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Two Oklahoma departments of biology add their voice for evolution

The chorus of support for the teaching of evolution continues, with statements from two biology departments at universities in Oklahoma.

Kansas adopts NGSS

The Kansas state board of education voted 8-2 to accept the Next Generation Science Standards on June 11, 2013, despite protests over their treatment of evolution and climate change as central scientific topics.

"Democracy and Science"

Logos

Barbara Forrest, Philip Kitcher, and Michael Ruse are among the scholars contributing to a symposium on "Democracy and Science" published in the journal Logos — which seeks to foster a critical dialogue on modern politics, culture, and society — and available on-line.

A preview of Creation

Creation: How Science is Reinventing Life Itself

NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview (PDF) of Adam Rutherford's Creation: How Science is Reinventing Life Itself (Current/Penguin, 2013).

Balanced Treatment Act remains on the books

Louisiana's Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science Act remains on the books, after the Senate and the House of Representatives agreed to adopt a version of Senate Bill 205 lacking a provision repealing the act.

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