News tagged with scopes monkey trial
Tennessee opens door to creationism in public schools
A law to allow public school teachers to challenge the scientific consensus on issues like climate change and evolution will soon take effect in the southern US state of Tennessee.
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Tennessee seeks to question evolution in bill
US conservative Christians and science advocates are clashing again, this time in Tennessee over a bill that would allow debate in public schools over theories like evolution.
Apr 09, 2012 |
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce pushes for 'Scopes Monkey Trial' of global warming science
The nation's largest business lobby wants to put the science of global warming on trial. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, trying to ward off potentially sweeping federal emissions regulations, is pushing the Environmental Protection ...
Aug 25, 2009 |
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US panel votes to bar climate funding
A panel of the US Congress on Thursday moved to bar foreign assistance related to climate change, defying President Barack Obama's calls to contribute as part of an international accord.
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Educational historian looks at origins of the culture wars
It did not take long for Binghamton University educational historian Adam Laats to look to the past for answers while teaching high school in Wisconsin.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Teaching evolution: Legal victories aren't enough
In many ways, much has changed since the famous Scopes Monkey trial of 1925. In recent years, US courts have consistently ruled that teaching explicitly religious alternatives to evolution in public schools is a violation ...
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May 20, 2008 |
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Science losing war over evolution
This just in from the front lines of the battle between evolution and intelligent design: evolution is losing. That's the assessment of Randy Olson, a Harvard-trained evolutionary biologist turned filmmaker ...
Feb 09, 2006 |
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Evolution revolution
The blue-footed booby, the giant turtle and the horned toad are among several unusual creatures currently on show at The American Museum of Natural History. They form part of new exhibition, running until May ...
Nov 22, 2005 |
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Darwinism on trial in Kansas
Kansas is reportedly ready to approve teaching standards requiring Darwin's theory of evolution be challenged in the classroom.
Sep 06, 2005 |
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