December 6, 1993
Danger: Indoctrination
December 6, 1993
Intolerance has shown itself in California in the 1990s as a result of students complaining about a biology instructor. Unlike the original Scopes case, this case involves a distinguished biology professor at a major university — indeed, an acknowledged expert on evolutionary theory. But unlike Scopes, the teacher was forbidden to teach his course not because he taught evolutionary theory (which he did) but because he offered a critical assessment of it.
February 21, 1994
Open Debate on Life's Origins
February 21, 1994
Can scientists change their minds about controversial ideas? Can they reject theories if the evidence requires? Consider a disturbing case in California involving a distinguished biology professor, Dean Kenyon. Kenyon was removed from his biology classroom at San Francisco State University after a few students complained to administrators about ideas they heard in a lecture.
May 5, 2008
An Interview with Biologist Dean Kenyon
May 5, 2008
In this short video clip, CSC fellow Dr. Dean Kenyon answers a series of questions about his interest in biological origins and the ideas he expressed in his book Biochemical Predestination, and his skepticism of Darwinian theory.
December 13, 2016
Dean Kenyon and Academic Freedom — A Case in Point
December 13, 2016
With its 20th anniversary in the air, let’s take a moment to review Kenyon’s case in light of the legal principles that define academic freedom, and specifically how those principles affect scientists at public universities who have an interest in design evidence.