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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 @glennbranch.bsky.social · 6h
A new report traces the financial connections behind conservative medias latest attack on climate science. A HEATED podcast featuring Philip Newell and Kate Marvel.
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Who’s telling you climate change is no big deal?
A new report traces the financial connections behind conservative media’s latest attack on climate science.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Noah's Ark ... somehow manages to be lost and then re-discovered, again and again, every few years."
skepticalinquirer.org
The Re-Re-Re-Re-Discovery of Noah’s Ark | Skeptical Inquirer
In this world there are things that seem on the verge of being discovered every so often, yet never quite materialize. The “Lost City” of Atlantis, for exam ...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A really useful review article (paywalled) in American Educational Research Journal on education and climate change, by Matthew A. Kraft, Sohil Malik, and Grace T. Falken.
journals.sagepub.com
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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National Center for Science Education @ncse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Bertha Vazquez comments on the proposed updates to Florida's science standards, and offers guidance to Florida residents on what they can do to push back on these latest attempts to sideline evolution and climate change in public K-12 schools. centerforinquiry.org/blog/intervi... 🍎 #iteachbio
centerforinquiry.org
INTERVIEW: CFI Education Director on Proposed Updates to Florida’s Science Standards (and What To Do About Them) | Center for Inquiry
Last week, multiple media outlets in Florida reported on the state’s proposed changes to the K–12 science standards, which would effectively “sideline evolu ...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The invaluable Bertha Vazquez (@bvazquezcfi.bsky.social) discusses the flaws in Florida's proposed science standards.
tieseducation.org
| Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science
Florida students deserve strong, modern science standards. Florida is undertaking its first comprehensive rewrite of the state’s K–12 science standards in n ...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"I would like to say something nice about the new [proposed Florida state science] standards, but I can't."
orlandosentinel.com
Experts: Florida ‘moving backwards’ on teaching evolution, climate change in public schools
The state announced new K-12 science standards on Friday and is now taking public comment on them.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ICYMI: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (@ayanaeliza.bsky.social) tells Science Friday how to make climate action cool.
sciencefriday.com
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on making climate action cool
Climate leader Ayana Elizabeth Johnson reflects on this moment of the climate movement and why climate action should be fun.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In which I pursue the question of whether Robert E. Lee came from an ape further.
ncse.ngo
Marse Robert Again | National Center for Science Education
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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 29/09/2026
In Texas, the State is removing climate change courses from the core curriculum. They have decided that climate change is just too dangerous to teach the students. This is indoctrination. I wrote an oped about it in the SA Express-News. Gift link: www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
expressnews.com
Texas can’t hide from climate change by stopping students from learning about it
Texas has removed climate change courses from core curriculum at public universities. Ignoring climate change will not serve the state.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In which I ask, "Did Robert E. Lee Come from an Ape?"
ncse.ngo
Did Robert E. Lee Come from an Ape? | National Center for Science Education
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Presumably!
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ICYMI: Michael E. Mann (@michaelemann.bsky.social) exposes the "Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World" at CSICon 2026.
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Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World | Michael Mann
YouTube video by Center for Inquiry
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sic transit gloria coatimundi.
A coatimundi.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Carbon Brief (@carbonbrief.org) "unpacks some of the key ways that sea level rise threatens both societies and ecosystems."
carbonbrief.org
Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature - Carbon Brief
For millions of people around the world, rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICYMI: "Your Body Was Built For a World That's Gone," with the paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman, from New Scientist.
youtube.com
Your Body Was Built For a World That's Gone | Daniel Lieberman
YouTube video by New Scientist
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Climate.us @climate.us · 23/09/2026
Arctic sea ice likely reached its 2026 minimum on Sept. 12, tying for the 10th lowest in the satellite record. The long-term decline is clear, even though the trend has flattened since 2007. Scientists are studying why—and what it means. More: www.climate.us/news-feature... #ClimateWeekNYC
climate.us
Arctic sea ice 2026 summer minimum extent tied for 10th lowest
Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 12, 2026. At 4.60 million square kilometers (1.78 million square miles), the 2026 minimum extent is statistically tied for tenth lo...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Global fossil-fuel emissions are set to fall by around 0.5% in 2026 amid the fallout from the Hormuz crisis, according to Carbon Brief analysis."
carbonbrief.org
Analysis: Global fossil-fuel emissions set to fall in 2026 amid Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief
Global fossil-fuel emissions are set to fall by in 2026 amid the fallout from the Hormuz crisis, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In which I attempt to ascertain what, exactly, is "as fixed as the sphynx."
ncse.ngo
“As Fixed as the Sphynx” | National Center for Science Education
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Probably www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/w...
nytimes.com
Medical Groups Issue Guidance on Covid, Flu and R.S.V. Shots
Leading health organizations joined forces to issue the recommendations, citing a lack of strong guidance from the federal government.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards!
coveringclimatenow.org
Covering Climate Now Announces Winners of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards — Covering Climate Now
For release: September 17, 2026 Press contact: awards@coveringclimatenow.org Covering Climate Now Announces Winners of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards Today, the global journalism collaboration Cover...
