What’s Darwin got to do with it?
What’s Darwin got to do with it? When it comes to evolution, quite a bit! But many people don’t understand Darwin, or the emerging scientific theory of intelligent design. Here’s a book that helps make sense of it all in a way that is easily accessible for young students. A group of scholars, teachers, writers and illustrators teamed up to Read More ›
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Unlocking the Mystery of Life–
Preview To order DVD copies of Unlocking the Mystery of Life click here. Watch the full movie in chapters here! Unlocking the Mystery of Life(UMOL) a 58-minute science program exploring what DNA reveals about the origin of life documents how scientists are abandoning naturalistic explanations for the origin of genetic information and looking to theories of design for answers. In almost Read More ›
Key Resources for Parents and School Board Members
Are you a parent or a school board member interested in improving the teaching of evolution in your local schools? Below are resources you will find helpful as you try to do this, including materials you can print out and submit to your school board. These materials and resources describe why teaching “the full range of scientific views” about evolution Read More ›
Doubts Over Evolution Mount With Over 300 Scientists Expressing Skepticism With Central Tenet of Darwin’s Theory
SEATTLE — Since Discovery Institute first published its statement of dissent from Darwin in 2001, more than 300 scientists have courageously stepped forward and signed onto a growing list of scientists of all disciplines voicing their skepticism over the central tenets of Darwin’s theory of evolution and urging “careful examination of the evidence for Darwinian theory should be encouraged.” “A growing Read More ›
How to Teach the Controversy Legally
Want to teach the scientific controversy over evolution but aren’t sure what is allowable? This short video clearly and concisely summarizes the legal framework for teaching about evolution. A great resource for teachers, school board members, and parents, this video features interviews with scientists and legal scholars and explains how to teach the controversy over evolution in a legally responsible Read More ›
Regulatory Malpractice
In today’s parlance, George Washington was a victim of medical malpractice. When he became ill, he was bled by his doctors, which almost certainly hastened his death. Like Washington, the financial industry and its customers are now slowly being bled, which will be fatal for some. The “doctors” in this case are a group of politicians, tax and law enforcement Read More ›
State Specific Resources
OHIO Ohio Science Standards Resource Page TEXASTexas Textbook Information ALABAMA Alabama House Committee Adopts Revised Academic Freedom Bill on Evolution Legal Analysis of the Alabama House Substitute for SB 336 CALIFORNIACalifornians Say Teach Scientific Evidence Both For and Against Darwinian Evolution, Show New Polls GEORGIAGeorgia Resources Page (Includes Cobb. Co. information) MINNESOTAMinnesota Becomes Third State to Require Critical Analysis of Read More ›
Teaching about Scientific Dissent from Neo-Darwinism
In their recent Opinion article in TREE1, Eugenie Scott and Glenn Branch argue that teaching students that there is a scientific controversy about the ‘validity of evolution’ is ‘scientifically inappropriate and pedagogically irresponsible’. In so doing, Branch and Scott assume that they have critiqued my position on the teaching of evolution. But they fail to define their terms and engage the Read More ›