Tag: Glenn Branch

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 25, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, common descent, creationists, Eugenie Scott, evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary biology, Glenn Branch, Michael Behe, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), unguided evolution, University of Michigan}

Survey Artificially Inflates the Percentage of Americans who “Accept Evolution”

_{Casey Luskin
August 25, 2021

Evolution

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Whether their question was chosen intentionally to inflate the degree of support for “evolution,” I cannot say. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 8, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, Ann Reid, creationism, Darwinian evolution, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, Evolution: Education and Outreach, Glenn Branch, intelligent design, methodology, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Nature (journal), Next Generation Science Standards, scientists, survey, teachers}

Survey Misclassifies Darwin-Doubting Teachers

_{Casey Luskin
July 8, 2020

Evolution

13}

This project cannot tell us how many students are taught evolution dogmatically and how many are studying it scientifically. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 19, 2019

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Science Reporting
Tagged
, __edited, Alfred Russel Wallace, alt-right, bipedalism, Bronx Zoo, Discovery Institute, education, Galápagos Islands, Glenn Branch, human evolution, Human Zoos, humans, James Watson, John West, Mind and Cosmos, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Next Generation Science Standards, Ota Benga, phylogenetic trees, primates, public education, Sarah Chaffee, Texas, The Kingdom of Speech, Thomas Nagel, Tom Wolfe}

From The Atlantic on Teaching Human Evolution, a Bit of Rare Honesty in Reporting

_{David Klinghoffer
September 19, 2019

Biology, Science Education, Science Reporting

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With permission from John West and Sarah Chaffee, here is the full text of their interview with staff writer Olga Khazan. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 30, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom bills, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, education, Eugenie Scott, Glenn Branch, indoctrination, legislation, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), strengths and weaknesses, teachers}

From Darwin-Only National Center for Science Education, a Pre-April Fools’ Day Gag?

_{David Klinghoffer
March 30, 2019

Evolution, Science Education

2}

So they’re finally admitting to what we’ve been saying for years — that evolution “indoctrination,” not education, is what they favor? Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
August 7, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, Christianity, creationism, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, finch beaks, Georgia, Glenn Branch, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), National Museum of Natural History, Next Generation Science Standards, public education, religion, Richard Dawkins, science, Scientific American, teachers, theology, vestigial structures}

Using Religion to Push Evolution in Public School Biology Class — What Could Go Wrong?

_{Sarah Chaffee
August 7, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Philosophy

11}

A much better approach would be no religion in biology class, and more science. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 8, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, creationism, curriculum, evolution, Florida, Glenn Branch, legislation, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), nature, Neo-Darwinism, science, science education}

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

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 8, 2018

Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 19, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science Education
Tagged
, __edited, "God of the gaps", academic freedom, Alabama, blood clotting, creationism, education, fossil record, Glenn Branch, intelligent design, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Of Pandas and People, public education, Science Education Policy, Skeptical Inquirer, Stephen Meyer, tiktaalik}

Of Pandas and Poor Journalism

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 19, 2018

Intelligent Design, Science Education

6}

Discovery, wonder, learning, exploration: That’s what we want young people to experience in science class. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 11, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, Glenn Branch, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Kenneth Miller, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Panda's Thumb, Wikipedia}

How “Notable” Do You Really Have to Be to Merit a Wikipedia Entry?

_{David Klinghoffer
October 11, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Freedom

3}

Yesterday we reported that Wikipedia editors erased the entry for distinguished paleontolgist Günter Bechly, a proponent of the theory of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 17, 2017

Categories
Science Education
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, climate change, CNN, education, evolution, fake news, Glenn Branch, National Center for Science Education (NCSE)}

CNN: National Center for Science Education “Promotes Science Over Ideology”; What!?

_{David Klinghoffer
June 17, 2017

Science Education, Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

2}

A CNN story laments that some teachers and students are skeptical of climate change. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 28, 2017

Categories
Science Reporting
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, creationism, Discovery Institute, evolution, Glenn Branch, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, National Center for Science Education (NCSE)}

From Vice, the Usual Baloney on Academic Freedom Laws

_{David Klinghoffer
May 28, 2017

Science Reporting, Scientific Freedom

4}

The reporter’s credibility really dissolves when she turns, inevitably, to the Dover case. Read More ›