Glenn Branch
@glennbranch.bsky.social
Deputy Director, NCSE. Views expressed on BlueSky are my own and not necessarily NCSE's.
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Glenn Branch
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International Handbook of Research on STEAM Curriculum and Practice
This comprehensive handbook delves into timely issues in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts/architecture, and mathematics) curriculum and praxis. Cutting-edge research will help STEAM educa...
www.routledge.com
"Overcoming Obstacles to Evolution and Climate Change Education: A Synoptic Review from a US Perspective," by yours truly, Don Haas (@drdonhaas.bsky.social), and Jamie L. Jensen, is now published!
If you enjoyed "Death by Lightning," then surely you will want to know about James A. Garfield's participation in a debate over evolution in 1858.
Garfield’s Evolution Debate | National Center for Science Education
ncse.ngo
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
If you enjoyed "Death by Lightning," then surely you will want to know about James A. Garfield's participation in a debate over evolution in 1858.
A hilarious look at Fuel-less -- a Big Oil-funded propaganda featurette indebted to the movie Clueless -- from Climate Town (@climatetown.bsky.social).
The Forbidden Film Big Oil Tried to Erase
YouTube video by Climate Town
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
A hilarious look at Fuel-less -- a Big Oil-funded propaganda featurette indebted to the movie Clueless -- from Climate Town (@climatetown.bsky.social).
Here's the piece itself.
A Century Ago, a High School Teacher From a Small Tennessee Town Ignited a National Debate Over Human Evolution
The Scopes “monkey trial” garnered international attention, and the battle that was fought continues in some form in other states today
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Here's the piece itself.
Dan Falk (@danfalk.bsky.social)'s piece about the Scopes trial, which included comments from yours truly, was among Smithsonian magazine's top ten stories for 2025!
Ten Top Smithsonian Stories of 2025, From Eerie Clay Puppets With Detachable Heads to a New Look at the American Revolution
The magazine’s most-read articles of the year included a deep dive on the Scopes "monkey trial," an interview with award-winning documentarians and a profile of quintuplets who found fame during the G...
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Dan Falk (@danfalk.bsky.social)'s piece about the Scopes trial, which included comments from yours truly, was among Smithsonian magazine's top ten stories for 2025!
"Calling 2025 a disaster for the environment and renewable energy would be an insult to disasters," writes Mark Gongloff (@markgongloff.bsky.social).
The Lows of the Trump Administration’s Climate Onslaught
The government rolled back progress on the environment in at least 180 ways in 2025, and it’s just getting started.
www.bloomberg.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Calling 2025 a disaster for the environment and renewable energy would be an insult to disasters," writes Mark Gongloff (@markgongloff.bsky.social).
In which I investigate Oscar Wilde's views on Darwin.
Running Wilde | National Center for Science Education
I’ve always liked Tim M.
ncse.ngo
December 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
In which I investigate Oscar Wilde's views on Darwin.
If I had a dime for every time I complained about that...
December 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If I had a dime for every time I complained about that...
A nice piece in The Progressive on climate change in higher education from Jill Webb. Thanks to Joe Henderson (@josephenderson.bsky.social) for drawing my attention to it!
The Push to Make U.S. College Students Climate Literate
Students and professors at universities across the country are pushing for general education requirements to equip students to combat climate change.
progressive.org
December 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A nice piece in The Progressive on climate change in higher education from Jill Webb. Thanks to Joe Henderson (@josephenderson.bsky.social) for drawing my attention to it!
Reposted by Glenn Branch
In which I describe the links between Trump, creationism, ID, Christian Nationalism, and the book at the centre of the case; fear that the judgement will be undermined or, worse, bypassed; and show that this book contains errors of scientific reasoning that would disgrace an undergraduate.
Creationism in the classroom: does it matter? Kitzmiller 20 years on - 3 Quarks Daily
by Paul Braterman
3quarksdaily.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
In which I describe the links between Trump, creationism, ID, Christian Nationalism, and the book at the centre of the case; fear that the judgement will be undermined or, worse, bypassed; and show that this book contains errors of scientific reasoning that would disgrace an undergraduate.
A spectacular look back at Kitzmiller v. Dover, from Witold "Vic" Walczak.
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District – A 20-year Retrospective on Using the Law to Defend Scientific Integrity - ACLU of Pennsylvania
Twenty years ago, in December of 2005, a federal court in Pennsylvania issued a ruling in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District that an effort to teach so-called Intelligent Design Creationism as a...
www.aclupa.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A spectacular look back at Kitzmiller v. Dover, from Witold "Vic" Walczak.
"Researchers who have downplayed the threat of global warming have been asked to author the next National Climate Assessment." What a coincidence.
It’s the gold standard of US climate research. Contrarians could write the next one.
Researchers who have downplayed the threat of global warming have been asked to author the next National Climate Assessment.
www.eenews.net
December 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Researchers who have downplayed the threat of global warming have been asked to author the next National Climate Assessment." What a coincidence.
It's beginning to look a lot like Kitzmas...
