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Dr. Scott the Octodoc
"Wear sunscreen--and trust your brain!"   That's just some of the sage advice that NCSE's executive director Dr. Eugenie C. Scott passed along to graduates at the University of Missouri on Saturday, May 15. Dr. Scott was at UM to not only deliver a commencement speech, but to…
NCSE's Scott at Mizzou
Receiving her honorary degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, on May 15, 2010, NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott addressed the graduating class, recommending, "Use sunscreen, and use your brains." She added, "use your brains, but use your heart, too. You'll be a better…
Videos, videos, videos!
Eugenie C. ScottA slew of videos featuring NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott have been recently added to NCSE's YouTube channel. There's "Not Over After Dover," a lecture delivered at Colorado State University in January 2010, as well as three segments from the "Listen to…
From Evolution to Global Warming?
Will 2010 be the Year of Science Denial?   Science deniers, creationists, and their fellow travelers aren't just targeting evolution. Now they're turning their sights on global warming. Proof positive? The South Dakota legislature has passed House Concurrent Resolution 1009, which…
NCSE's Scott to be honored by Colorado College
NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott is to receive an honorary degree from Colorado College, on May 17, 2010, in recognition of her achievements in defending the teaching of evolution in the public schools, according to a May 5, 2010, press release from the university. The honorary degree…
NCSE's Scott to be honored by Mizzou
NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, on May 15, 2010, in recognition of her achievements in defending the teaching of evolution in the public schools. According to a May 4, 2010, press release from the university:…
Tim White in the 2010 Time 100
Tim WhiteNCSE congratulates Tim White on his inclusion in Time magazine's list of "the people who most affect our world" for 2010. White was honored for his work in paleoanthropology, particularly the recently described "Ardi" — Ardipithecus ramidus. Sean B. Carroll wrote, "'Ardi…
First Annual UpChucky Awards Announced!
Which creationist was the most nauseating?   When it comes to dissing evolution (and science in general) there's no lack of volunteers. How to decide which among them is the worst? Enter the intelligently designed UpChucky Award, which recognizes supreme…
A preview of Loxton's Evolution
NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview (PDF) of Daniel Loxton's Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be (Kids Can Press, 2010), aimed at kids 8 to 13. Included are pages about the fossil record, Darwin, mutations, evolution in action, and the evolution of the eye. "I am just so…

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