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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-sesq uicentennial-approaches-005154
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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. ...

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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-journa l-debuts-005149
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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. ...

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.
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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
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."
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 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-t wo-minutes-less-005146

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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
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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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-hu man-part-2-005139
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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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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/200 9/11/091105143710.htm
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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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-cre ationism-news-005141
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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. ...

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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/200 9/11/091102171726.htm
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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 ...

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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-hu man-part-1-005123
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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:

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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-coun try/2009/11/03/scientist-genie-scotts-la st-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.

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An intersting NYT article on creationism in the Islamic world: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/scienc e/03islam.html?_r=1&ref=science&pagewant ed=all
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.

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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-coun try/2009/11/02/ray-comfort-responds-to-g enie-scott-on-creationist-origin-of-spec ies.html
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Creationist Ray Comfort defends his take on Darwin against a scientific critique.




















