By Tana Ganeva / AlterNetNov 6, 2015
From killer asteroids to human genitals, there's not a lot of evidence for intelligent design, says astrophysicist and science communicator Tyson. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Zack KopplinMar 8, 2013
Everyone agrees that our students should learn how to think critically, but the misnamed and misguided Louisiana Science Education Act subverts that goal by sneaking creationism and other pseudo-science into public school science classrooms.Everyone agrees that our students should learn how to think critically, but the Louisiana Science Education Act subverts that goal by sneaking creationism into public school science classrooms. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 3, 2013
Zack Kopplin, a 19-year-old Rice University student waging a national campaign in defense of science education, spoke with Bill Moyers about his opposition to laws that make it easier to teach creationism in public schools. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 23, 2012
Reason has a new friend: 19-year-old Zack Kopplin played a crucial role in getting the Orleans Parish School Board to ban creationism from its campuses. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 4, 2012
Trust in science as a means of discovering and understanding reality has declined among self-identified conservatives since the mid-1970s, sociologists at the University of North Carolina found, and even more so in recent years if they held high level university degrees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMar 26, 2007
If the Christian right succeeds in legitimizing creation "science," it will strike a critical blow against the basic principles that make our society work. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 19, 2006
The official Vatican newspaper lauds a judge in Pennsylvania for tossing intelligent design out of the classroom. Anyone hear the galloping of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 21, 2005
It's good to know that some of our judges are standing up to the fundamentalists A federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled today that a public school district can't require the inclusion of "intelligent design" in biology classes as an alternative to evolution See story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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