NEWS
- On, Wisconsin?
Andrew J Petto
From local school districts to the state legislature, evolution is a hot topic in the Badger state. - Anti-Evolution Legislation in Utah
Glenn Branch
The next chapter in an ongoing story of one state legislator's attempt to insert religion into science curriculum. - Updates
News from Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, and the United Kingdom.
NCSE NEWS
- News from the Membership
Glenn Branch
A sampling of our members' activities and accomplishments. - ICR's Henry Morris Dies
Remembering the architect of creation science. - NCSE Thanks You for Your Support
Recognizing those who have helped NCSE financially.
FEATURES
- The Lay of the Land: The Current Context for
Communicating Evolution in Natural History Museums
Robert "Mac" West
NCSE board member Mac West addressed a group of museum educators and administrators, asking,With all those dinosaurs and fossil critters, is evolution front and center in museums ... or not so much? - Creationism and the Laws of Thermodynamics
Steven L Morris
A physicist calculates how much energy is available on earth to drive life's evolution. It turns out that we have entropy to burn! - The Life Science Prize
Michael Zimmerman
A long-time supporter of evolution education tries to pin down a creationist on the terms of an intellectual competition to prove evolution ... and has some fun in the process. - Non-Mineralized Tissues in Fossil T rex
Joe Skulan
Creationists have cited recent research reporting the recovery of "soft tissue" from dinosaur bones as proof that these remains must be young. What is the real story of fossilization? - You Tell Me that It's Evolution ...
Arthur M Shapiro
A lepidopterist's research project is unexpectedly stymied by young-earth creationists. - I Know a Place ...
Phil Plait
The creator of the Bad Astronomy web site invites readers into the world of science ... where we can know what we have not experienced first-hand. - Framing the Issue: The "Theory" Trap
David Morrison
Anti-evolutionists make a lot of hay claiming that evolution is "only a theory".Trying to argue about the meaning of the word "theory"may be fruitless.
MEMBERS' PAGES
- Entropy in Muffins: Why Evolution Does Not
Violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Patricia Princehouse
Energy order and disorder in baked goods: a simplified explanation of a scientific concept. - Books: Getting Physical
Books that explore thermodynamics, the Big Bang, and the age of the earth. - NCSE On the Road
An NCSE speaker may be coming to your neighborhood. Check the calendar here. - Letters
RECAPITULATIONS
- Response to John C Greene
Sheldon F Gottlieb reacts to Greene's thoughts on the Claremont Conference - Reply to Gottlieb
John C Greene replies
BOOK REVIEWS
- Into the Cool
by Eric D Schneider and Dorion Sagan
Reviewed by Sonya Bahar - The Counter-Creationism Handbook
by Mark Isaak
Reviewed by Tim M Berra - Organisms and Artifacts
by Tim Lewens
Reviewed by John S Wilkins- Why Much of What Jonathan Wells Writes about Evolution is Wrong: Icons of Evolution by Jonathan Wells
Reviewed by Matt Cartmill- Evolution 101: Finding a Solid Introduction: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Evolution by Leslie Alan Horwitz and Evolution: A Very Short Introduction by Brian and Deborah Charlesworth
Reviewed by Andrew J Petto- Evolution — Why Bother?
A film produced by the BSCS and AIBS
Reviewed by Karen Mesmer- The Plausibility of Life by Marc W Kirschner and John C Gerhardt
Reviewed by Andrew J Petto - Why Much of What Jonathan Wells Writes about Evolution is Wrong: Icons of Evolution by Jonathan Wells