NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/09/07
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-09-07 14:55. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear friends of NCSE, A sign of progress in South Korea. NCSE's Eugenie C. Scott receives the Richard Dawkins award from the Atheist Alliance of America. NCSE's Mark McCaffrey and Joshua Rosenau argue that science literacy still matters. And reservations are now available for NCSE's next excursion to the Grand Canyon.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/08/31
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-08-31 14:32. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A Bill Nye video on the creationism/evolution controversy goes viral. Plus a new issue of Reports of the NCSE is available, The New York Times covers climate change in zoos and aquariums, and two NCSE staffers discuss climate change issues at the Daily Kos blog.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/08/24
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-08-24 15:15. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A pair of interviews with Eugenie C. Scott on science denial. Renewed concern about the public funding of private schools that teach creationism in Louisiana. And a glimpse of Global Weirdness.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/08/17
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-08-17 14:32. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A new survey on Canadian public opinion on climate change. Plus potentially bad news for evolution education in both Missouri and Kentucky.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/08/10
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-08-10 13:47. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, NCSE's Eugenie C. Scott is interviewed in Minnesota about the state of climate change education, and NCSE's Glenn Branch reviews a book about the search for the historical Eden.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/08/03
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-08-03 21:35. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A change of mind for a scientist who doubted climate change. And sad news of the death of former NCSE employee Skip Evans.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/07/27
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-07-27 17:11. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, Louisiana is about to fund the teaching of creationism to the tune of 11.6 million dollars, according to a young activist. Plus a reminder that NCSE speakers are ready, willing, and able to discuss evolution and climate education.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/07/20
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-07-20 20:04. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, A new issue of Evolution: Education and Outreach and a preview of How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/07/13
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-07-13 13:45. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, Encouraging news from South Korea and a new batch of videos on NCSE's YouTube channel.
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NCSE Evolution and Climate Education Update for 2012/07/06
Submitted by Peter Burns on Fri, 2012-07-06 14:55. National Center for Science Education(by NCSE Deputy Director Glenn Branch)
Dear Friends of NCSE, The latest twist in the Freshwater saga. A new poll on climate change. And a new discussion of the challenges to teaching evolution from Michael Berkman and Eric Plutzer, the authors of Evolution, Creationism, and the Battle to Control America's Classrooms.
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