Oct 28, 2025 | Ableism, Biology, Charles Darwin, Creationism, Descriptive Analysis, Diversity and Inclusion in STEM, Eugenics, Evelleen Richards, Evolution, Gender Roles, History, History of Science, Intelligent Design, John Stuart Mill, Kristin Johnson, Normative Analysis, Political Polarization, Pseudoscience, Racism, Religion and Science, Science Education, Scopes Trial, Sex Differences, Sexism, Social Justice, The Descent of Man |
by Kristin Johnson Kristin Johnson is a professor in the Science, Technology, Health and Society Program at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. Her recent books include The Species Maker (an historical novel set in the era of the Scopes Trial),...
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by William Trollinger People gathering at the lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in Marian, Indiana, 1939. Image via NPR. Jerry Bergman is at it again. And it’s as bad as ever. A prolific writer for the Answers Research Journal and similar creationist outlets,...
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by Glenn Branch Glenn Branch is deputy director of the National Center for Science Education, a nonprofit organization that defends the integrity of American science education against ideological interference. He is the author of numerous articles on evolution...
Jul 29, 2025 | Answers in Genesis, Anti-Vaxxers, Climate Change, Conspiracy Theories, Creation Museum, Creationism, Culture War, Isis Journal, Jenna Scaramanga, K.L. Marshall, Michael Reiss, QAnon, Scientific Creationism, Scopes Trial, Young Earth Creationism |
by Susan Trollinger and William Trollinger We are pleased to announce that our article, “From Creationism to QAnon: Answers in Genesis and the Culture Wars,” has been published in the June issue of Isis: A Journal of the History of Science Society. Below is an excerpt...
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by Edward B. Davis Edward B. (“Ted”) Davis, Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at Messiah University, writes about Christianity and science in the Scientific Revolution and modern America. His new book, Protestant Modernist Pamphlets: Science and Religion in...
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by William Trollinger and Susan Trollinger Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared at The Conversation. We are grateful to the editors to republish it here. The 1925 Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law...
