NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2014/08/15
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2014-08-15 14:40.
National Center for Science Education
(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists adds its voice for evolution.
ASIH ADDS ITS VOICE FOR EVOLUTION The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, a society dedicated to the scientific study and conservation of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles, added its voice for evolution at its 2008 meeting by passing the following resolution. *** WHEREAS it is necessary for an educated citizen to be scientifically literate, and WHEREAS the theory of evolution is the basis of the biological sciences including medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists supports the teaching of the scientific method and the theory of evolution, and opposes the inclusion of supernatural explanations such as intelligent design creationism and the denigration of evolution as a controversial, weak, or false scientific explanation, in public school biology classes. *** ASIH's statement is now reproduced, by permission, on NCSE's website, and will also be contained in the fourth edition of Voices for Evolution, NCSE's collection of organizational statements supporting the teaching of evolution. For information about ASIH, visit: http://www.asih.org/ And for NCSE's Voices for Evolution, visit: http://ncse.com/voices WHAT'S NEW FROM THE SCIENCE LEAGUE OF AMERICA Have you been visiting NCSE's blog, The Science League of America, recently? If not, then you've missed: * Stephanie Keep finding a teachable moment with ebola and tobacco: http://ncse.com/blog/2014/08/ebola-tobacco-teachable-moment-0015799 * Glenn Branch continuing to ponder the geography of the flat earth: http://ncse.com/blog/2014/08/rim-at-end-world-0015777 * Ann Reid relating the curious incident of the fly in the night: http://ncse.com/blog/2014/08/curious-incident-fly-night-0015803 And much more besides! For The Science League of America, visit: http://ncse.com/blog Thanks for reading. And don't forget to visit NCSE's website -- http://ncse.com -- where you can always find the latest news on evolution and climate education and threats to them. -- Sincerely, Glenn Branch Deputy Director National Center for Science Education, Inc. 420 40th Street, Suite 2 Oakland, CA 94609-2509 510-601-7203 x303 fax: 510-601-7204 800-290-6006 branch@ncse.com http://ncse.com Check out NCSE's new blog, Science League of America: http://ncse.com/blog Read Reports of the NCSE on-line: http://reports.ncse.com Subscribe to NCSE's free weekly e-newsletter: http://groups.google.com/group/ncse-news NCSE is on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/evolution.ncse http://www.youtube.com/NatCen4ScienceEd http://twitter.com/ncse NCSE's work is supported by its members. Join today! http://ncse.com/join
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