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Florida State Capitol
Photo: Florida State Capitol, by Michael Rivera (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Shock: Florida Laws Would Give Floridians a Say on Science Education

Nature listens to the National Center for Science Education, promoting fears of "flat-Earthers." Read More ›
Free Science

New Website Advocates Free Science — An Idea Vital to the Progress of Knowledge

Let’s encourage dissent and embrace an authentically liberal approach to scientific inquiry. Read More ›
protestors
Photo: Protestors for the Great Barrier Reef, by Takver from Australia [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Disallowing Dissent: The Case of Peter Ridd

This is a familiar type of story to anyone who follows the news about academic freedom, especially on the subject of evolution. Read More ›
Lysenko_with_Stalin
Photo: Lysenko speaks, Stalin listens, via Wikicommons.

American Lysenkoism, and the Darwinists Who Embrace It

Today the term Lysenkoism applies to any use of government power to enforce scientific orthodoxy. Read More ›
University of Chicago campus
Photo: University of Chicago campus, by Leefon at en.wikipedia [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The (Ir)religious Theory of Evolution – A Darwinist Gets Called Out

University of Chicago evolutionist Jerry Coyne suffers from cognitive dissonance. Read More ›
Alabama State Capitol
Photo: Alabama State Capitol, by Eric Hunt (Own work) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons.

Proposed Evolution Education Policy, Alabama’s HB 258, Is Not a Good Idea

What could go wrong? First, if this bill were to be passed, it would be declared unconstitutional by the courts. Read More ›
Satyapal Singh
Satyapal Singh
Photo: Satyapal Singh, by Praketarya (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

In Indian Politics, Evolution News Helps to Stir Things Up

An Indian Cabinet minister, Satyapal Singh, with responsibility for education, had noted that Darwinian evolution is “scientifically wrong” and “not scientific.” Read More ›
panda

Of Pandas and Poor Journalism

Discovery, wonder, learning, exploration: That’s what we want young people to experience in science class. Read More ›
Summer Seminars
Jay Richards
Photo: Jay Richards, author of  The Privileged Planet, speaks to Summer Seminar students.

Quiet Self-Censorship and the Academic “Consensus”

Here is a sneak preview: Very shortly we will be opening up nominations for Censor of the Year. Read More ›
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fake news
Photo: Reporter at a press conference, 12/14/15, by D. Myles Cullen, via Department of Defense.

“Fake News” Isn’t a Phony Concept, as Media and Wikipedia Coverage of Intelligent Design Shows

The interesting psychological issue here turns upon the question of whether these people are deliberately lying or not. Read More ›

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