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NCSE's Branch in GeneWatch
NCSE's deputy director Glenn Branch contributed "Bad Science: Genetics, as Misread by Creationism" to GeneWatch (pp. 29-30), the magazine of the Council for Responsible Genetics. "[R]elying on a general trust in genetics and a general ignorance of, skepticism about, or hostility toward evolution,…
A second glimpse of The Tangled Bank
NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview (PDF) of the second edition of Carl Zimmer's The Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution (Roberts and Company, 2013). The preview consists of the first few pages of chapter 14, "A New Kind of Ape," in which Zimmer presents "the latest consensus about…
Nebraska Man (No, not Hesperopithecus) and a 1920s Evolution Lawsuit
Those with an interest in the history of anti-evolutionism should check out this recent article by Adam Shapiro in Nebraska History. It discusses a 1924 slander trial in Nebraska where a teacher sued, successfully, after being denied a college English position. The teacher was accused of…
How can you use the IPCC in your classroom?
  With the world all abuzz about the recent release of the fifth edition of the IPCC report, many teachers are no doubt wondering how to take advantage of this teachable moment. Should they address the report in social studies?  In an environmental sciences course? How can…
NCSE's latest in Evolution: Education and Outreach
"Kentucky's A-minus defense of evolution" (PDF), by NCSE's Glenn Branch, was just published in Evolution: Education and Outreach. The abstract of his article: "A recent report from the Kentucky Department of Education summarizes and responds to comments from the public about the treatment of…
Engels and Entropy
When, 153 pages into reading Jonathan Sperber’s Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (2013), I paused to skip ahead to read the section about the relationship—such as it was—between Marx and Darwin, and to write a blog post about it, I didn’t think that I would be returning to blog…
Will We/Won't We?
In looking at the side-by-side model projections of where the planet could go on low vs. high emissions scenarios in the recent IPCC report, I'm reminded of an expression from a young artist conveying a similar dichotomous view of the world. Image courtesy of Susie Strife…
Help NCSE to help science education activists
Are you concerned about the integrity of science education in the United States? Are you worried about efforts to undermine the teaching of evolution and climate change? Are you willing to work with your neighbors to defend and improve the quality of science education in formal and informal…
Climate Proof Youth
Kate Lamb, Freelance journalist Climate change is perhaps the most significant intergenerational challenge facing the world today. It requires us to think about the legacy we will leave our children and future generations. —Climate Change: Children's Challenge (2013, p. 9)…

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