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Perry's Principles: Creationism in the classroom
Are your children learning about evolution in biology class? A new study published by Penn State University says there's a good chance they're not.
According to the study, 13% of biology teachers advocate creationism, while the majority of biology teachers shy away from teaching evolution. CNN Education Contributor Steve Perry gives American Morning's T.J. Holmes his take on the new statistics and what he thinks schools should be teaching.
Breathing new life into Old Spice
"I'm on a horse."
Those four words breathed new life into an aging brand and cracked us up. Over 29 million YouTube hits later, the man now known as "The Old Spice Guy" is back at it again with a new ad campaign.
Isaiah Mustafa joined American Morning's Kiran Chetry to talk about how his life has changed since becoming "The Old Spice Guy," the new campaign and how they manage to film it all in one take.
Can Egyptians trust that change is coming?
This morning on "American Morning," Kiran Chetry and TJ Holmes talked to Mona Eltahawy, a columnist on Arab and Muslim issues, who explains that despite the Egyptian government's announcement of change, many citizens are having a tough time believing it will happen.
CNN Hero: Turning tragedy into opportunity
Two moments changed Eddie Canales’ life - both occurred at a football game.
In 2001, Canales watched as his son Chris, a high school senior, made a tackle that left him paralyzed. Just over a year later, he and Chris watched from the stands as another high school player went down with a spinal cord injury. That moment pushed Eddie Canales to start Gridiron Heroes, which provides emotional and financial support to athletes who’ve sustained spinal cord injuries playing high school football. It’s a fraternity that now includes 19 injured players in the state of Texas.
Today on American Morning we hear from CNN Hero Eddie Canales. To nominate a CNN Hero, visit CNNheroes.com.
Sports number crunchers split on Super Bowl winner
Two childhood friends who love football, one an award-winning sportswriter, the other a finance geek, have the answers that just might help you win your Super Bowl bet.
Jon Wertheim, senior writer at Sports Illustrated, and Tobias Moskowitz, University of Chicago finance professor, are co-authors of Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played And Games Are Won, which takes a Freakonmics-type approach to the science of winning games. The book answers questions like, does the hometown team really have an advantage? And, how much do fans make a difference?
Wertheim and Moskowitz tell American Morning’s T.J. Holmes how their research can be applied to predicting the Super Bowl winner live from Arlington, Texas.
So which team will it be–Packers or Steelers– for Super Bowl XLV?
Daily protests will continue 'until Mubarak steps down'
(CNN) - Tens of thousands of people joined the beaten and bandaged in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday, Islam's day of prayer, transforming it from a bloody battleground to the scene of a political rally dubbed Day of Departure. But tensions remained high as midday prayers came to a close and Egyptians demanding change geared up for more demonstrations. They chanted: "He leaves, we don't leave" and "The blood of the martyrs will not be forgotten."
Kiran Chetry talks to Mona Eltahawy, Egyptian journalist, who is in close contact with relatives in Cairo via social media. She gives the latest up-to-the minute updates from the ground.
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