Tag: Tennessee | Page 2 | Science and Culture Today

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
April 29, 2025

Categories
Evolution
History of Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, ACLU, Colin Wright, Darwinism, Dayton, Donald Trump, evolutionary biologists, history, John Scopes, National Institutes of Health, private truth, public education, public truth, Salvo Magazine, Scopes Monkey Trial, Tennessee, transgenderism, Washington Post}

Scopes “Monkey” Trial Is Turning One Hundred

_{Denyse O’Leary
April 29, 2025

Evolution, History of Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Almost nothing happened quite the way the stereotypes have portrayed it since then. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 14, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, academic freedom, ACLU, Alabama, creation science, creationism, Discovery Institute, educators, Edwards v. Aguillard, Indiana, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, law, lawsuits, legislators, Louisiana, Louisiana Science Education Act, Mississippi, persecution, policymakers, politicization, public education, religious beliefs, Science Education Policy, scientific theories, strengths and weaknesses, Supreme Court, Tennessee, West Virginia}

West Virginia Passes Bill Protecting Teacher Rights to Answer Student Questions on “Scientific Theories”

_{Casey Luskin
March 14, 2024

Evolution, Science Education

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West Virginia joins Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Indiana, and Mississippi to become the sixth state to adopt some form of an academic freedom policy. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 15, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Science Reporting
Tagged
, California, children, Finland, Florida, France, gender-affirming care, hormones, ideology, National Health Service, Norway, policymakers, puberty, puberty blocking, Sweden, Tennessee}

England’s National Health Service Bans Most Puberty-Blocking

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 15, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine, Science Reporting

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The science is not settled. The time is long past for the woke media and medical associations to recognize this fact. Read More ›

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Author
Neil Thomas

Date
November 12, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aristotle, Darwinian theory, evolution, freedom of conscience, Great Britain, How I Came to Take Leave of Darwin (series), intelligent design, nature, paradigm shift, Paul Davies, Scopes Monkey Trial, Tennessee, Thomas Kuhn, United States, Unmoved Mover}

Intelligent Design and Natural Theology

_{Neil Thomas
November 12, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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How just is the imputation of “neo-creationist” tendencies to members of the intelligent design community? Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
August 4, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __edited, academic freedom, evolution, intelligent design, Louisiana, Massachusetts, science denial, science education, students, teachers, Tennessee}

In Massachusetts, Spreading Myths About Academic Freedom Legislation

_{Sarah Chaffee
August 4, 2019

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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In those few paragraphs, there’s a great deal of misinformation about academic freedom laws, how they harm science teaching and imperil students and educators. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
April 1, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __cedited, academic freedom bills, creationism, Donald Trump, Edwards v. Aguillard, evolution, fake news, First Amendment, Genesis, intelligent design, journalism, law, lawyer, legislation, Louisiana Science Education Act, mainstream science, Neo-Darwinism, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Supreme Court, Tennessee, United States, Zack Kopplin}

On Academic Freedom Laws, National Law Review Takes a Tumble

_{Sarah Chaffee
April 1, 2019

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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What a mess would-be attorney Megan Sullivan has made of her research. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
March 4, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, education, intelligent design, lawsuits, legislation, Louisiana, parents, religious beliefs, South Dakota, students, teachers, Tennessee}

In South Dakota, More Groundless Alarm about Academic Freedom

_{Sarah Chaffee
March 4, 2019

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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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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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
February 1, 2019

Categories
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, academic freedom bills, academic freedom day, Alabama, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, critical thinking, curriculum, Darwin Day, education, evolution, Free Science, Indiana, legislation, Louisiana, teachers, Tennessee}

Academic Freedom Resolutions — For Darwin Day, Another Valuable Option for Citizen Activists

_{Sarah Chaffee
February 1, 2019

Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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You may already know about academic freedom bills — such as those passed in Louisiana in 2008 and Tennessee in 2012. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 5, 2018

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Arizona, creationism, Discovery Institute, education, evolution, Granville Sewell, gravity, high school, hysteria, lawmakers, legislation, Louisiana Science Education Act, Neo-Darwinism, Sarah Chaffee, teachers, Tennessee, textbook, The American Spectator}

Chaffee, Sewell: “Evolution — More Certain Than Gravity?”

_{David Klinghoffer
August 5, 2018

Biology, Science Education

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“Imagine two science teachers. Mr. Smith expects students simply to memorize and correctly regurgitate.” Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 25, 2018

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Center for Science and Culture, creationism, critical thinking, education, evolution, evolutionary theory, Free Science, intelligent design, lawsuits, Louisiana, Louisiana Science Education Act, religion, science denial, scientific inquiry, students, teachers, Tennessee, Zack Kopplin}

Louisiana Science Education Act Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 25, 2018

Science Education

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The LSEA demonstrates that we don’t have to teach evolution dogmatically in public schools. Read More ›