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

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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 · 4h
I was pleased to talk about climate change education in the United States with Deutsche Welle.
What are students really learning about climate change? – DW – 10/10/2025
In classrooms across the US, fossil fuel interests and political pressure are shaping the science - and leaving key facts out. Meet two teachers fighting to keep climate education honest, local, and a...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 1d
In which I discuss Alfred Watterson McCann’s God—or Gorilla.
The Real McCann | National Center for Science Education
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Climate.us @climate.us · 1d
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 2d
Reading Will M. Gervais's Disbelief (2024) recently, I was pleased to see a reference to NCSE, described as "a respected science advocacy group." @willgervais.com
Disbelief
Does God exist? This straightforward question has spawned endless debate, ranging from apologists’ supposed proofs of God’s existence to New Atheist mani...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 3d
"The Trump administration recruited five marginalized researchers to challenge the international consensus on global warming. Here's how it went wrong."
How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change
www.politico.com
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 4d
"Anthropologists Have A Bone To Pick With New Skull Finding," featuring John Hawks (@johnhawks.net).
Anthropologists Have A Bone To Pick With New Skull Finding
A reconstruction of an ancient skull suggests that humans could have evolved half a million years earlier than thought. Not so fast, some say.
www.sciencefriday.com
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Reposted by Dawn J. Wright, Glenn Branch

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Climate.us @climate.us · 4d
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 7d
Andrew Dessler (@andrewdessler.com) asks, "Is this the most embarrassing error in the DOE Climate Working Group Report?" To be fair, there's a lot of competition.
Is this the most embarrassing error in the DOE Climate Working Group Report?
mistaking detection for emergence
www.theclimatebrink.com
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 8d
Is there life on Mars? I discuss Alfred Russel Wallace's views.
Wallace on the Red Planet | National Center for Science Education
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Climate.us @climate.us · 8d
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 9d
Reading Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez's Science Under Siege yesterday, I was pleased to find that it quoted my 2024 article for Yale Climate Connections!
How to support climate change education in your state’s schools » Yale Climate Connections
Advice from eight lawmakers.
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Climate.us @climate.us · 9d
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 10d
Nelson Goodman! thou shouldst be living at this hour.
Meet the ‘grue jay’: A rare, hybrid bird has been discovered in the US
Scientists in Texas discovered the first-known hybrid of a blue jay and a green jay.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 11d
NCSE's Project Steve was mentioned in a piece of fiction published in Nature!
A press release from just before the singularity
Prepare for an update.
www.nature.com

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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 11d
Ruin a band with law:

Blink-§1983
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 13d
Subtly downgrade a band:

OneRepublic -- if you can keep it.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 14d
Nature reviews Kate Marvel's new book Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet.
Fighting climate change takes more than data — it needs wonder, love and hope
An informative and highly accessible book discusses climate change, its impacts and challenges to mitigating global warming through a compelling personal account.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 14d
“I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation” | My new op-ed in the @sfchronicle.com:
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation
OPINION: “What Trump is really doing is advancing a plan laid down years ago by plutocrats and polluters. And making a mockery of our country as he does so,” Michael E. Mann writes.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 15d
Edward J. Larson offers a characteristically insightful review of a new history of the "intelligent design" movement.
The Flickering Flame of Intelligent Design - Christianity Today
A new study asks why the ID movement hasn’t left a more enduring mark on scientific or religious thought.
www.christianitytoday.com
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Climate.us @climate.us · 15d
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 16d
I imagine that Andrew Dessler (@andrewdessler.com) enjoyed agreeing with Donald Trump here.
In front of drowning nations, Trump calls climate change a 'con job.' Here are the facts and context
In his address at the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump excoriated renewable energy, international climate diplomacy, the science of global warming and other environmental i...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 17d
My review of Joy Hakim's The Evolution of an Idea was published in the September 2025 issue of The American Biology Teacher. (Drop me a line if you want a PDF.)
The American Biology Teacher - September 2025 - page1
The American Biology Teacher is an award winning and peer-refereed professional journal for K-16 biology teachers. Articles include topics such as modern
www.nabtjournal.com
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 17d
Seconded!
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 18d
Great coverage of @climate.us from Deutsche Welle!
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 22d
In which I discuss Alexander Graham Bell's acceptance of evolution ... but really I was just phoning it in.
Bell Rings for Darwin | National Center for Science Education
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 23d
A report of a compendious survey of Canadians on climate change and education.
National Survey: From Awareness to Action: Canadians on Climate Change and Education – LSF-LST
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Climate.us @climate.us · 24d
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 24d
I discussed the contentious legal history of evolution education in the United States for SciTech†.
A Century after Scopes, Teaching about Evolution Faces New Legal Uncertainty - Presbyterian Association on Science, Technology and the Christian Faith
A review of the legal history of teaching evolution in the U.S., from the Scopes trial to recent Supreme Court decisions affecting church-state and education law.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 25d
Interesting new paper on what is known and not known about climate change education in K-12 schools, from David Long, Rachel White, and Joseph Henderson (@josephenderson.bsky.social). Nice that the National Center for Science Education's research is cited!
Implementing climate change education in the United States: A meso-level analysis of school systems - David E. Long, Rachel S. White, Joseph A. Henderson, 2025
The field of climate change education is growing, with most research efforts focused on what represents effective teaching while having little to say about the ...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 25d
The first use visible in Google Books, in a magazine article on "Hints on the Family or Fireside Training of the Young," from 1826, contrasts "school instruction" with the education "afforded by the domestic circle, or home fire-side."
The Imperial Magazine;
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