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It is with tremendous sadness and sense of loss that we regretfully share the news that @penncssm.bsky.social senior research fellow, and my close personal friend Joseph Romm has passed away unexpectedly. He will be sorely missed here. web.sas.upenn.edu/pcssm/news/r...
web.sas.upenn.edu
Remembering Dr. Joe Romm
It is with great sadness that the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media shares news of the passing of PCSSM Senior Research Fellow Dr. Joe Romm. Please find below an obituary prepared ...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Not exclusively; Thomas Chalmers, Edward Hitchcock, and others were proposing gap theory around the same time.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Buckland was also quite the epicure.
blog.geolsoc.org.uk
Door 23: The Heart of a King
Visit the post for more.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"The geologist William Buckland worked through many theories about the creation of Earth and the biblical Flood. None of them were quite right."
historytoday.com
William Buckland’s Theology of Geology
The geologist William Buckland worked through many theories about the creation of Earth and the biblical Flood. None of them were quite right.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"The Atmosphere Just Set a Water Vapor Record," writes Andrew Dessler (@andrewdessler.com) at The Climate Brink.
theclimatebrink.com
The Atmosphere Just Set a Water Vapor Record
More water vapor means more rocket fuel for extreme rain — so this record is not good news
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Janet Kellogg Ray discusses her latest book, Fish with Feet -- which I blurbed -- with Jim Stump on the BioLogos podcast Language of God.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I talked to the French ecological publication Reporterre about climate change education in the United States. Et voilà!
reporterre.net
« Une guerre culturelle » : des livres censurés et des cours sur le climat menacés aux États-Unis
Du Texas à l’Oklahoma, les attaques contre l’enseignement du réchauffement climatique se multiplient, entre manuels censurés, pressions des partis politiques locaux et autocensure des professeurs.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My review for The Skeptic of The Power of the Flat Earth Idea, by Edward Guimont (@eguimont.bsky.social), was just published.
skeptic.org.uk
The Power of the Flat Earth Idea: A distinctive historical perspective on a proverbially absurd belief - The Skeptic
Edward Guimont’s "The Power of the Flat Earth Idea" is a useful, if occasionally flawed, look at the flat earth movement and its proponents.
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Philosophy in Review @philosophyinreview.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The oldest argument in philosophy of religion, and Paul Draper has been working on it for decades. Glenn Branch reviews 'Atheism and The Problem of Evil'. Read it here: buff.ly/JDnwH0P #PhilSky #BookReview
Glenn Branch reviews Atheism and The Problem of Evil by Paul Draper, published by Oxford. Philosophy in Review, vol. 46, no. 3 (2026): August. The book cover shows a small white sailboat beneath an enormous curling teal wave.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Arctic Report Card will continue, despite the federal government's unwise decision to discontinue its support.
eos.org
The Arctic Report Card Matters More Than Ever; AGU Joins Partners to Publish in 2026 - Eos
The critical and highly anticipated yearly assessment will be carried forward through a partnership with CIRES/CU Boulder and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Thomas F. Dixon Jr.: wrong on race, wrong on evolution, wrong for America.
ncse.ngo
Dixon, Not Darwin | National Center for Science Education
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
ICYMI: Michael E. Mann (@michaelemann.bsky.social) asks, "Are We Losing the Climate Change Fight?" on the Smart Cookies Podcast.
