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Darwin Day Lecture: Twists and Turns in Teaching Evolution over the Years (Grand Rapids)
March 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
NOTE: Due to the weather, this event has been rescheduled to March 12th at 7:00-
8:30 PM!
Join us for our Darwin Day lecture. This year’s talk is titled “Twists and Turns in Teaching Evolution over the Years” by Glenn Branch, Deputy Director, National Center for Science Education.
Controversies over the teaching of evolution in the public schools have rocked the nation over the past century. Evolution’s foes have consistently used the same arguments, but their ambitions have shifted, from banning the teaching of evolution through balancing it with a supposed alternative to blunting it by misrepresenting evolution as scientifically controversial. In his talk, Glenn Branch of the National Center for Science Education will discuss the causes, history, and consequences of these controversies, with a special emphasis on events in Michigan.
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 education and climate education, and the co-editor, with Eugenie C. Scott, of Not in Our Classrooms: Why Intelligent Design is Wrong for Our Schools (2006). He received the Evolution Education Award for 2020 from the National Association of Biology Teachers.
Event Location
Calkins Science Center, Grand Rapids Community College
226 Bostwick Ave. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Join us at Graydon’s Crossing after the event!
1223 Plainfield Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Parking Information
Meter parking is free after 7:00pm.
Public Parking in Campus Ramps: first 30 minutes free | $2.00 per half hour | Evening/Weekend max $6.00.
General Event Parking on Campus: $3.50 for events less than 3 hours | $6.00 for events lasting more than 3 hours.
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Cost: FREE / Suggested Donation $5. Donations to Michigan Humanists can be made at www.michiganhumanists.org/donate
