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homo erectus
human origins
Photo: Skull fragment, Homo erectus, by Commie cretan (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Do Fossils Demonstrate Human Evolution? Let’s Consider the Technical Literature

Far from “a nice clean example” of “gradualistic evolutionary change” that has “no gaps,” the fossil record shows a dramatic discontinuity. Read More ›
lunar eclipse
Dark Ages
Photo: In a lunar eclipse, the shape of the Earth, round not flat, is obvious; by Rocky Raybellvia Flickr(cropped).

Listen: “Not Dark Ages After All”

Educated people in the medieval period were well aware that the Earth is round, a fact immediately evident when you see a lunar eclipse. Read More ›
Walter Bradley
evolution
Photo: Walter Bradley, via Evolution News.

Walter Bradley on Just “Memorizing Stuff” in Biology Education

As we’ve already noted, Texas recently concluded its science standards streamlining process. Read More ›
Houston Chronicle HQ
Houston Chronicle
Photo: Houston Chronicle headquarters, by WhisperToMe (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Houston Chronicle, We’ve Got a Problem: Meet Fake News Reporter Andrea Zelinski

Zelinski’s articles portray the science standards battle as a struggle to introduce creationism or intelligent design into Texas’s science curriculum. Read More ›
newspaper vending machines (1)
Texas media
Photo: Newspaper vending machines, Austin, TX, by barryrjonesjr via Pixabay.

Seems Like Old Times: Texas Media (Again) Miss the Real Story on State’s Science Standards

At some point, you’d think reporters would be embarrassed about this sort of “zombie journalism.” Read More ›
closer look at policy
Texas
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A Closer Look — Evolution Advocates Spin Texas Science Standards

The Texas Board of Education voted last week to preserve requirements to exercise critical thinking on key evolution-related topics. Read More ›
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Texas
Photo: Texas State Capitol, via Wikicommons.

Texas Education Board Member: What the Board REALLY Did on Teaching Evolution

"The streamlined TEKS in biology continue to call for critical thinking in the study of theories such as evolution." Read More ›
Ide Trotter
Photo: Ide Trotter, PhD, Princeton-trained chemical engineer and Darwin skeptic, delivers testimony before the Texas State Board of Education.

Our Day in Austin, Defending Critical Analysis of Evolution

Here’s my quick take on the goings on, and on a Dallas Morning News story. Read More ›

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