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Are We Losing the Climate Change Fight? 'Godzilla' El Nino, Wildfires and Trump | Prof. Michael Mann
YouTube video by The Smart Cookies Podcast
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My review of Paul Draper's Atheism and the Problem of Evil is now available at Philosophy in Review (@philosophyinreview.bsky.social).
journals.uvic.ca
Paul Draper, 'Atheism and the Problem of Evil'. | Philosophy in Review
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rebecca Lindsey of Climate.us (@climate.us) is interviewed at EESI!
eesi.org
Climate Data Is in Danger. Rebecca Lindsey and Climate.us Are Saving It. | Article | EESI
The shutdown of Climate.gov has created new barriers to accessing widely-trusted climate science and data crucial to informing the public on how…
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Climate.us @climate.us · 03/09/2026
Teachers, we know you have enough on your plate. Teaching Climate connects you with 700+ free, ready-to-use climate and energy resources reviewed by educators and scientists. Start exploring: climate.us/teaching #ClimateEducation #BackToSchool
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Discussing his documentary "Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet" in The Listener for November 9, 1978, Paul Ferris wrote, "'The anagram of Eden is need,' says the dying Thomas, an imaginary line. And: 'End is in Eden, too'. I like to think he said it, or thought it, anyway."
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Listener and BBC Television Review
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In which I contemplate Cecil Rhodes's reputed creed of Force Almighty.
ncse.ngo
Rhodes’s Creed | National Center for Science Education
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Zeke Hausfather (@zekehausfather.com) informatively discusses the attribution question with regard to the Nepal disaster at The Climate Brink.
theclimatebrink.com
What we can and cannot say about climate change and the Nepal disaster
Formal attribution is premature, but the collapse happened on a rapidly warming mountain in a valley losing its ice
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
In which the Guardian is brutally indifferent to my feelings about paraphyly.
theguardian.com
Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 crowned – and it is the size of a grain of rice
The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot
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Climate.us @climate.us · 31/08/2026
Climate literacy isn’t about memorizing facts. It’s about understanding risks, asking better questions, preparing for change, and participating in decisions that affect your community. Climate knowledge belongs to everyone. www.climate.us
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"The Forbidden Film Big Oil Tried to Erase," from Climate Town (@climatetown.bsky.social), is a hoot and a half.
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The Forbidden Film Big Oil Tried to Erase
YouTube video by Climate Town
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
ICYMI: "What Helped Mammals Survive the Asteroid Impact?" from the AMNH (@amnh.org). www.youtube.com/watch?v=4np1...
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What Helped Mammals Survive the Asteroid Impact?
YouTube video by American Museum of Natural History
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Further discussion of the censorship of climate change in Florida's science textbooks, featuring the reporter Jessica Meszaros.
youtube.com
First Coast Connect: Florida Changing Textbook References to Climate Change
YouTube video by WJCT Public Media
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In which I discuss the history of state-level controversies over evolution education in Virginia.
ncse.ngo
No Dominion for Creationism, Part 1 | National Center for Science Education
House Bill 207, prefiled in the Vir
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Kostas Kampourakis @kampourakisk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here is a free access link to my article about trust in science and educating thoughtful citizens, just published in The American Biology Teacher: online.ucpress.edu/abt/article/...
online.ucpress.edu
Trust in ScienceReconsidering School Science Teaching to Educate Thoughtful Citizens
Trust in science should mean neither uncritical deference nor sweeping skepticism, but a calibrated, reflective stance. To illustrate what this stance requires, I examine two contrasting, context-spec...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I was delighted to be multiply quoted in "How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks," from The Hechinger Report and WUSF.
hechingerreport.org
How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks
Publishers acceded to state requests watering down information on climate change’s impact, WUSF/Hechinger Report investigation finds. Now the state has turned to updating its science standards
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Naomi Oreskes (@naomioreskes.bsky.social) discusses the crisis of confidence in science and explains the reasons behind climate change denial (en español).
palabrapublica.uchile.cl
Naomi Oreskes: “Sembrar dudas sobre la ciencia favorece el statu quo”  - PALABRA PÚBLICA
La historiadora de la ciencia ha dedicado su carrera a estudiar cómo se construye —y se ataca— el consenso científico. En esta entrevista, la investigadora estadounidense habla sobre la crisis de conf...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My review of Owen D. Jones's Force of Nature just appeared in the August 2026 issue of The American Biology Teacher -- it's paywalled, but drop me a line if you want a PDF.
wwnorton.com
Force of Nature
An eye-opening exploration of natural selection’s power and how it can help human society flourish., Force of Nature, Understanding Evolution's Deepest Logic-and Putting It to Use, Owen D. Jones, 9780...
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
On its way!
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Or perhaps it's not available in the UK? I downloaded it and would be happy to e-mail it to you; is the manchester.ac.uk address still good?
manchester.ac.uk
The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is known for research excellence and a diverse student community.
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