Feb 12
Today we celebrate the life and work of Charles Darwin, who was born on this day in 1809 and who forever changed the way we look at the natural world. Though we generally laud advancements in scientific understanding, Darwin’s work on natural selection and evolution still polarizes many individuals who feel it undermines the nature of our …
Jan 30
Meet Zack Kopplin, the 19-year activist from Louisiana who has been raising proverbial hell in a battle against creationists in his state over their desire to introduce books on “intelligent design” into science classroom. Since 2008, Kopplin has testified on numerous occasions in an effort to repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act, the state’s law …
Jul 02
Is there room for religion in science? That’s the question producers at Al Jazeera’s program “The Stream” put to Oxford professor and evolutionist Richard Dawkins recently. Dawkins quickly set the producers straight on the topic at hand: “Is there room for creationism (not religion) in science.” Here’s more from Dawkins: Richard Dawkins: There Never Was …
Apr 09
In 1925, the landmark legal case of The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes, commonly known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, paved the way for evolutionary science to be taught in American classrooms, effectively signalling the beginning of the end of the anti-evolutionary legislation. Yet, 87 years later, the debate between evolution and creation …
Feb 14
When it comes to discussing creation and evolution, rarely do mainstream media outlets cover stories that suggest the two ideas can actually be accepted side-by-side. More often than not, you’ll see stories about the two ideas battling for supremacy in the classroom and in the courtroom. Creationists claim their beliefs are being suppressed by an …