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Evolution Links
By Mark | May 3, 2008
I’ve started a Darwin fan page on Facebook. This happened mostly because I’m bored, but also because I’m pretty distressed at the level of biological education possessed by a lot of Americans in power right now (cough cough George W. Bush cough cough). I’m also bothered by Ben Stein’s new hit job on what he calls “Big Science.” You can read about the errors in the movie here. Anyway, I’m kinda miffed at how politicized biology is in general, and evolutionary biology in particular. I have no power, authority, and I’m a legal aid attorney, so I really only had one option: start a Facebook group.
Here are some other blogs, websites, and assorted detritus that I like regarding evolutionary biology:
National Center for Science Education: A great resource for students and teachers who want to learn about the teaching of evolution and the problems with trying to wedge intelligent design into the rubric of science.
American Association for the Advancement of Science Evolution Press Room: This is the clearing house for evolution news by the AAAS. I check it every couple of weeks, as it is not updated that often.
Red Queen’s Hypothesis: One of my favorite evolutionary theories which paraphrased states that continuing development is needed to “stand still” in the evolutionary arms race.
Pharyngula: My favorite snarky biologist’s blog, this is a great vanguard in the science vs. intelligent design tussle. P.Z. Myers doesn’t hold back in his criticism of religion in general, which is great, even for a clean and wholesome Catholic like myself. [Ed. note: Mark is neither clean nor wholesome]
Thoughts from Kansas: This blog is written by a graduate student at the University of Kansas and former classmate of mine, and is exactly the right level of thoughtfulness to be accessible to non-scientists.
The Panda’s Thumb: This is the USS Enterprise of science vs. creationist blogs. It’s updated daily, and good learnin’, too.
University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology and the University of Chicago: Ok, these links are just because I went to school at this places.
If you get a chance to check out any of those links, drop me a line. I miss talking science.
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