freeztar Posted February 13, 2009 Report Posted February 13, 2009 Have you heard of the "Academic Freedom Day"? Some Americans disagree... On 'Darwin Day,' many Americans beg to differ | csmonitor.com Quote
Galapagos Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Posted February 13, 2009 Have you heard of the "Academic Freedom Day"? Some Americans disagree... On 'Darwin Day,' many Americans beg to differ | csmonitor.com :naughty:Those Americans are in good company with contributors of similar demographics in exemplars of progress like Turkey :eek_big:: (acceptance of evolution by country, from Miller, et al[2006]) source :doh: :) ....Also, I've posted this one elsewhere, but for the sake of posterity, here is a video of James D Watson and E O Wilson discussing Darwin with Charlie Rose: YouTube - Charlie Rose - E.O. Wilson & James Watson on Charles Darwin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQEStqDUoB0 freeztar 1 Quote
Galapagos Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Posted February 14, 2009 The journal Evolution: Education and outreach released a special Darwin issue with publications by T Ryan Gregory, Niles Eldredge, Eugenie Scott, and more: Evolution: Education and Outreach - Volume 2, Number 1 The NCSE website has a good blog post with a summary of Darwin media coverage over the year: The Darwin bicentennial in the news | NCSE And I thought this was interesting, Ben Zimmer has a blog update on words first introduced to the English language by Darwin and Lincoln: Happy Lincoln/Darwin Day! : Word Routes : Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus Apparently, we have Darwin to thank for great words like "alfalfa" and "rodeo" :blahblahblah: Quote
Galapagos Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Posted February 14, 2009 Found some neat stuff over on Jerry Coyne's blog: Jerry Coyne interviewed on NPR about Darwin and evolution: WHYY's Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane Podcast There is a special feature in the journal Current Biology in which biologists(and at least one science writer from what I saw) were asked to reread Darwin's Origin and give their responses. Some of the big names featured are Matt Ridley, Jerry Coyne, and Simon Conway Morris: Current Biology - (Re)Reading The Origin Also, more articles about Darwin and evolution were published in Forbes. Jerry Coyne comments on the entire feature on his blog here. Jerry Coyne's article: Why Evolution Is True - Forbes.com Article by evo-devo biologist Sean B. Carroll: Two Hundred Years Of Adventure And Discovery - Forbes.com Quote
Michaelangelica Posted February 15, 2009 Report Posted February 15, 2009 heaps of stuff on Abc radioIt is usually excellentABC Science Updates, 12 February 2009Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) == CHARLES DARWIN BIRTHDAY SPECIAL ==Charles Darwin, the father of evolution was born 200 years ago today. We celebrate the man and his theory that turned the world upside down and continues to inspire discussion and debate.ABC Science INDEPTH: THE EVOLUTION OF SEXAre modern relationships shaped by the romantic notion of love and fidelity or much greater evolutionary urges?The evolution of sex (ABC Science) OPINION: IS HUMAN EVOLUTION OVER?Professor Steve Jones argues that the human race is in decline.Is human evolution over? (ABC Science) FROM THE VAULT: EVOLUTION PHOTO ESSAYBrush up on your understanding of evolutionary theory.ABC Science: Photos UNLEASHED: DARWIN AND AUSTRALIA (Unleashed: 12/02/2009)Darwin's time in Australia may have had as significant an impact on the development of the man, as his shorter time in the Galapagos may have had on Darwin the scientist, writes Michael Pickering.Unleashed: Darwin and Australia UNLEASHED: EVOLUTION FOR EVERYONE (Unleashed: 12/02/2009)What makes evolutionary theory so powerful is the pattern of this explanation, which is the same in the cultural domain as it is in the biological domain.Unleashed: Evolution for everyone RADIO NATIONAL: CHARLES DARWIN TURNS 200Tune in to Radio National as the world celebrates the extraordinary legacy of the ‘godfather’ of evolution. You’ll be surprised, challenged and engaged.Radio National - Charles Darwin turns 200 I just listened to this and found it facinating especially the P elemts.Listen Now - 07022009 | Download Audio (25.1 MB) - 07022009Time to air Story title Story Transcript Listen to this story online Download this story12:05 Darwin and show business Transcript listen download12:22 Epigenetics Transcript listen download12:31 The discovery of P elements Transcript listen download12:42 Amphioxus - toolkit genes Transcript listen downloadListen to this tomorrow. Both are podcast and can be found atScience ShowSaturday 14 February 2009 Listen Now - 14022009 | Download Audio (25.1 MB) - 14022009Time to air Story title Story Transcript Listen to this story online Download this story1205 Darwin's descendants - listen download12:18 Interpreting Darwin's theory - downloadSaturday 07 February 2009 Galapagos 1 Quote
Michaelangelica Posted February 18, 2009 Report Posted February 18, 2009 I can't get to these articles but they look interestingFEATURES-SCIENTIFIC AMERICANDarwin on a Godless Creation200 years after the birth of Charles Darwin, his theory of evolution still clashes with the creationist beliefs of some organized religions. For him personally, it meant the end of his belief in creation by God> Related In-Depth Report: Happy 200th Birthday, Charles DarwinIt is amazing the amount of coverage in the media this anniversary is getting.The Creationists seem very quiet. Quote