Happy 8th Kitzmas! | National Center for Science Education
’Twas the night before Kitzmas and all through the land, No creationist was stirring, not even Ken Ham; The briefs had been drafted and filed with great care, In hopes that Judge Jones’s decision’d be...
ncse.ngo
December 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It's beginning to look a lot like Kitzmas...
Reposted by Glenn Branch
PRI has made the New York Times!
We are still struggling, but December has had a number of substantial gifts and substantial number of smaller gifts. We will still be open come January, but still need support. Donation link in the next message.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/s...
We are still struggling, but December has had a number of substantial gifts and substantial number of smaller gifts. We will still be open come January, but still need support. Donation link in the next message.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/s...
An Engine of Fossil Discovery Fights Its Own Extinction
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
PRI has made the New York Times!
We are still struggling, but December has had a number of substantial gifts and substantial number of smaller gifts. We will still be open come January, but still need support. Donation link in the next message.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/s...
We are still struggling, but December has had a number of substantial gifts and substantial number of smaller gifts. We will still be open come January, but still need support. Donation link in the next message.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/s...
There are too many climate change deniers in Congress and the administration.
Climate Deniers of the 119th Congress and the Second Trump Administration
A new CAP analysis finds that the federal government is rife with officials who deny climate change in leadership positions within the executive branch, presidential Cabinet, and Congress.
www.americanprogress.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There are too many climate change deniers in Congress and the administration.
In which I apologize to the philosopher William Pepperell Montague, whose denunciation of the Butler Act I overlooked.
Sorry, Montague! | National Center for Science Education
ncse.ngo
December 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In which I apologize to the philosopher William Pepperell Montague, whose denunciation of the Butler Act I overlooked.
Presumably no polar bears were invited to respond to the poll.
Surprising Perceptions of Climate in the Canadian Arctic
A significant proportion of surveyed Canadian Arctic residents believe climate change was either caused by natural changes or that the scientific evidence about climate change was not sufficient.
www.highnorthnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Presumably no polar bears were invited to respond to the poll.
William Trollinger dissects a creationist's attempt to review Keeping the Faith, Brenda Wineapple's excellent book about the Scopes trial.
Whitewashing History: Jerry Bergman’s Review of “Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation,” by Brenda Wineapple
by William Trollinger Burning of 80 ft. cross, KKK, August 9, 1925. Jerry Bergman’s campaign to invent an anti-racist William Jennings Bryan continues apace. This time, it involves a review of Bren…
rightingamerica.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
William Trollinger dissects a creationist's attempt to review Keeping the Faith, Brenda Wineapple's excellent book about the Scopes trial.
Reposted by Glenn Branch
Climate.gov went dark at the end of June 2025. So we missed: ENSO blogs, Polar Vortex blogs, Monthly Climate Outlooks, State of the Climate highlights, Arctic/Antarctic Sea Ice posts, Event Tracker articles, a Winter Outlook, and Global Climate Summaries.
Let's bring it back. #ClimateForUs
Let's bring it back. #ClimateForUs
December 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Climate.gov went dark at the end of June 2025. So we missed: ENSO blogs, Polar Vortex blogs, Monthly Climate Outlooks, State of the Climate highlights, Arctic/Antarctic Sea Ice posts, Event Tracker articles, a Winter Outlook, and Global Climate Summaries.
Let's bring it back. #ClimateForUs
Let's bring it back. #ClimateForUs
Reposted by Glenn Branch
December 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Glenn Branch
Climate.us has received an endorsement from former NOAA Administrator Lubchenco, for sustaining access to climate information. #ClimateForUs
December 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Climate.us has received an endorsement from former NOAA Administrator Lubchenco, for sustaining access to climate information. #ClimateForUs
Hey, Big Applers! A reminder that I will be participating in a panel discussion on "Evolution on Trial: 100 Years after Scopes" at the AMNH, 7:00 p.m. on December 11.
Scopes Trial Revisited: Teaching Evolution 100 Years Later | AMNH
In this event, experts will revisit ongoing debates over science, religion, and education in America 100 years after the Scopes Trial.
www.amnh.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hey, Big Applers! A reminder that I will be participating in a panel discussion on "Evolution on Trial: 100 Years after Scopes" at the AMNH, 7:00 p.m. on December 11.
In which I identify the original target of the epithet "just-so story."
Just-So Stories | National Center for Science Education
ncse.ngo
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In which I identify the original target of the epithet "just-so story."
Ben Santer describes his career-long struggle against climate change denial.
A climate scientist reflects on 30 years fighting the 'forces of unreason'
Thirty years ago, the IPCC agreed on a historic finding: “The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.”
thebulletin.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Ben Santer describes his career-long struggle against climate change denial.
If you were curious about my view of the recent book Creation through Evolution, ed. N. P. G. Austriaco, you're in luck! @philosophyinreview.bsky.social
Vol. 45 No. 4 (2025): November
| Philosophy in Review
journals.uvic.ca
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If you were curious about my view of the recent book Creation through Evolution, ed. N. P. G. Austriaco, you're in luck! @philosophyinreview.bsky.social