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Welcome to a New Blog by Our Darwin-Lobbying Friends at the NCSE; but First a Question

The National Center for Science Education has launched a new blog, called the "Science League of America," with the stated goal of "Defending the Teaching of Evolution & Climate Science." Read More ›

Indiana Professors Question Ball State University’s Disregard For Rules on Academic Freedom

The slickest way for administrators to dodge the requirements of academic freedom is to dodge the faculty handbook, which is what BSU has done, as Kelly and Murphy point out. Read More ›

Epigenetics and Disease: Thinking Outside the Box

Science should be about exploring uncharted territories from varying, even unpopular, perspectives rather than confining ourselves to research that has been blessed by convention. Read More ›
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Setting the Record Straight about Guillermo Gonzalez’s Denial of Tenure by Iowa State University

The real reasons Gonzalez did not get tenure at ISU were simple: discrimination and intolerance. Read More ›
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To Go Along with the Flight Premiere in Seattle, a Very Cool Bonus

The Museum of Flight will be giving those in attendance free access to the Personal Courage Wing, complete with 18 and 10 exhibits respectively of World War I and World War II fighter aircraft. Read More ›

Statement from Astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez about His New Position at Ball State University

"In my opinion, the controversy surrounding my hire is artificial -- largely generated by one activist blogger who is not an astronomer." Read More ›

Is Intelligent Design Too "Transgressive" to Tolerate? More on the Investigation of Ball State University Physicist Eric Hedin

In deciding the fate of a vulnerable, untenured scientist, Professor Juli Eflin may be the wild card. Read More ›

More than 7,000 Urge Ball State University to Protect Academic Freedom of Professor Eric Hedin

Discovery Institute has delivered a petition to Ball State University from more than 7,000 people, including more than 1,200 residents of Indiana, urging the university to defend the academic freedom of assistant professor of physics Eric Hedin. Read More ›

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