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Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Darwin Day declared in Connecticut
Connecticut's governor Ned Lamont declared February 12, 2020, Charles Darwin Day in the state of Connecticut, citing the need to protect "the advancement of science and courageous free inquiry," including "the study of the impacts of climate change." Darwin was described as developing "the…
Capitol building of Idaho
Capitol building of Idaho
Trouble looms for Idaho's state science standards
The Idaho House Education Committee voted 10-5 on February 5, 2020, to repeal the state's science education standards, according to Idaho Ed News (February 5, 2020), despite the fact that the majority of public testimony heard by the committee favored retaining the standards. Although the specific…
The Genesis Flood book cover
The Genesis Flood book cover
John C. Whitcomb Jr., co-author of The Genesis Flood, dies at 95
The theologian John C. Whitcomb Jr. died on February 4, 2020, at the age of 95, according to the young-earth creationist ministry Answers in Genesis (February 5, 2020). Whitcomb was the coauthor, with Henry M. Morris, of The Genesis Flood (1961), which popularized "flood geology" — the…
Lawrence Lerner
Lawrence Lerner
The sciences don't fit together without evolution
As a physicist, I have not concerned myself professionally with the details of biological evolution. Nevertheless, it is significant to the physicist (or any scientist) because of the way it fits perfectly with the evolution that takes place in every aspect of nature—from the Big Bang and cosmic…
Roy Speckhardt
Roy Speckhardt
Why teach evolution? So we don't give up our ground zero
Dating back over a hundred years, the struggle to understand and teach evolution was among the first fights in the modern scientific era. Teaching evolution reinforces the value of objective information, regardless of whether or not it's consistent with fundamentalist beliefs.
NCSE Director of Community Science Education Kate Carter
NCSE Director of Community Science Education Kate Carter
Evolution education inoculates against fake science
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing and this is never more true than when examining evolution. Since 1859, unscrupulous actors have used a poor understanding of Darwin’s work to justify eugenics, subjugate other nations, and rationalize socially deleterious behaviors. (And equally unscrupulous…
Buster the dog
Buster the dog
Evolution: My Story
Joseph L. Graves
Joseph L. Graves
Making sense of biology
I am a lineal academic descendent of the Russian-born geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky, who said in his famous 1973 essay: "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." No truer words have ever been penned in our field. Evolution holds the same position in biology as cosmology…
Lacey Wieser
Lacey Wieser
Why evolution is critical to science education
As a child, I thought the natural world was fascinating and full of amazing things to explore and learn, and was constantly asking questions. It wasn’t until later in life that I realized that many of my childhood questions could be answered simply by understanding evolution. Learning about…

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