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Could Kitzmiller Have Happened Five Years Earlier? Part 1
I’ve been volunteering in the NCSE archives since I retired, and it’s been a lot of fun rummaging through old files. I came across one this week that brought me up short, because its contents suggested the possibility that the 2005 “intelligent design” trial, Kitzmiller v. Dover, could…
RNCSE 35:4 now on-line
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 35, number 4 — contains Michael Buratovich's "Where Are My Genes? Genomic Considerations on Darwin's Doubt, Lorence G. Collins…
John Stossel’s Science Wars Are a Phantom Menace
Recently, libertarian television journalist John Stossel vented about the phrase “war on science,”  declaring: “This year is the 10th anniversary of a book called “The Republican War on Science.” I could just as easily write a book called “The Democratic War on Science.”  …
“And Thereby Hangs a Tail,” Part 2
I’m in the middle of discussing “And Thereby Hangs a Tail”—a sketch based on the Scopes trial that appeared in The Garrick Gaieties, a revue that originally ran in 1925. The lyrics in the sketch are by Lorenz Hart (1895–1943), and can be found in The Complete Lyrics of Lorenz Hart…
In the Classroom (and Outside): The National Park Service
Kate Heffernan is interning this summer at NCSE, where she is working with Minda Berbeco on teacher outreach activities. A recent graduate of the University of Florida, her undergraduate studies focused on environmental policy and education. As you could probably deduce from my…
Creationists Targeting Teachers
Two years ago, I was invited to the National Education Association (NEA) meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. With over 3.2 million members, NEA is the largest professional organization and labor union in the country: an extremely powerful and far-reaching organization. NEA is entirely devoted to…
Misconception Monday: Do You Talk Tree? Part 3
This week I am cutting to the chase! No long jargon-laden intros, no musings about jargon—now it’s all about the trees, baby! In fact, it’s all misconceptions about trees, and we’re going to tackle three of them. Misconception number one, come on down! Misconception:…
Answer Monday!
I used my first Fossil Friday post to bring you back…way back to the so-called Cambrian Explosion more than 525 million years ago. Many of you got the locality of this critter right away: The Burgess Shale in Canada. The Burgess Shale is famous for its exceptional preservation of early soft-bodied…
Love Wins
When we got married, my wife and I set aside part of the cup of wine traditional in a Jewish service, to be finished when marriage was available to everyone. Days before our wedding, Judge Vaughn Walker had struck down marriage segregation in California, but that decision was on hold until last…

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