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Misconception Monday: Do You Talk Tree? Part 4—The Finale
Yes, it’s true—we’re coming to the end of our month of trees here at Misconception Monday. This week brings three more misconceptions to tackle, including the one that needles me the most as a paleontologist. I’m saving that one for last. Misconception: A long branch that doesn’t split…
Fossil Friday
This week for Fossil Friday, we have an unusual presentation of something many of you could easily identify. The UIowa fossil curator, Tiffany Adrain, thought the specimen looked particularly toothsome laid out this way. Collected in West Union, Iowa, in the late 1800s: identify it in the comments…
Mr. Darwin Goes to Hollywood
Charles Darwin Movie in the Works at Disney, reports Variety: Disney has launched development on a Charles Darwin movie with Stephen Gaghan on board to direct from his own screenplay. The studio acquired an untitled pitch from Gaghan, whose credits include writing the Oscar-winning “…
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…

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