Attie Alan D, Sober Elliot, Numbers Ronald L, Amasino Richard M, Cox Beth, Berceau Terese, Powell Thomas, Cox Michael M
Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1544, USA.
J Clin Invest. 2006 May;116(5):1134-8. doi: 10.1172/JCI28449.
We review here the current political landscape and our own efforts to address the attempts to undermine science education in Wisconsin. To mount an effective response, expertise in evolutionary biology and in the history of the public controversy is useful but not essential. However, entering the fray requires a minimal tool kit of information. Here, we summarize some of the scientific and legal history of this issue and list a series of actions that scientists can take to help facilitate good science education and an improved atmosphere for the scientific enterprise nationally. Finally, we provide some model legislation that has been introduced in Wisconsin to strengthen the teaching of science.
我们在此回顾当前的政治形势以及我们自己为应对在威斯康星州破坏科学教育的企图所做的努力。要做出有效的回应，进化生物学专业知识以及公众争议历史方面的专业知识是有用的，但并非必不可少。然而，参与这场争论需要一套最基本的信息工具。在此，我们总结了这个问题的一些科学和法律历史，并列出了一系列科学家可以采取的行动，以帮助促进良好的科学教育，并在全国范围内为科学事业营造更好的氛围。最后，我们提供了一些在威斯康星州提出的旨在加强科学教学的示范立法。
