NEWS
- Louisiana Enacts a New Creationist Law
Joshua Rosenau
A perspective on the history of and major players behind the so-called Louisiana Academic Freedom Act. - MnCSE Honors Ken Hubert
Randy Moore
A state organization supporting science education honors a teacher who stepped up to oppose creationism in the public school classroom. - Polling Creationism in Canada
As in the US, about half of respondents seem committed to an evolutionary explanation of life on earth, but there are significant differences compared to polls taken south of the border. - Updates
News from Arizona, California, Iowa, Ohio, South Dakota, and Texas.
NCSE NEWS
- News from the Membership
What our members are doing to support evolution and oppose pseudoscience wherever the need arises.
MEMBERS' PAGES
- Ask About Evolution Before Election Day
Stan Braude
From local school boards to federal nominees, positions on science, and particularly evolution, should be a part of the public record. Too often, concerned citizens simply neglect to ask the candidates. - Books: The Evolutionary Reference Desk
Where to go for comprehensive resources on evolution and anti-evolutionism. - NCSE On the Road
Check the calendar here for NCSE speakers.
ARTICLES
- From the World-Wide Flood to the World Wide
Web: Creationism in the Digital Age
Stephen C Burnett
When people want to learn about evolution, the first stop is often a search engine that identifies websites with appropriate information. While the situation has improved somewhat, these searches often return creationist sites when a user searched for information about evolution.
FEATURES
- Evolution in the Sunshine State:The Fight over
Evolution in the State Science Education Standards
Brandon Haught
Before final approval, the Florida State Board of Education inserted the phrase "scientific theory of" before the word "evolution" in its science education standards. Evolution is now a part of the Sunshine Standards, but it was not without a struggle. - Calvin Meets the Hominins: A Brief History of
Creationism in South Africa
LW Retief
Although it shares conservative theological roots with its North American counterpart, creationism in South Africa is also flavored by colonial history and political movements.
BOOK REVIEWS
- Darwin Strikes Back: Defending the Science of
Intelligent Design
by Thomas Woodward
Reviewed by Jason Rosenhouse - Secularism & Science in the 21st Century
edited by Ariel Keysar and Barry A Kosmin
Reviewed by Lawrence S Lerner - Beyond the Firmament: Understanding Science
and the Theology of Creation
by Gordon J Glover
Reviewed by Stephen Matheson - Intelligent Design Versus Evolution
edited by Louise Gerdes
Reviewed by Michael K O'Sullivan