Tag: National Center for Science Education (NCSE) | Page 3

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
July 3, 2020

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
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, Ann Reid, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), nature, science education}

In Nature, NCSE Downplays Critical Analysis of Evolution

_{Sarah Chaffee
July 3, 2020

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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The rosy picture the NCSE paints for advocates of pro-Darwin-only education is not quite accurate. Read More ›

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April 5, 2020

Categories
Science Education
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, __k-review, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ann Reid, climate change, Discovery Institute, education, equity, Evolution News, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), rigor, science, Science Education Policy, Seattle, students}

Where’s the Rigor? A Report from the Seattle AAAS Meeting

_{Science and Culture
April 5, 2020

Science Education

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Ultimately, Discovery Institute’s Science Education Policy is about sharpening students’ ability to interact critically with ideas in science. Read More ›

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Date
December 19, 2019

Categories
Evolution
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, __edited, Ann Reid, biologists, Darwin lobby, Darwinian theory, evolution, Evolution News, ID the Future, Los Angeles Times, matter, Michael Flannery, Michael Keas, molecules, National Center for Science Education (NCSE)}

Michael Flannery on the Unraveling Darwinian Paradigm

_{Science and Culture
December 19, 2019

Evolution

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Evolution is so well established, says a Darwin lobbyist, that questioning it is like doubting that matter is made of atoms. Really? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 7, 2019

Categories
Science Reporting
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, __edited, bias, Cambrian Explosion, Darwin on Trial, intelligent design, Kenneth Miller, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), New York Times, Phillip E. Johnson, Stephen Meyer, stroke, Stuart Kauffman, U.C. Berkeley, Washington Post}

Wonderful Profile of Phil Johnson in…the Washington Post?

_{David Klinghoffer
November 7, 2019

Science Reporting

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In a 2005 article, Michael Powell begins by half-apologetically acknowledging that his newspaper has, in the editorial pages, taken a harsher view of ID than he evidently does. 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

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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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Date
March 15, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, atheism, Brown University, Cornelius Hunter, DNA, evolution, genes, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jerry Coyne, just-so stories, Kenneth Miller, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Michael Behe, Monty Python, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, proteins, RNA, serendipity, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Why Evolution Is True}

Jerry Coyne, Ken Miller Revive a “Fishy Story”

_{Science and Culture
March 15, 2019

Intelligent Design

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Coyne is sure this is going to come as a rude shock, to our colleague and contributor Dr. Behe in particular, “a slap in the face of IDers like Michael Behe — a fish slap like the one below.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 20, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, chloroquine resistance, Daniel Dennett, Darwin Devolves, Douglas Futuyma, Eugene Koonin, evolution, Genetics (journal), Jerry Coyne, Joseph Thornton, Kenneth Miller, Laurence Moran, Michael Behe, Michael Lynch, Nathan Lents, National Academy of Sciences, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nicholas Matzke, oocyte, Plasmodium falciparum, PNAS, Response to Criticism, Richard Dawkins, Richard Lenski, Robert L. Summers, Russell Doolittle, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science (journal), Stephen Jay Gould, The Edge of Evolution}

From Swamidass on Chloroquine Resistance, a Response that Doesn’t Respond

_{Casey Luskin
February 20, 2019

Evolution

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Swamidass’s response doesn’t address our main arguments, but he indicates he is impressed by what Darwinian mechanisms accomplished in generating chloroquine resistance. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
October 5, 2018

Categories
Chemistry
Engineering
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, creationism, directed evolution, Douglas Axe, education, evolution, Frances Arnold, intelligent design, Matti Leisola, media, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), New York Times, Nobel Prize}

Word Games with Evolutionists

_{David Klinghoffer
October 5, 2018

Chemistry, Engineering, Evolution

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Coming from the National Center for Science Education or the New York Times, this is typical. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
September 6, 2018

Categories
Environment & Climate
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Reid, data, debate, EPA, evolution, inquiry, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Nature (journal), policy, science, skeptics, Wesley Smith}

Rigorous Inquiry and Ruffled Feathers

_{Sarah Chaffee
September 6, 2018

Environment & Climate, Life Sciences

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The NCSE is troubled, but this just sounds like solid science. I’m all for critical analysis of data, evaluating conclusions, and rigorous scientific inquiry. Read More ›