July 1 - 9, 2010
Standing (left to right): Ken Miller, Dave Westmoreland, Alan Meyer, Zeb Hanley, Steve Baldwin, Jessica Laucher, Bob Elgin, Dustin Hayhurst, Sally Elgin, Jerry Robertson, Bruce Millies, Joanne Sites, Jack Sites, Randy Moore, Alan Gishlick, Dave Matchen, Sharon…
It is wrong to teach creation science or intelligent design in the science classroom, according to the American Academy of Religion. In its "Guidelines for Teaching About Religion in K‐12 Public Schools in the United States," issued in April 2010, the Academy poses the question "Can creation…
Barbara ForrestWriting in the Shreveport Times (July 18, 2010), Barbara Forrest blasted the Louisiana Science Education Act, which opened the door for creationism to be taught in the state's public schools. Responding to the executive director of the Louisiana Family Forum, who in…
Eugenie C. ScottNCSE is pleased to announce that a further batch of videos featuring NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott is now available at NCSE's YouTube channel. Featured is "The Evolution of Creationism" (in three parts), recorded at North Dakota State University in…
A new poll indicates that public acceptance of evolution is significantly higher in Great Britain and Canada than in the United States. The poll, conducted by Angus Reid Public Opinion, asked (PDF), "Which of these statements comes closest to your own point of view regarding the origin and…
Selected content from volume 30, numbers 1-2, of Reports of the National Center for Science Education is now available on NCSE's website. Featured are NCSE executive director Eugenie C. Scott's analysis of the recent edition of the Origin of Species disfigured by a creationist introduction and…
NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview of Nick Lane's Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution (W. W. Norton, 2009) — featuring the chapter "Hot Blood: Breaking the Energy Barrier." Lane writes (PDF), "hot blood exacts a cruel toll. It spells a short life, spent eating dangerously.…
Randy MooreIn 2009, Randy Moore began to write a regular column for Reports of the NCSE in which he introduced the people and places of the creationism/evolution controversy. Now the first year of his "People & Places" column is available on-line. Moore visits Siccar Point, "…
Chris ComerIn a decision issued on July 2, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a lower court's decision that the Texas Education Agency's policy requiring "neutrality" of its employees when "talking about evolution and creationism" is not…