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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education A set of resources and papers related to the upcoming sesquicentennial celebration of the publication of Darwin's Origin: http://ncse.com/news/2009/11/origin-sesquicentennial-approaches-005154

The Origin sesquicentennial approaches | NCSE
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As November 24, 2009, the sesquicentennial anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, approaches, celebrations are continuing around the country and around the world, as well as in the literature and on the internet. ...
Yesterday at 2:44pm
Sally Morem
Sally Morem
4 years after publication, Darwin had the Southern generals discussing evolution the night before Pickett's Charge. Well, at least they did in a great scene in the movie "Gettysburg," Look for the scene if you ever get a chance to see the movie. Great comic relief during a serious story.
Yesterday at 3:08pm
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Meet the new journal from EvoS: the Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium. This NSF-funded, peer-reviewed, open-access journal focuses on promoting evolutionary theory at the college level. http://ncse.com/news/2009/11/evos-journal-debuts-005149

EvoS Journal debuts | NCSE
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The first issue of EvoS Journal: The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium — a new open-access on-line peer-reviewed journal designed to promote the education of evolutionary theory in colleges and universities — is now available. ...
Yesterday at 11:13am
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Anne Gilbert
Anne Gilbert
How wonderful. I must pass this on!
Yesterday at 3:47pm
Brian Ireley
Brian Ireley
My wife took a course with Dr. Wilson... he is a fantastic scholar and a great guy, and is doing well to integrate human history into all related disciplines.
Yesterday at 5:05pm
Manuel Sebastian Lara Bisch

Manuel Sebastian Lara Bisch I found this new version of Sagan's classic monologue very beautiful. Hope it doesn't constitute too much copyright violation for Youtube, Facebook, or indeed this group.

Carl Sagan "Pale Blue Dot" (New Version) Spread This!
Source: www.youtube.com
Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot. There are several different versions of "The Pale Blue Dot" on-line. The actual words were taken from Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot" audio-book, the music was performed by Vangelis ...
Manuel Sebastian Lara Bisch

Manuel Sebastian Lara Bisch While
some amount of polemicism is exchanged in the comments, I do like the
following quote: "While theories and viewpoints in conflict with the above do exist, their proponents constitute a very small minority. If we require unanimity before being confident, well, we can’t be sure the earth isn’t hollow either."

There is no point in denying it: we’re losing the climate debate. - TH!NK ABOUT IT
Source: climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu
I read George Monbiot's article which expresses his frustration over the climate sceptics and says - There is no point in denying it: we're losing the climate debate.
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education NCSE member Scott Hatfield wins Discover magazine's "Evolution in Two Minutes or Less" video contest. "He turned evolution into a rock anthem" says P.Z. Myers. Hatfield is a biology teacher in Fresno, CA. http://ncse.com/news/2009/11/evolution-two-minutes-less-005146

Mon at 2:24pm
Lesli Lowry Hogan
Lesli Lowry Hogan
Fresno! Way to go!
Mon at 5:30pm
Sally Morem
Sally Morem
Congrats.
Yesterday at 1:59pm
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Charlie's Playhouse, a great resource for evolution-related educational
products (http://bit.ly/1cGpVu), is inviting people to be part of a video celebrating the
150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species:
http://www.charliesplayhouse.com/ask-the-kids.php

Ask the Kids! - Charlie's Playhouse
Source: www.charliesplayhouse.com
We make evolution fun for kids! Award-winning science games, evolution activities and other resources for kids, parents, teachers and homeschoolers.
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education The second episode of Becoming Human — a three-part NOVA documentary on what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives — will air on November 10, 2009, on public broadcasting stations around the country. http://ncse.com/news/2009/11/becoming-human-part-2-005139

Becoming Human, part 2 | NCSE
Source: ncse.com
The second episode of Becoming Human — a three-part NOVA documentary on what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives — will air on November 10, 2009, on public broadcasting stations around the country. According to NOVA:
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Creationists sometimes claim that the emergence of a new species has never been observed. A new paper in Science details how Heliconius butterflies are emerging into 2 distinct species: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091105143710.htm

Caught In The Act: Butterfly Mate Preference Shows How One Species Can Become Two
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily (Nov. 6, 2009) Breaking up may actually not be hard to do, say scientists who've found a population of tropical butterflies that may be on its way to a split into two distinct species.
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Ardi = Darwin is wrong? So said Al Jazeera in a recent, infamous story. What's up with Islamic creationism? The New York Times and the Boston Globe delve into the issue. See the story at: http://ncse.com/news/2009/11/islamic-creationism-news-005141

Islamic creationism in the news | NCSE
Source: ncse.com
The phenomenon of Islamic creationism was addressed by two major newspapers, The New York Times (November 3, 2009) and the Boston Globe (October 25, 2009), in the wake of a recent conference at Hampshire College on evolution in the Muslim world. ...
November 4 at 1:46pm
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Frank Lovell
Frank Lovell
@John: I cannot argue with that!
November 4 at 9:11pm
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Does evolution always lead to ever-increasing fitness? New research on the rates of molecular evolution suggests a fitness plateau. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091102171726.htm

