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Mark Perakh dies
Mark PerakhThe physicist Mark Perakh, a notable critic of creationism, died on May 7, 2013, at the age of 88, according to The Panda's Thumb blog (May 12, 2013). After a distinguished academic career in three countries, Perakh turned, in his retirement, to investigating the claims…
Polling Muslims on evolution
A new report discussing a poll of Muslims around the globe suggests (PDF, p. 132) that "[m]any Muslims around the world believe in evolution." Specifically, the report, entitled "The World's Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society," explains, "[i]n 13 of the 22 countries where the question was…
A preview of Evolution vs. Creationism
NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview (PDF) of Eugenie C. Scott's Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction, second edition (Greenwood Press/University of California Press, 2009) in honor of her impending retirement as NCSE's executive director. The preview consists of chapter 2, "Evolution,"…
Christian de Duve dies
Christian de DuveThe eminent biologist Christian de Duve died on May 4, 2013, at the age of 95, according to the de Duve Institute. In 1974, de Duve, Albert Claude, and George E. Palade received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the…
Help wanted: executive director
NCSE is seeking to hire a new executive director to replace Eugenie C. Scott, who is retiring after more than twenty-six years at NCSE's helm. Duties will include serving as the public face of NCSE — its primary representative to the public, the press, and NCSE's allies — and serving as the chief…
NCSE's Scott to retire
Eugenie C. ScottNCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott announced on May 6, 2013, that she was planning to retire by the end of the year, after more than twenty-six years at NCSE's helm. "It's a good time to retire, with our new climate change initiative off to a strong start…
Hansen receives Ridenhour Courage Prize
James E. HansenNCSE is delighted to congratulate James E. Hansen on receiving the Ridenhour Courage Prize for 2013. Hansen was recognized "for bravely and urgently telling the truth about climate change, even when the Bush administration tried to silence and penalize him as…
Polling American scientific literacy
A new poll from the Pew Research Center and Smithsonian magazine offers a degree of insight into American scientific literacy on natural selection, the age of the earth, and climate change, although there were no questions directly addressing evolution in the sense of common ancestry or climate…
RNCSE 33:2 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 33, number 2 — features Minda Berbeco's "Political Bias Meets Climate Bias: Overcoming Science Denial in a Politically Polarized World" and Barbara…

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