Science Is Constantly Evolving
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About eleven miles past the launch point to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, boats just beginning their voyage down the turbulent, vermillion river often pull over to the left bank to examine a bedroom-sized slab of pale sandstone. This block of the Coconino Sandstone long ago detached from…
Those of us who live and breathe climate and energy issues know the answer to typical pop quiz questions like, "What's the nation most responsible for climate change?" Well, the largest emitter of carbon into the atmosphere is currently China, but historically the United States is responsible…
The saga continues! In part 1, posted on the forty-fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Epperson v. Arkansas, I related how the state law prohibiting the teaching of evolution was enacted in the first place. In part 2, I discussed how the Arkansas Education Association…
Photo Credit: Cayusa via Compfight cc This past week on Fossil Friday, I gave you a turkey of a fossil. Or a turkey-like fossil. Or what the UC Museum of Paleontology calls a "extremely bird-like" fossil. So who was it? Compsognathus longipes…
"Old wine in new bottles" (PDF), a review of Jeffrey P. Moran's American Genesis by NCSE's Glenn Branch, was just published in Evolution: Education and Outreach. According to the abstract, Moran's book "examines the Scopes trial in particular and the antievolution movement in general through the…
Bravely bold Sir Robin Rode forth from Camelot He was not afraid to die, oh brave Sir Robin He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp Or to have his eyes gouged out and his elbows broken…
NCSE is pleased to announce that the latest issue of Reports of the National Center for Science Education is now available on-line. The issue — volume 33, number 6 — features Adam Laats's "The Missionary Supposition: Evolution Education and Creationist Culture" and Michael D. Barton's "Bite-…
Gobble gobble! Happy almost-Thanksgiving, everyone! In celebration of one of my favorite turkey-related holidays, I've decided to give you a turkey of a fossil. Well, no, it's not a fossilized turkey, but it is about the size of a turkey. In fact, UCMP describes this guy as "…
What can citizens like you do to respond when science education comes under attack? How can you and other concerned citizens organize to fight back? What can you do to prevent attacks on science education in your community? NCSE is pleased to announce the first of a new series of on-line…