The Republican campaign to stop the U.S. EPA from protecting the climate Β» Yale Climate Connections
An audacious effort to destroy climate regulations is likely headed for a showdown at the Supreme Court.
I read EPAβs 302-page proposal to nuke the endangered endangerment finding so that you donβt have to, and wrote about what the insanity all means for @climateconnections.bsky.social. Thanks to @gregdotson.bsky.social, @hausfath.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social for the input. Article & π§΅(1/14):
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A Century of Conflict Over Evolution Education
A new book examines the legacy of Tennessee v. Scopes, offering a warning about future litigation over the teaching of evolution in America.
In his review of a new book examining the 100-year legacy of the Scopes βmonkeyβ trial on teaching evolution in public schools, @glennbranch.bsky.social writes that the authors provide an βinsightful and detailed legal history,β but finds their argument overly pessimistic:
31.07.2025 21:13 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
A disheveled, bearded, and bespectacled scientist wearing a white coat, with laboratory glassware in front of him. Screenshot from the public domain film Maniac (1934) showing Horace B. Carpenter as the character Dr. Meirschultz.
If there are mad scientists, then surely there is a field of mad science communication, with scholarly articles with titles like "Bwahaha or Mwuhaha: Toward a Typology of Mad Scientific Exultation."
29.07.2025 21:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A minor error: Scopes was born in Paducah, Kentucky, although he graduated from high school in Salem, Illinois.
28.07.2025 22:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Newell focuses on climate, but the advice applies generally.
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YouTube video by Evolutionary Studies - Vanderbilt
Scopes "Monkey" Trial Centennial Symposium - Opening Remarks
The opening remarks from the Scopes "Monkey" Trial Centennial Symposium given by @glennbranch.bsky.social and @rokaslab.bsky.social are up on our YouTube channel! Find the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhu9... #Evolution
23.07.2025 16:58 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
I might be persuaded to send prospective readers a PDF...
22.07.2025 22:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I had mostly moved on from debunking creationist claims, but this latest nonsense from Casey Luskin at the DI is even stupider than usual, so they pulled me back in. Predictably, he also left out contradictory data.
#evolution #creationism #intelligentdesign
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Graphical flyer. The text reads:
The Scopes "Monkey" Trial: Past, Present, and Future. NCSE's Scopes Centennial Webinar Series. Presenters: Eugenie C. Scott, August 13; Ted Davis, August 20; Adam Laats, August 27. Images: Headshots of each presenter. Background is an old photo from the Scopes Trial and is intended to be decorative.
Text reads: "The Trial of the Century": Scopes at 100. Presented by Eugenie C. Scott, August 13, 7 PM ET/4 PM PT. Image: Headshot of Eugenie C. Scott. Background is an old photo from the Scopes Trial and is intended to be decorative.
Text reads: Bryan's Religious Opponents: Protestant Modernists and Science. Presented by Ted Davis, August 20, 7 PM ET/4 PM PT. Image: Headshot of Ted Davis. Background is an old photo from the Scopes Trial and is intended to be decorative.
Text reads: The Scopes Trial: The Start of America's Hundred-Year Culture War. Presented by Adam Laats, August 27, 7 PM ET/4 PM PT. Image: Headshot of Adam Laats. Text reads: Bryan's Religious Opponents: Protestant Modernists and Science. Presented by Ted Davis, August 20, 7 PM ET/4 PM PT. Background is an old photo from the Scopes Trial and is intended to be decorative.
2025 marks the centennial of the Scopes Trial. Join NCSE in commemorating the event with a free webinar series open to the public, "The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial: Past, Present, and Future."
Register for each on our website to receive a Zoom link: ncse.ngo/scopes-cente...
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YouTube video by KUOW
How the latest SCOTUS ruling on religous rights echoes the Scopes trial
ICYMI: "How the latest SCOTUS ruling on religous rights echoes the Scopes trial," with Alexander Gouzoules, coauthor of a very good new book, The Hundred Years' Trial: Law, Evolution, and the Long Shadow of Scopes v. Tennessee.
07.07.2025 21:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
The Student, and Intellectual Observer
A possible use from a year earlier: books.google.com/books?id=BFE...
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How Trumpβs assault on science is blinding America to climate change
Through budget cuts and layoffs, the administration has begun to cripple the government's ability to research global warming.
"President Donald Trump long ago decided climate change was a 'hoax.' Now his administration is trying to silence government research that proves him wrong."
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The Heat is On: Climate Science in a Rapidly Changing World | Ars Live
YouTube video by Ars Technica
ICYMI: Zeke Hausfather discusses "The Heat is On: Climate Science in a Rapidly Changing World" with Ars Technica.
26.06.2025 21:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Today! Ars Live: Whatβs up with the sudden surge in temperatures?
Zeke Hausfather of the Berkeley Earth project joins us to talk climate science.
About an hour from now, I'll be doing a live chat with Zeke Hausfather about what's up with the record global temperatures, along with climate science more generally. Please join us.
Details below.
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