bills of this sort are the current manifestations of the old creationism and evolution controversy that has dogged science education for over 100 years. Sponsored by the University of South Florida For more information: Email: NCSE
Dr. Scott’s Handy-Dandy Guide to Teaching EvolutionTime: 3:30pm Date: February 9, 2012 Location: Room TBA University of South Florida Tampa, Florida A lighthearted if serious presentation for faculty, teachers, and students of ideas about teaching evolution that may help to avoid or at least head off misconceptions and opposition. Dr. Scott will reiterate her lack of belief in evolution, explain why fish did not evolve into amphibians then evolve into reptiles and then evolve into mammals, explain why evolution is like Monopoly, and conclude with "why Dobzhansky was right”.
Integrative Biology Seminar Series For more information: See the Integrative Biology Seminar Series CALENDAR
Florida’s “Critical Thinking” bills: Creationism du jour?Time: 7:00pm Date: February 9, 2012 Location: Room TBA University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Periodically, including 2011, the Florida Assembly and Senate contemplate bills regarding the teaching of evolution. In these proposed bills, teachers are directed to “critically analyze” evolution, or to present the “full range of scientific views of origins”. Like everything else, these bills have a history – and that history shows that bills of this sort are the current manifestations of the old creationism and evolution controversy that has dogged science education for over 100 years. Sponsored by the University of South Florida For more information: Email: NCSE
Diluvian Daftness: How Creationists Misrepresent the Geology of the Grand CanyonFeaturing: Steven Newton  Time: 3:00am Date: February 8, 2012 Location: Café Valparaíso at La Peña 3105 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, California A 6 minute walk from the Ashby BART station Click for Map SkepTalk Speaker Series sponsored by the Bay Area Skeptics 
For more information: Visit the Bay Area Skeptics website
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