Science Is Constantly Evolving
Discover the latest in climate change and evolution education news.
I have always enjoyed food, not just any food, but meat. My favorite meal growing up was my abuela’s bistec empanizado, a Cuban dish of breaded and fried steak with rice, black beans, and plantains. I still remember the joy in my grandmother's eyes as I devoured her home cooked meal. For my family…
Sure, the Olympics have the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. But do they have the thrill of discovery (Neanderthal fashion, dinosaur armageddon)? And how about the agony of denial (Ark Encounter X 3, and even some flat-earthers)? No, no they don't. That's OK. As a reader of NCSE's blog,…
In a post earlier this week, I talked about the scandalous state of science education funding in one Iowa town, where we learned that teachers were working with equipment budgets of 40 cents per student per year. Well, I have an update from the teachers involved. Apparently meeting with us…
So I’m sure you’ve been following all of this Ark Park business going on down in Kentucky. Yes, it is ridiculous, and yes, I have to admit that I was trying desperately to ignore it. As a climate change person here at NCSE, I felt sure I could leave this Ark nonsense to the evolution team.…
I return, with cries of delight, to Hell and the High Schools (1923), T. T. Martin’s unforgettably titled indictment of the teaching of evolution. In previous posts, I’ve discussed chapter 5, “Evolution Repudiated by Great Scientists and Scholars,” which consists, as is usual in…
A 2001 Saturn sedan….what a sweet ride. That’s my classic American car, which I drive all over the Iowa countryside visiting schools and talking with teachers. And it’s my secret weapon in the battle to get science teachers the support they need to provide our kids with a great education…
School district to teachers: “Okie dokie, science teachers, here’s your supply budget for the year: 40 cents per student, go for it!” Private foundation to teachers: “No, we can’t give you any extra supply money for your science classroom. Not enough of your students go on to college.” Is there…
It’s pretty much all evolution, all the time, this week. Pokémon, humans, creationists, even our understanding of the past—everything evolves. Darwinian Natural Selection is at Work in “Pokémon Sun” and “Moon,” Inverse, August 1, 2016 — Right on the heels of Stephanie Keep’s blog about…
NCSE's Josh Rosenau contributed a column, under the headline "School field trips to creationist Ark? Sink that idea right now," to New Scientist (August 5, 2016). Describing the landlocked Ark Encounter as "a hard-core creationist extravaganza replete with pseudoscience," Rosenau…