Changing the way you look at the world
Perhaps there is a journalist in Australia who is brave enough to ask it. Why won’t he debate creationists? If he is so sure of his science as he continually says, and creationists are so ignorant and ill informed, then … Continued
I’ve previously mentioned how the media give Richard Dawkins a dream run, never questioning or probing his assertions about evolution. They just lap it up. Seems like ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) is falling in line with the long tradition—making sure … Continued
At last there is a debate. At last the cards have been put on the table. That’s the really fantastic thing about Richard Dawkins latest book, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. He is actually discussing evidence. … Continued
The Australian media is portraying Richard Dawkins during his visit ‘down under’ as taking on the creationists. Journalist Danika Armytage described it in her video report of 5 March 2010 like this: “Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins is in Sydney this … Continued
BBC reports, 20 February 2010, the President of the US National Academy of Sciences saying that the recent controversies surrounding climate research have damaged the image of science as a whole. “There is some evidence that the distrust has spread,” … Continued
The Huffington Post ran an article on Five Reasons Why Evolution Is Important. It’s by Steven Newton, Public Information Project Director for the National Center for Science Education (NCSE), and was run on 12 February to celebrate Charles Darwin’s 201st … Continued