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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education "Why all the fuss about Darwin: The Podcast". The audio from Genie's talk at Fresno State. Get it at: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=347001843

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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Ways Charles Darwin Could Jump The Shark. (Yes, it's from McSweeney's.) http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2009/2/12ng.html

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Darwin appears as the "man in need of a haircut" in an episode of Gossip Girl, and is the first contestant voted off Survivor: Galápagos. Eventually makes Barbara Walters's list of most fascinating people of the year. Cries during interview.
Brian
Brian
Hilarous!
December 16 at 1:49pm
Darcy Gilks
Darcy Gilks
Ha,funny.
Fri at 5:39pm
Stephen Twigg

Stephen Twigg You might be interested to know that I am an atheist who is having a letter debate against the notorious 'Creation Scientist' Kent Hovind. I have a group where people are following the debate and debating on evolution/creationism in general. The group is called 'The debate between kent Hovindand Stephen Twigg' (the li...nk is below) In the group, on the info page,you can find the links to download the letters between us. The ongoing debates between the different people can be found on the wall.

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This is the group following the on-going debate between Kent Hovind, the notorious 'Creation Scientist' and Stephen Twigg 'Defender of Science' <<<Also, if you look on the WALL, there are many debate...
NCSE: The National Center for Science Education

NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Believe in miracles, angels, witches? You've got company. The latest Harris poll also shows 45% of adults believe in Darwin's theory vs. 40% who believe in creationism. Read the unsettling news: http://ncse.com/news/2009/12/evolution-new-harris-poll-005232

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A recent Harris poll included questions on evolution and creationism, with unsurprising results. According to Harris's report (PDF), those surveyed were given a list of topics — including God, miracles, ...
Galen Kelley
Galen Kelley
@Daymon - you have that right.
Thu at 10:16pm
Cecilia
Cecilia
I second that. science is not a 'belief', it's a discipline. You are required to THINK
Fri at 1:04pm
NCSE: The National Center for Science Education

NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Catch up with RNCSE! Select content from the latest "Reports of the NCSE" is now online. http://ncse.com/news/2009/12/catching-up-with-rncse-005230

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Selected content from volume 29, number 4, of Reports of the National Center for Science Education is now available on NCSE's website. Featured are NCSE's Glenn Branch's interview with Mark Perakh on the ...
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Mike Brueseke
Mike Brueseke
I'm wondering when this will come out, but I suppose some clicking will get me this answer. Looks gorgeous, thanks for sharing!
December 15 at 7:30pm
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The fossils of a theropod from 215 million years ago, unearthed in New Mexico, support the idea that the major types of dinosaurs evolved early on.
NCSE: The National Center for Science Education

NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Live (almost) from the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt! "Darwin in the World: Evolution and Faith In The 21st Century" podcast featuring NCSE's Dr. Genie Scott and a host of other experts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0053fl5/The_BBC_Debate_Darwin_in_the_World_Evolution_And_Faith_In_The_21st_Century/

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Listen to The BBC Debate: Darwin in the World: Evolution And Faith In The 21st Century
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Speak Spanish? NCSE needs you! We're looking for volunteers to translate key documents and sections of our Web site. If you're fluent in the language and can help, read this: http://ncse.com/news/2009/12/usted-habla-espanol-005228

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NCSE is seeking volunteers to assist in translating selected resources from its website into Spanish. If you read and write both languages fluently, are interested in helping NCSE's outreach to the Spanish-speaking ...
Amy
Amy
Wish I was fluent in Spanish, my command of that language is very limited. I miss coming in and working with you all on a regular basis. If you need me for any other projects, however....
December 15 at 10:12am
NCSE: The National Center for Science Education

NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Why all the fuss about Darwin, Part II: The pod- and slide-casts. Check out http://is.gd/5kNZl and http://slidesha.re/5gHfZT respectively.

Buel Dan Rodgers

Buel Dan Rodgers I'm struggling with a serious issue in my lab and would like to hear some feedback. Is it responsible to mentor a graduate student in the life sciences who admits to being a young earth creationist and to not "believing" in evolution? I consider it a misunderstanding of the scientific method and I'm questioning my ro...le as a mentor. Am I being overly simplistic? If I continue to mentor this student, am I doing a disservice to science?

