Glenn Branch

@glennbranch.bsky.social

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Deputy Director, NCSE. Views expressed on BlueSky are my own and not necessarily NCSE's.

Glenn Branch is the deputy director of the National Center for Science Education. He is a prominent critic of creationism and intelligent design and an activist against campaigns of suppressing teaching of evolution and climate change in school education. He is also a fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. .. more

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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · Nov 13

"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!

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...

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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Paul Braterman #FBPE #FactsMatter #Vote4Democracy @paulbraterman.bsky.social · 4d

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

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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 4d

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

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 5d

"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.

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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 8d

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...

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Don Haas (formerly Don Duggan-Haas) @drdonhaas.bsky.social · 8d

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...

An Engine of Fossil Discovery Fights Its Own Extinction

www.nytimes.com

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 9d

Well, yes.

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 9d

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

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 10d

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

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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 11d

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

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 12d

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

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Climate.us @climate.us · 17d

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

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Michael D. Barton @darwinsbulldog.bsky.social · 17d

Now on Bluesky: @darwin-online.bsky.social. Give 'em a follow!

#HPS #histsci

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Climate.us @climate.us · 20d

Climate.us has received an endorsement from former NOAA Administrator Lubchenco, for sustaining access to climate information. #ClimateForUs

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 23d

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

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 24d

In which I identify the original target of the epithet "just-so story."

Just-So Stories | National Center for Science Education

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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 25d

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.”

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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 26d

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

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Evolutionary Studies at Vanderbilt @evolutionvu.bsky.social · 27d

It's our last week of short #Scopes100 videos on TikTok & Insta. 🥺 Check out Lee Meadow's talk on Inclusive Approaches to Teaching Evolution tomorrow thru Thursday & end the week with a final clip from Steve Brusatte's talk about #Fossils. @ncse.bsky.social

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · Nov 25

The Know Rogan Experience (@knowrogan.bsky.social) dissects the claims of two octogenarian climate change deniers recently featured on Joe Rogan's podcast.

#0046 - Richard Lindzen & William Happer

We break down Joe's October 2025 interview with Richard Lindzen & William Happer from the CO2 Coalition. Main event Guardian | Royal Society tells Exxon: stop fundi…

www.knowrogan.com

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · Nov 24

"The fingerprints of Russia and Saudi Arabia are all over the decision text in Brazil. But a group of nations led by Colombia and the Netherlands offer hope," writes Genevieve Guenther (@doctorvive.bsky.social).

Another Cop wrecked by fossil fuel interests and our leaders’ cowardice – but there is another way | Genevieve Guenther

The fingerprints of Russia and Saudi Arabia are all over the decision text in Brazil. But a group of nations led by Colombia and the Netherlands offer hope, says End Climate Silence founding director ...

www.theguardian.com

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · Nov 23

Thanks, Nathan; I'll e-mail you shortly.

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · Nov 21

Attention, New Yorkers! 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

Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · Nov 20

It's surprising that the very first bill to require climate change instruction in a state's public institutions of higher education hasn't attracted any attention from the media yet.