Galapagos Posted February 20, 2009 Author Report Posted February 20, 2009 Cool links Michaelangelicea! :naughty: I've been busy this week, so I haven't scoured for much stuff since around Darwin Day on the 12th. Don't be fooled though, this is Darwin's year, and the bicentennial of the Origin of Species doesn't come around until the 24th of November, so........ Science authors Carl Zimmer and John Horgan discussed the recent Darwin mania and some other issues in modern evolutionary theory: Bloggingheads.tv - diavlogs There are quite a few neat articles over at Discover magazine on Darwin, here are a few highlights: DNA Agrees With All the Other Science: Darwin Was Right | Evolution | DISCOVER Magazine Darwin's Dystopias: Ghastly Visions Inspired by Evolution | Evolution | DISCOVER Magazine (this one is artwork inspired by the concept of "survival of the fittest"! super weird/cool stuff!) Six Sites That Are the Galapagos For Modern Darwins | Evolution | DISCOVER Magazine In a letter co-authored NewScientist, PZ Myers, Dan Dennett, Jerry Coyne, and Richard Dawkins chided the magazine for a misleading cover graphic(from the Jan 24 2009 issue), and set the record straight about Darwin and evolution: Darwin was right - 18 February 2009 - New ScientistWhat on earth were you thinking when you produced a garish cover proclaiming that "Darwin was wrong" (24 January)? First, it's false, and second, it's inflammatory. And, as you surely know, many readers will interpret the cover not as being about Darwin, the historical figure, but about evolution. Nothing in the article showed that the concept of the tree of life is unsound; only that it is more complicated than was realised before the advent of molecular genetics. It is still true that all of life arose from "a few forms or... one", as Darwin concluded in The Origin of Species. It is still true that it diversified by descent with modification via natural selection and other factors. Of course there's a tree; it's just more of a banyan than an oak at its single-celled-organism base. The problem of horizontal gene-transfer in most non-bacterial species is not serious enough to obscure the branches we find by sequencing their DNA.click to continue reading... NewScientist has published some silly stuff like this before, but this one was definitely a new low for them. Project Steve has officially reached 1000 Steves.... and the 1000th Steve was a Darwin!:Count On Steves to Defend Darwin: Scientific American PodcastThe National Center for Science Education initiated Project Steve in 2003 to count scientists named Steve (or Stephanie) who accept evolution, in response to lists of anti-evolution PhDs. The long-running effort, also a tribute to Stephen Jay Gould, crowned its thousandth Steve, a proxy for approximately 100,000 scientists, at last week's AAAS meeting. Steve Mirsky reports These Darwin posters are incredibly cool/clever... click here if you somehow miss the reference: mikero.com - blogvia PZ Quote
Galapagos Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Posted February 26, 2009 Some German citizens want to change a national religious holiday into "Evolution Day", and they have made this music video to help sell the idea: YouTube - Darwin & The Naked Apes / Children of Evolution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbIa9fZuTFA Kind of strange, kind of funny, I dig it. via PZ ----------------------------Here is a short clip with some UK humor about Darwin: YouTube - Charles Darwin on TV Burp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozQXDp0TDW0via WEIT ---------------------------------------------------------One of the recent Darwin specials from the BBC has made its way onto youtube: BBC - BBC Four Programmes - Darwin's Struggle: The Evolution of the Origin of SpeciesDarwin's Struggle: The Evolution of The Origin of Species In his greatest work, 'On the Origin of Species', Charles Darwin reveals how the wonderful variety of the natural world emerges out of death and the 'struggle of life'. But as he developed his brilliant idea, Darwin went through a personal struggle that mirrored the natural world he observed. The programme tells this story with the benefit of Darwin's secret notes and correspondence, powerful imagery from the time, and insights from biographers and scientists. YouTube - Darwin's struggle 1/6 Widescreen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1tk-NLrIKY Quote
freeztar Posted February 26, 2009 Report Posted February 26, 2009 I recently read about the Darwin's Garden exhibit in the GA Botanical Society newsletter. It's too bad it's in NY. Here's a news article I found on it: Garden exhibition replicates Darwin's work and experiments - International Herald Tribune Quote
Galapagos Posted April 24, 2009 Author Report Posted April 24, 2009 Test your Darwin IQ over at the Discovery Channel page with this fun game: Test Your Darwin I.Q. : Discovery Channel The Darwin Debate, a roundtable discussion with Steven Pinker, Meredith Small, Sir Johnathan Miller, and Steve Jones: YouTube - The Darwin Debate (1/5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jKAxYaCQuQ Michael Shermer gives a lecture about evolution, creationism, Darwin etc in this lecture titled "Why Darwin Matters":YouTube - Michael Shermer: Why Darwin Matters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFxxrcoaIII This is not exactly Darwin news, but interesting regardless: a new transitional fossil showing the evolutionary transition of the seal lineage's land to sea lifestyle was discovered, and named Pujila darwini. It has its own website over here: Puijila: A Prehistoric Walking Seal And some blog coverage for more info: Pharyngula: Puijila darwiniPuijila, the walking seal - a beautiful transitional fossil : Not Exactly Rocket Science Edit, more stuff: Another scientific organization is honoring Darwin- this time Springer has a tribute page up with some cool features: Darwin Year 2009 And this is awesome, the Society for the Study of Evolution made a happy birthday Darwin video, and there are a whole lot of familiar faces in there! See if you recognize anyone: http://www.happybirthdaydarwin.org/ Quote