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December 12 at 9:48am · Report
John Kwok
John Kwok
That's a very good question Buel. If one assumes that using the scientific method is the only legitimate means of doing scientific work (I don't think anyone here would disagree with such an assessment), then one must accept the scientific reality of evolution since its principles and data have been derived via the scientific method. I am stating ... See Morethis not from any emotional attachment I may have towards either the scientific method or evolution, but instead, as what I would presume would make the most sense from a rational, logical perspective.

In the case of your student, if he can, like Wise, learn to comform to established scientific standards (which I believe is what Wise did when he was undertaking his Ph. D. dissertation research), then philosophically you might not be on firm ground to reject him, simply because he accepts as an article of faith, young earth creationism. However, on the other hand, if he wishes to pursue scientific research based on what he regards as the inerrancy of his religious beliefs, then he's not interested in doing science, period.

Last June I heard two religiously-devout scientists at a World Science Festival panel discussion here in New York City, Ken Miller and Guy Consolmagno (a Jesuit brother, noted planetary scientist, Vatican Astronomer and curator of the Papal Meteorite Collection at Castel Gandolfo, the pope's "vacation" residence) declare that when they are working as scienitsts, only scientific considerations are considered. They put aside their religious attitudes while working professionally as scientists.
December 12 at 1:55pm
Buel Dan Rodgers
Buel Dan Rodgers
Greatly appreciate the insight, 2nd paragraph particularly. I once challenged Michael Behe to design a controlled experiment to determine whether a designer exists and to test certain ID assumptions. He naturally couldn't do it, actually he refused to try, but what do you think of this approach? If the student chose to deny evolution, he could ... See Morebe asked to defend his beliefs by forming testable hypotheses. I know it's impossible, but this would allow him to reach the same conclusion as the Vatican scientists - science with blinders.

A close colleague recently asked me whether I thought it responsible to teach an admitted holocaust denier the history of WWII knowing full well that the information would be misused. I got his point and yes, I'm struggling with that issue as well.
December 12 at 4:33pm
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Sneak peak! Check out the very cool "On the Origin Of Species: A Graphic Adaptation". We've got a PDF sample at: http://ncse.com/files/pub/evolution/Illustrated%20Origin--Darwin--small--credit.pdf

Tiktaalik Roseae
Tiktaalik Roseae
fantastic concept & execution!
December 11 at 1:31pm
Tim Kornegay
Tim Kornegay
Hey, Tik Ros, since this is a graphic adaptation, did you get a photo op?
December 12 at 10:27am
John Kwok

John Kwok Matt Young over at Panda's Thumb has formally announced Dishonesty Institute creationist "saturation bombing" of Amazon.com on behalf of Stephen Meyer's dreadful "SIgnature in the Cell". Please vote nay on all the positive reviews. Please also write your own one star reviews of what I regard as a "sterling example of m...endacious intellectual pornography from Stephen Meyer" (The title of my Amazon.com review). Last, but not least, please vote yea on behalf of mine and Donald Prothero's harsh, but accurate, one star reviews of this creationist junk and urge others to vote too on our behalf.

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December 10 at 5:42pm · Report
John Kwok

John Kwok The Dishonesty Institute is asking its flock to vote no on negative reviews from Darwinists and to write positive reviews of Stephen Meyer's "Signature in the Cell" over at Amazon.com. Could you please vote yea on mine and Donald Prothero's reviews, since we are being attacked by the DI and ask your friends to do so ASAP.

December 9 at 7:53pm · Report
Jafar
Jafar
Angel, your neurons have better things to do. Don't risk killing them off by reading WORLD.
December 11 at 11:49am
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NCSE: The National Center for Science Education Why all the fuss about Darwin? Dr. Genie Scott tells all (at Fresno State University). http://monkeytrials.blogspot.com/2009/12/eugenie-scott-video-parts-1.html

Jeff
Jeff
Can evolution explain this 908sa34tp9[8aejrgp 8h4509oijwmshy/lkdoinb ????
December 9 at 8:03pm
Madhusudan Katti
Madhusudan Katti
@Wm Frank Pont Jr: while many minds are indeed hard to move, talks like this can help, especially at a university where students are supposed to be more open - at least by definition even if not always in practice. Here's a blog post with one such student's response to this very talk:

http://blog.darwinsbulldogs.com/2009/12/christian-student-reflects-on-eugenie.html
December 10 at 9:20am