Speed Limit To The Pace Of Evolution, Biologists Say
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a theoretical model that informs the understanding of evolution and determines how quickly an organism will ...
November 4 at 10:05am
Scott
Scott
sciencedaily is ugly
November 5 at 3:18pm
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education The NOVA evo fest continues: "Becoming Human" (Part 1) debuts tonight on your local PBS station. The story: http://ncse.com/news/2009/10/becoming-human-part-1-005123

Becoming Human, part 1 | NCSE
Source: ncse.com
The first episode of Becoming Human — a three-part NOVA documentary on what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives — will air on November 3, 2009, on public broadcasting stations around the country. According to NOVA:
November 3 at 12:30pm
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Wm Frank Pont Jr
Wm Frank Pont Jr
I loved it. It was well done. They did cite a 500,000 year gap which will make my creation friends happy. They also talked about the change in the overall view of the environment which drove us to have large brains. The creationist will view that adjustment as a radical re-thought of the whole process. All of those hard working people digging in Africa.
November 4 at 8:11am
Svend Fjerdingstad
Svend Fjerdingstad
Kirtis, you're right!
November 4 at 12:17pm
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Part IV of the US News & World Debate between Genie Scott & Ray Comfort. The last word goes to Genie: http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2009/11/03/scientist-genie-scotts-last-word-to-creationist-ray-comfort-there-you-go-again.html

Scientist Genie Scott's Last Word to Creationist Ray Comfort: There You Go Again - God & Country (us
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Scientist Genie Scott has the last word in a debate over creationist Ray Comfort's take on Darwin.
November 3 at 9:45am
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Eric Strickland
Eric Strickland
Alas, creationists, who are committed to their dogma, are impervious to the evidence. They deny that it exists, and when faced with the mountains of research that has accumulated simply dismiss it as a bunch of lies. They project all of their own worst traits back onto scientists. Trying to persuade them is ‘like talking to a table.’ Actually worse, since tables can’t talk back.

According to Gallup Poll results that were released on the eve of Darwin’s 200th birthday, 39% of Americans believe that evolution is true, while 25% do not believe it.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/114544/Darwin-Birthday-Believe-Evolution.aspx
In a way, that’s good news. 56% more people believe that evolution is true than disbelieve it. ... Read More

Our efforts should probably be aimed more at the 36% who have “no opinion either way.” Getting more of those who are actually persuadable on board would make it more difficult for creationists to get themselves elected to school boards and state legislatures. It would also mean that governors and would be presidents such as Mike Huckabee and Bobby Jindal would be less likely to take a public stand on the side of ignorance.

No amount of name calling and highly charged rhetoric is going to change the minds of those who need the certitude of absolute truth, of all things in terms of black and white, with no shades of grey. In this regard, Dr. Scott seems to have found the right tone in her debate with Ray Comfort. It’s not really him she’s trying to convince, butt those in the 36% who still haven’t made up their minds.
November 3 at 2:38pm
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education An intersting NYT article on creationism in the Islamic world: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/science/03islam.html?_r=1&ref=science&pagewanted=all

Creationism, Without a Young Earth, Emerges in the Islamic World - NYTimes.com
Source: www.nytimes.com
A growing number of Muslims seem to accept the idea of a very old planet but reject human evolution, international academics said at a recent conference.
November 3 at 9:36am
James P. Senft
James P. Senft
Thanks ... I'm going to reshare this one. By the way -- love my Project Steve shirt. It draws a lot of interest.
November 3 at 9:43am
Richard B. Hoppe
Richard B. Hoppe
The organizer, Salman Hameed, blogs here: http://sciencereligionnews.blogspot.com/
November 3 at 10:05am
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Part III of the debate on the US News site. Ray Comfort responds to Genie responding to Ray. http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2009/11/02/ray-comfort-responds-to-genie-scott-on-creationist-origin-of-species.html

Ray Comfort Responds to Genie Scott on Creationist 'Origin of Species' - God & Country (usnews.com)
Source: www.usnews.com
Creationist Ray Comfort defends his take on Darwin against a scientific critique.
November 2 at 4:43pm
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Jafar
Jafar
Wow. Comfort should probably head over to a Ken Miller talk ASAP. The stupid- it burns!
November 2 at 10:52pm
Daniel
Daniel
While reading Scott's rebuttal to Comfort, it occurs to me that the fossil and genetic records and associated information and bibliographies would make for a fantastic "Google Earth" styled scalable presentation on evolutionary evidence.
November 3 at 11:03am
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education
FLASH, Part II: Note: the intial printing of Comfort's "edition" was missing the 4 chapters and Darwin's intro. (This was the edition Genie had when writing her post.) The second printing--the version likely to be distributed at colleges--restores all of Darwin's text. So that's an improve...ment...of sorts. But the pr...oblems with Comfort's intro remain! Stay tuned: More posts on the US News site to come...Read More

November 2 at 9:08am
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Angel Armstead
Angel Armstead
I always figured if people were going to attack a Darwin book, it would be Descent of Man. But it's good he restored all of Darwin's text. It might get some people to read it that hadn't thought much of it. Last month was Darwin month at my library and that may have sparked some interest in Darwin here.
November 2 at 4:05pm