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Harvard Prof Will Explain Science to Baffled Small City America

Professor Oreskes writes articles with titles like “The Reason Some Republicans Mistrust Science: Their Leaders Tell Them To.” Read More ›
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What Is Intelligent Design and How Should We Defend It?

Intelligent design is a scientific theory that holds that many features of the universe and living things are best explained by an intelligent cause. Read More ›
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“Nothing More Deceptive than an Obvious Fact”

We are not saying DNA is like a message. Rather, DNA is a message. Read More ›
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On Academic Freedom Laws, National Law Review Takes a Tumble

What a mess would-be attorney Megan Sullivan has made of her research. Read More ›
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Where Design Explains, Darwinism Explains Away

Immediately you know these structures were designed. How should you know that? How did the scientists know that? Read More ›
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In South Dakota, More Groundless Alarm about Academic Freedom

South Dakota’s HB 1270, proposed this year, was a simple, straightforward academic freedom bill. Unfortunately, it did not pass. Read More ›
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Introducing the New “Conspiracism” Canard

Here’s a fresh twist on efforts to evade a debate about design in nature by associating ID with tendencies in thought that many people find disreputable. Read More ›
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State Action on Science Education: 2017 in a Nutshell

All this represents movement toward the ultimate goal: the best science education for public school students around the country. Read More ›
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Disregarding Fake News from Darwin Promoters, South Dakota Scientist Applauds Academic Freedom Bill

This year, South Dakota has an opportunity to encourage more scientific inquiry in the classroom. Read More ›

South Dakota Academic Freedom Bill Dies in Senate Education Committee

Importantly, none of the critics of the bill denied that there are legitimate scientific controversies around biological and chemical evolution. Read More ›

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