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Student taking measurements of a hominin skull
Student taking measurements of a hominin skull
December 5, 2019
Attitudes toward evolution and creationism show little change in Canada
Three in five Canadians think that human beings evolved from less advanced life forms over millions of years, according to a new poll — but less than half think that creationism should not be part of the public school curriculum. Asked, "Which of these statements comes closest to your own point of…
Lin Andrews and John Mead
Lin Andrews and John Mead
November 26, 2019
NCSE at NABT
What do you get when you put approximately 1,400 life science teachers, 100+ exhibitors and vendors, and several “rockstar” scientists together in one city? Well, as a life science teacher myself, I’d say a roaring good time! But, for everyone who wasn’t able to attend, you get the National…
Pew Research logo
Pew Research logo
November 25, 2019
The partisan divide over climate change persists, says Pew
"Democrats and Republicans remain at ideological odds over the causes of climate change and the effects of policies to address it," according to a new Pew Research Center survey (November 25, 2019). Respondents were asked to say whether human activity contributes a great deal, some, or not too…
New York Senate bill text
New York Senate bill text
November 25, 2019
Climate change education grant program proposed in New York
A bill in the New York Senate would, if enacted, establish a climate change education grant program "to award grants to eligible applicants to support climate change education grant programs for young people or to provide optional teacher training or professional development programs relevant to…
Thanksgiving dinner table
Thanksgiving dinner table
November 21, 2019
Thanks for listening
My grandmother didn’t give anyone Christmas presents when President Obama was in office. She was convinced that his "socialist" policies were going to drain her bank account and that if she didn’t save every penny, she would be left with nothing to live on. One Thanksgiving, she stood up from her…
NCSE Teacher Ambassadors John Mead and Blake Touchet
NCSE Teacher Ambassadors John Mead and Blake Touchet
November 18, 2019
Two NCSE Teacher Ambassadors honored by NABT
NCSE is pleased to congratulate John S. Mead, one of NCSE's Teacher Ambassadors, on receiving the National Association of Biology Teachers Evolution Education Award — sponsored by BSCS Science Learning and the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action — for 2019. BEACON's Louise S. Mead, a…
NABT logo
NABT logo
November 18, 2019
NABT reaffirms the importance of evolution in science education
The National Association of Biology Teachers recently released a revised version of its position statement on teaching evolution. Describing the teaching of evolution as "a necessary foundational framework for understanding our natural world" and "a necessary part of teaching biology in an…
Ben Santer
Ben Santer
November 12, 2019
NCSE board member Ben Santer explains the evidence for anthropogenic climate change
In his essay "How Do We Know that Human Activities Have Affected Global Climate?" — posted on Sigma Xi's blog on November 11, 2019 — Ben Santer explains the scientific research that produced the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's conclusion that "the balance of evidence suggests a…
Russ Doolittle
Russ Doolittle
November 12, 2019
Russell Doolittle dies
The eminent biochemist Russell Doolittle died on October 11, 2019, at the age of 88, according to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, which praised Doolittle as "a true pioneer in early gene science," adding, "He led the way to how it is used and…

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