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Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong, yet the British don’t

One hundred years after a Tennessee teacher named John Scopes started a legal battle over what the state’s schools can teach children, Americans are still divided over evolution.

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2025

‘What should be taught in schools?’: the infamous ‘Scopes monkey trial’ turns 100

In 1925, a Tennessee battle over teaching evolution in schools gripped the US and, as festivities commemorate the chaos, the case remains grimly relevant

The Guardian - US · Jul 10, 2025

‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since

Ask Americans about the Scopes trial, and they might have heard of it as the “trial of the century,” a showdown over teaching human evolution.

The Conversation · Jun 24, 2025

Politicians step up attacks on the teaching of scientific theories in US schools

Scientific theory has had a rough time in America’s public schools.

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024

Ghost of William Jennings Bryan haunts Trump's next run for the White House

Comparisons between the two began cropping up early in 2016, right about the time former President Trump's candidacy was bringing the word "populist" back into the daily political conversation.

WEKU · May 20, 2023

Rejecting science has a long history – the pandemic showed what happens when you ignore this

Fear engulfed everyone during the pandemic. Yet when a vaccine became available, it was met with fierce resistance. Anti-vaccination crowds formed, and some of these groups argued this vaccine was against their religious beliefs.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023