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Views on evolution among the public and scientists
Whereas nearly all scientists say that humans and other living things have evolved over time, only two thirds of the public agrees, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. Asked which comes closer to their view, "Humans and other living things have evolved over time" or "Humans…
Get Ready for Friday Flicks!
Last month when I ended "Fossil Friday", I promised I would create a new regular feature where we could dish on some issues close to NCSE's heart, such as evolution, climate change, education and, surprise, surprise science denial!  That new feature? "Friday Flicks". On the last Friday of…
Progress in Scotland
The petition to ask the Scottish government to ban the teaching of creationism in the public schools was revived when, at its January 27, 2015, meeting, the Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish parliament decided to forward the petition to the Education and Culture Committee for further…
Dueling legislation in Scotland
As a result of a controversy over creationist encroachments in the public schools in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, and a petition to the Scottish parliament to ban the teaching of creationism as scientifically credible, there are now dueling motions about creationism in the Scottish parliament.…
NCSE thanks its Supporting Organizations
As challenges to the integrity of science education burgeon at the beginning of 2015, NCSE would like to thank its Supporting Organizations for their generous assistance during the previous year. The current Supporting Organizations of NCSE are the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the…
Empathy, Sympathy, and Activism: When Confrontation Fails
I’ve been thinking about the ethics and benefits of confrontational activist strategies lately. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday remembrance, amid the ongoing protests over police abuses in Ferguson and elsewhere, shaped those thoughts, as does NCSE’s success using non-confrontational approaches…
Who Was von Flussen?
When I was writing not so long ago about the enigmatic figure of the Gentleman with a Duster—whose animadversions on Darwinism in the preface to the American edition of The Glass of Fashion (1921) were invoked by Arthur I. Brown and William Jennings Bryan—I quoted the Gentleman as…
Help wanted: Director of Community Organizing and Research
NCSE is seeking to hire a Director of Community Organizing and Research. The full-time position involves implementing a new NCSE program aimed at facilitating the development of local community groups focused on support of high-quality science education. The director will design, implement, and…
Say What? The Daily Mail Mucks It Up
I thought about not covering this article because, as my English husband reminded me, the Daily Mail is more like the National Enquirer than The New York Times. It almost seems unreasonable to criticize such a newspaper for its inaccurate science reporting. But then I…

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