NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2015/02/20
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2015-02-20 15:22.
National Center for Science Education
(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, A preview of Anthony D. Barnosky's Dodging Extinction for your reading pleasure.
A PREVIEW OF DODGING EXTINCTION NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview of Anthony D. Barnosky's Dodging Extinction: Power, Food, Money, and the Future of Life on Earth (University of California Press, 2014). The preview consists of the preface and chapter 1, "The Last Ones Standing." Barnosky writes, "just as we humans can put tens of thousands of species at risk of extinction, we also have the power to pull species back from the brink, using the right combination of human ingenuity, carrots, and sticks." Barnosky is a Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, Curator in the Museum of Paleontology, and Research Paleoecologist in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley. “When a paleontologist warns that something very unusual in Earth's history is taking place right now, everyone ought to pay attention," writes Elizabeth Kolbert, the author of The Sixth Extinction. "Dodging Extinction should serve as a wake-up call to the world." For the preview of Dodging Extinction (PDF), visit: http://ncse.com/book-excerpt For information about the book from its publisher, visit: http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520274372 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 castigating a Wall Street Journal editorial: http://ncse.com/blog/2015/02/say-what-daniel-henninger-worst-argument-ever-0016194 * Steven Newton pondering a dubious honor for Neil DeGrasse Tyson: http://ncse.com/blog/2015/02/neil-degrasse-tyson-as-censor-year-0016195 * Minda Berbeco discussing how snow days are teachable moments: http://ncse.com/blog/2015/02/that-dam-snow-0016197 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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