NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch spoke on "Twists and Turns in Teaching Evolution" for Skeptical Inquirer Presents on July 11, 2024, and his talk is now available online.
A description of the talk: "Controversies over the teaching of evolution in the public schools have rocked the nation over the past century. Evolution's foes have consistently used the same arguments, but their ambitions have shifted, from banning the teaching of evolution through balancing it with a supposed alternative to blunting it by claiming that evolution is scientifically disputed. In his talk, Glenn Branch of the National Center for Science Education will discuss the causes, history, and consequences of these controversies, explain the encouraging developments in evolution education over the last fifteen years as revealed by a recent study conducted by NCSE, and discuss what skeptics have done, and can continue to do, to help."
Branch is a frequent contributor to Skeptical Inquirer magazine and a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, both projects of the Center for Inquiry.
