Science Is Constantly Evolving

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A chance to help NCSE's archives!
NCSE's archives house a unique trove of material on the creationism/evolution controversy, and we regard it as part of our mission to preserve it for posterity — as well as for occasions such as Kitzmiller v. Dover, where NCSE's archives helped to establish the creationist antecedents of the "…
Puerto Rican residents walk in flooded streets in Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 22, 2017, following Hurricane Maria. Puerto Rico National Guard photo by Sgt. Jose Ahiram Diaz-Ramos.
Puerto Rican residents walk in flooded streets in Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 22, 2017, following Hurricane Maria. Puerto Rico National Guard photo by Sgt. Jose Ahiram Diaz-Ramos.
Wind, Rain, and Fire: Will Extreme Weather Events Affect How Teachers Cover Climate Change?
NCSE honored by CSTA
NCSE was selected by the California Science Teachers Association to receive its Distinguished Contributions Award for 2017. The CSTA wrote:The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) programs support teachers, engage scientists and organize local communities to ensure that evolution and…
Science Booster Club Goes to the Legislature
Kyle McElroy is a graduate student at the University of Iowa who has been working with the Science Booster Club program since the summer of 2015. This is a blog post about his recent experiences in Des Moines.Have you ever heard of Hawkeye Caucus Day? It’s the day when the University of…
NCSE's Branch in The Science Teacher
NCSE's deputy director Glenn Branch contributed a column, entitled "Why the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change Matters for Science Education," to the October 2017 issue of The Science Teacher, a special issue devoted to climate change.Although upwards of 97 percent of climate scientists accept…
Partisan divide over climate change increases
"The Partisan Divide on Political Values Grows Even Wider," in the words of a headline of a Pew Research Center report dated October 5, 2017 — and public attitudes toward climate change are evidently involved.Overall, 74% of respondents agreed with "There is solid evidence that the average…
Polling evolution in Britain and Canada
A recent survey conducted in the United Kingdom and Canada found that the majority of respondents in both countries accepted evolution, according to a September 5, 2017, press release.Respondents were told "People have different views about the origin of species and development of life on Earth.…
Helping Students “Feel like Scientists”
This fall, thanks to the generosity of our donors and supporters, we were able to provide ten science teachers with equipment they need to give their students a chance to experience science for themselves. Our conversations with teachers across the state of Iowa during our pilot phase, and now…
Kitzmiller and the Liberal Arts, Part 3
Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, honored me with an honorary degree at its Academic Convocation on September 15, 2017. The following is the third (and final) installment of a lightly edited version of my talk on that occasion. In part 1, after introducing myself…

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