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A voice for evolution from Leeds
The chorus of support for the teaching of evolution continues, with a position statement on evolution from Leeds Museums and Galleries. The statement (PDF) reads in part: A significant part of the work we do in communicating ideas through our collections is concerned with the diversity of life…
The Steve That Got Away
You can’t say we didn’t try. As Stephen Colbert ends his long run as the bombastic, willfully ignorant television talk show host of The Colbert Report, I’m wistful that we never landed him as a Steve. NCSE’s Project Steve, of course, is the elbow-in-the-ribs parody of creationist…
Disappointing news from Scotland
The Scottish government rejected the proposal to ban the teaching of creationism in publicly funded schools in Scotland, according to the Glasgow Herald (December 16, 2014). The head of Curriculum Unit at the Learning Directorate told the newspaper, "I can ... confirm that there are no…
Well Said! Understanding Evolution Gets It Right, To the Surprise of No One
Let me start this post by admitting that looking to the work of the Understanding Evolution team for examples of excellent science writing is not unlike looking to Glenn Branch for examples of quote-mining in obscure Scopes-related reporting—it’s pretty much a fish-in-the-barrel scenario. As I…
“A Gentleman with a Duster,” Part 1
A generous member of NCSE recently offered to buy a few books from his local used and rare bookstore for us. Looking through the on-line catalogue of the bookstore, I spotted a couple of titles by the creationist Arthur I. Brown (1875–1947) that weren’t in our library (not even in The…
Aargh AGU!
OMG! Is that Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) at the American Geophysical Union (#AGU2014) Fall Meeting?  What is she doing with the 23,000 scientists, educators, and press at this extravaganza—think of a rave for geo-science geeks—at the Moscone Center in San…
Disentangling Evolution and Religion
BioLogos, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting evolution within evangelical circles, recently released a large survey examining how and why people develop their views on evolution. There’s a lot to mine there, though you can read the highlights in NCSE’s news item. I’m especially fascinated by the…
Answer Monday!
This past week on Fossil Friday, I gave you a pile of dino teeth! But which dino? It was a Spinosaurus, of course. Good for Sean Wells, who called it first. According to National Geographic: “Floating like a crocodile to stalk prey, the 50-foot-long (15.2 meters) predator bore…
Misconception Monday: How Old Is That Fossil in the Window? Part 2
Last week, we discussed some of the ways paleontologists order events in Earth’s history—using the principles of original horizontality, superposition, and faunal succession—but we did not talk about actual dates. Let’s do that now. Who’s up for some chemistry? Hopefully, you all know…

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