National Center for Science Education
Oakland, CA, United States. | |
Method | Teacher training and science advocacy |
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Key people | Amanda L. Townley, Executive Director (2023) |
Website | ncse |
The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a
NCSE is currently a member of the National Coalition Against Censorship.[5]
History
In 1980
In the 1990s, based upon its monitoring of creationist efforts, it issued warnings of high levels of official anti-evolutionism and a "sharp surge upwards" in creationist attacks on evolution, including attempts to downgrade evolution from "fact" to "theory" (see
The organization's supporters include
Amanda L. Townley has been the organization's Executive Director since December 2023. She replaced Ann Reid, who had been appointed to the position in 2013. Previously, Eugenie C. Scott served as executive director for 27 years, 1986 to 2013.[10][11]
Activities and programs
The NCSE maintains up-to-date listings of current events and information regarding creationist and antievolution advocacy, as well as about evolution education.[12] Historian of science Michael Shermer describes its website as being one of "the two best resources on the Internet on the evolution/creation topic" (the other being TalkOrigins Archive).[13] The NCSE also opposes intelligent design and other "alternatives" to evolution because it says they are misleading euphemisms for creationism.[14]
NCSE "is religiously neutral, though it cooperates nationally and locally with religious organizations, as well as scientific and educational organizations like the
The NCSE offers a variety of lecturers, including biologists, anthropologists, philosophers, and theologians, for topics relating to evolution, science, and education.[17] Also it hosts activities including trips and conferences.[18] It publishes Reports of the National Center for Science Education bimonthly, containing peer-reviewed articles, book reviews, and news.[19] From 1980 to 1997, it published the Creation/Evolution Journal, which has since been merged into Reports of the National Center for Science Education.[20] Additionally, it publishes books, such as a compilation of scientific analyses of creationist books.[21]
In 2003, the NCSE gained international attention with Project Steve.[22]
In 2005, the NCSE assisted the plaintiffs in
In April 2008, the NCSE launched Expelled Exposed, a website critical of the alleged documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed starring Ben Stein.[25] The website received press attention and a large amount of traffic.[26]
In 2012, the NCSE announced they would be engaged in efforts to keep climate change education, and global warming issues, safe from threats from special interests.[27] They have developed a series of lessons addressing climate change misconceptions and offer teacher training through a Teacher Ambassador program. [28]
Media
Scott offered scientific views about the creationist and intelligent design movements. She noted, "it would be unfair to tell students that there is a serious dispute going on among scientists whether evolution took place. There's not." She further noted that"a lot of the time the creationists ... they'll search through scientific journals and try to pull out something they think demonstrates evolution doesn't work and there is a kind of interesting rationale behind it. Their theology is such that if one thing is wrong with the Bible you have to throw it all out so that's why Genesis has to be interpreted literally. They look at science the same way. If one little piece of the evolutionary puzzle doesn't fit the whole thing has to go." Scott then explained "that's not the way science is done."
In November 2007 Scott discussed the NCSE's exploration of
Staff
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Officers and Directors
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See also
- Anti-evolution
- Climate change denial
- Creation and evolution in public education in the United States
- Creationism
- Education in the United States
- Environmental groups and resources serving K–12 schools
- Evolution
- Fundamentalist–Modernist controversy#Background: Darwinism and Christianity
- Intelligent design
- Intelligent design movement
- National Council for Science and the Environment, an unrelated non-profit business-research alliance on environmental policy
- Teach the Controversy
- Wedge strategy
Notes
- ^ a b "About NCSE". National Center for Science Education. January 2012. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions about NCSE". January 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- OCLC 494445311.
- ^ "AAAS Affiliates". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "The Coalition". National Coalition Against Censorship. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ Numbers(2006) p353
- ^ History of NCSE, National Center for Science Education
- ^ Tom McIver in Isis, quoted in Eugenie C. Scott's Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction, National Center for Science Education
- ^ Numbers(2006) p2
- ^ Oh, Paul (23 October 2023). "NCSE names Amanda L. Townley next executive director". National Center for National Education. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "NCSE's new executive director". National Center for Science Education. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ISBN 978-0-313-33953-0.
- ^ Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown, Michael Shermer, 2004
- ^ "Facing Challenges to Evolution Education". National Center for Science Education. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Numbers(2006) p354
- ^ The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins, pp66-67
- ^ "Staff". National Center for Science Education. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "NCSE Events". National Center for Science Education. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "Reports of the National Center for Science Education". National Center for Science Education. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "Creation/Evolution Journal". Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "NCSE Books". National Center for Science Education. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ Project Steve, National Center for Science Education, Last updated October 25, 2008, retrieved November 4, 2008.
- ^ Deception by Design, Lenny Flank, Lenny Flank, Jr., 2007
- ^ Wikisource:Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, p32
- ^ "Expelled flunks the test". National Center for Science Education. April 15, 2008. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ "Expelled exposed". National Center for Science Education. April 18, 2008. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ Reardon, Sara (January 17, 2012). "Education Advocates Enter the Climate Tempest". ScienceInsider. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Archived from the original on 2013-03-08.
- ^ Richard Saunders (January 20, 2019). "The Skeptic Zone". www.skepticzone.tv/ (Podcast). Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "Darwin Under The Microscope: Questioning Darwinism". Uncommon Knowledge. December 7, 2001. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ "In Whose Image? Evolution and Spirituality". Uncommon Knowledge. December 7, 2001. Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ "Creationism". Bullshit!. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ^ "Judgment Day in the news". National Center for Science Education. November 15, 2007. Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ^ "OUR PEOPLE". National Center for Science Education. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
References
- ISBN 0-674-02339-0.