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- Does Expelled Belong in the Science Classroom?
Kevin Fisher
Now available on DVD, should Expelled be used as a supplement in science classes? - Books: Biological Lives
Read about key players in scientific discoveries, evolutionary theory, and the advancement of knowledge about the natural world. - NCSE On the Road
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SPECIAL FEATURES
- A Rude Introduction to Expelled
Eugenie C Scott
When asked to appear in a film, NCSE's executive director usually accepts. But this time, there was a twist. - Bait and Switch: Expelled's Questionable Interview Tactics
Anne D Holden and Eugenie C Scott
And it turns out that the producers of Expelled were less than forthcoming with other evolution advocates they sought for the film. - Marketing Expelled
Anne D Holden and Eugenie C Scott
Opening weekend box office numbers are important to the success of a film. How Expelled's producers pulled those numbers up. - Expelled Tanks at the Box Office After Big Start
Eugenie C Scott
The first weekend was strong, but then ... not so much. - Expelled's Copyright Woes
Glenn Branch
Some "borrowed" segments caused legal headaches. - Ben in His Own Words
Excerpts from interviews with narrator Ben Stein. - Trouble Ahead for Science
Kenneth R Miller
This pale imitation of science will not prepare US students to make future progress in health, agriculture, technology, engineering, or conservation. - Expelled and the Reviewers
Glenn Branch
The movie may have sold a lot of tickets, but only 10% of independent reviewers had anything positive to say about the film. - Creationists' Culture Wars: Hollywood Style
Robert T Pennock
Expelled is another front on the attack on science. "Academic freedom" bills are the most recent weapons. - Meet the Martyrs: Caroline Crocker
Carrie Sager and Andrea Bottaro
She claims she was "fired", but she kept on teaching. - Meet the Martyrs: Guillermo Gonzalez
Carrie Sager
The astronomer was denied tenure.Was it more than just involvement in ID? - Meet the Martyrs: Richard Sternberg
Carrie Sager and Eugenie C Scott
He resigned before he allowed a controversial paper in print, then claimed persecution. - Meet the Martyrs: Robert Marks, Pamela Winnick, Michael Egnor
Carrie Sager
Their professional lives ruined? Not by Big Science! - Expelled Errors: Challenging Science
Carrie Sager and Joshua Rosenau
The real story of how science treats dissenters. - Expelled Errors: Evolution
Joshua Rosenau and Eugenie C Scott
The film's errors in describing evolutionary science. - Expelled Errors: "Intelligent Design"
Eugenie C Scott and Joshua Rosenau
One would expect the film at least to get this right. - Expelled Errors: Science and Religion
Eugenie C Scott and Peter MJ Hess
If evolution equals atheism, why do so many religious denominations accept it? - Expelled Errors: Hitler and Eugenics
Joshua Rosenau and Susan Spath
Hitler did not need evolution to support his ambitions. - Divergence over Expelled
Glenn Branch
Who liked it; who didn't. And why? - Why Re-Invent the Crystal?
Gary Hurd
The film avoided asking anyone whose research actually focuses on the relationship between inorganic crystals and early life.