Brazil just tapped a distinguished scientist and university official to head one of the agencies overseeing the country’s system of higher education. His name is Benedito Guimarães Aguiar Neto, and he is a strong defender of free speech in science, including free speech in the growing scientific debate over design and purpose in nature.

When free speech is protected, everyone has a chance to contribute and ideas can be debated and discussed. But in order to preserve the marketplace of ideas, society must not demonize dissent.

Do you know a high school biology or chemistry instructor looking for materials to teach abiogenesis or evolution objectively? Let them know about teachingevolution.org – the site features materials for the classroom such as videos, lesson plans, guidance on state policy, and more!

The video was developed in an ingenious way by its creator, writer, and animator. And who is that? I can’t share that information with you because people in a range of professional fields can’t freely question Darwinism without risking their careers.

On this episode of ID the Future from the vault, host Robert Crowther interviews Sarah Chaffee, Program Officer for Education and Public Policy at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. With long experience in formal debate, as a student and beyond student years, Chaffee explains how defending views strengthens students’ education.