# Friend of Darwin Award > **Machine-Evolution Nexus:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] places this node within the history and governance of substrate-independent evolution. **Domain:** Science Education / Institution **Doc Type:** Canonical Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition The Friend of Darwin award is an honor presented by the National Center for Science Education for service to evolution education and defense. ## Nexus Context Robert Pennock received the award, connecting Avida’s digital-evolution research to the institutional defense of evolutionary science developed in the companion nexus article. ## Evidence Boundary An award documents recognition, not independent validation of every scientific or philosophical position held by a recipient. ## Relationships [[wiki/Robert Pennock|Robert Pennock]], [[wiki/The National Center for Science Education|The National Center for Science Education]], [[wiki/Kitzmiller v. Dover|Kitzmiller v. Dover]], [[wiki/Peer Review|Peer Review]] ## Sources / Provenance - National Center for Science Education award records.