Kevin Padian has a new article in a French biology journal: “The evolution of creationists in the United States: Where are they now, and where are they going?” (Hat-tip to Kevin Z.), and a video on FORA.tv called “Investigating Evolution.” … Continue reading
The National Center for Science Education has some commentary on Kevin Padian’s article for Nature, “Darwin’s Enduring Legacy.” This links to today’s article in the San Francicso Chronicle by David Perlman, “Cal scientist reflects on Darwin’s genius.” There is a … Continue reading
Nature for February 7th has an article by Kevin Padian called “Darwin’s Enduring Legacy.” Padian is also featured in the Nature Podcast (mp3), and the article is discussed at Palaeoblog and John Hawks Anthropology Weblog.Click on the photo to see … Continue reading
Christoph Irmscher, Louis Agassiz: Creator of American Science (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013), 448 pp. There is no lack of books about the nineteenth-century naturalist Louis Agassiz. He had considerable influence in his scientific endeavors (most notably, the creation of Harvard’s … Continue reading
In 1993, the movie Jurassic Park and Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name sent me into a dinosaur frenzy. Over the next decade I visited most of the museums in southern California that had dinosaur displays, and attended many … Continue reading
Last night I attended a talk put on by the Columbia Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State at the Multnomah Arts Center in Portland. The speaker was Steven K. Green, of Willamette University in Salem. An … Continue reading
Monday, November 16th is the deadline for submissions to Charlie’s Playhouse’s “Ask the Kids” [about evolution] project. More information here. I somehow neglected to share Ben Fry’s very cool digital rendition of the six editions of On the Origin of … Continue reading
I flew back to Bozeman today, after 3 days in Wilmington, NC for the Darwin’s Legacy student conference. A good experience giving a first conference paper (and I won best paper in my session). Enjoyed some other students’ papers/posters, others … Continue reading
I apologize for this tardy Darwin Day post. I had two meetings with professors today – discussing Foucault with one (my mind still hurts) and thinking about my master’s research, London research trip in the fall, and a conference paper … Continue reading
Paleontologist Kevin Padian (UC Berkeley) and biologist Nick Matzke (formerly of the NCSE) have published “Darwin, Dover, ‘Intelligent Design’ and textbooks” in the Biochemical Journal. The article is available as a PDF here. Via the National Center for Science Education. … Continue reading
Press Release from the California Academy of Sciences: SAN FRANCISCO (December 3, 2008) — Despite the fact that 150 years have passed since Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution by natural selection, most American adults still do not understand … Continue reading
Richard Carter of The Red Notebook is liveblogging his visit to London to see the new Darwin exhibit there… From the NCSE, news of a video from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, which has a segment on paleontology, evolution, and … Continue reading
From NCSE: The Evolution Learning Community at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, will be hosting “Darwin’s Legacy: Evolution’s Impact on Science and Culture” — a multidisciplinary student conference to be held March 19-21, 2009. The conference will be a … Continue reading
Origins: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin, 1822-1859 (Anniversary edition) edited by Frederick Burkhardt:Charles Darwin changed the direction of modern thought by establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. This fascinating selection of letters, offers a glimpse of his daily experiences, scientific … Continue reading
First & foremost: Happy Belated Birthday! to Thomas Henry Huxley, “Darwin’s Bulldog,” born May 4, 1825. More from Palaeoblog and Prof. Olsen and especially Brian at Laelaps. From Today in Science History: English biologist who made his reputation as a … Continue reading
I have a gazillion feeds, I missed a Kevin Padian lecture at MSU today, and will miss a lecture about Galileo tomorrow, and I don’t know what’s going on today in science history. I’ll be back from vacation on Sunday. … Continue reading
In reponse to Kevin Padian’s article in Nature, “Darwin’s Enduring Legacy” (see here and here), George W. Beccaloni & Vincent S. Smith from the Natural History Museum in London write in the latest Nature: This lack of interest in the … Continue reading
This photo is from atop Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, looking south. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone cuts across the view, while in the distant left is Yellowstone Lake, and the distant right is the Teton range. NOTABLE … Continue reading
The Dispersal of Darwin 