Larv Posted April 25, 2009 Report Posted April 25, 2009 A morning though on the meaning of Darwin: We carry the shame of Darwin like a tattoo on our foreheads. He was the ultimate Christ killer. He marks the defeat of human arrogance: we know now that we are descendents not from any gods but from many apes. We are naked here in this bright new world that reveals our former ignorance. Descent with modification was the coup d'état of Western religion. This knowledge came up as fresh and morphogenic as the first spring crocus. Even Calvinism was Darwinian: the “electi” were pre-selected for their fitness Take heed, we are on our own now with this new knowledge, free to evolve as we see fit. Only one serious question remains: Are we really in charge? Quote
Galapagos Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Posted June 13, 2009 The upcoming movie about Darwin entitled Creation looks like it has some potential: YouTube - Creation (aka nature) Trailer 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCYafqq9ljk It might end up being corny, hard to tell at this point. Either way, at least it will get more people talking about biology... Here are some more videos celebrating or otherwise discussing Darwin that have yet to make the thread: YouTube - Steven Pinker - The Genius of Charles Darwin: The Uncut Interviews http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIMReUsxTt4 YouTube - Daniel Dennett - The Genius of Charles Darwin: The Uncut Interviews http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lfTPTFN94o YouTube - Darwin: The Legacy (1/5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efPGcsOjCE4 YouTube - How Far Can Darwin Take Us? LIVE Shorts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv16luDN9t8 And finally, the video version of a lecture given by Richard Dawkins about Darwin at the Natural History Museum back in March: BBC/OU Open2.net - Darwin and evolution - Darwin's Five Bridges: The Open University Annual Lecture 2009 Quote
Galapagos Posted June 24, 2009 Author Report Posted June 24, 2009 The PNAS had a Sackler Colloquia on Two Centuries of Darwin: Table of Contents ? June 16, 2009, 106 (Supplement 1) ? PNAS A quick glance reveals several open-access papers by big names in biology and the philosophy thereof. I look forward to devouring some of those articles myself later this evening :shrug: Also, at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge there is a special exhibit on how Darwin effected the arts in the late 19th century:Darwin Endless Forms A free online version of the exhibition can be accessed here: Darwin Endless Forms Virtual Exhibition Michaelangelica 1 Quote
Galapagos Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Posted September 9, 2009 More dramatized Darwin is airing on PBS: NOVA and National Geographic in the form of "Darwin's Darkest Hour": NOVA | Becoming Human | Other Evolution Programs | PBSNOVA and National Geographic Television present the extraordinary human drama that led to the birth of the most influential scientific theory of all time. In this two-hour special, acclaimed screenwriter John Goldsmith (David Copperfield, Victoria and Albert) brings to life Charles Darwin's greatest personal crisis: the anguishing decision over whether to "go public" with his theory of evolution. Darwin, portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick (Lost), spent years refining his ideas and penning his "Big Book," On the Origin of Species. Yet, daunted by looming conflict with the orthodox religious values of his day, he resisted publishing—until a letter from naturalist Alfred Wallace forced his hand. In 1858, Darwin learned that Wallace was on the brink of publishing ideas very similar to his own. In a sickened panic, Darwin grasped his dilemma: To delay publishing any longer would be to condemn all of his work to obscurity—his voyage on the Beagle, his adventures in the Andes, the gauchos and bizarre fossils of Patagonia, the finches and giant tortoises of the Galapagos. But to come forward with his ideas risked the fury of the Church and perhaps a rift with his own devoted wife, Emma, portrayed by Frances O'Connor (Mansfield Park, The Importance of Being Earnest, Steven Spielberg's Artificial Intelligence), who clung to a devout, orthodox view of creation. "Darwin's Darkest Hour" is a moving drama about the birth of a great idea seen through the inspiration and personal sufferings of its brilliant originator. YouTube - Darwin's Darkest Hour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbAFcgt8nPM As with the other upcoming Darwin Drama, "Creation", it looks like it may be a bit corny, but I shall reserve further judgment until it airs. Quote
Galapagos Posted September 14, 2009 Author Report Posted September 14, 2009 The makers of the film "Creation" have apparently been unable to find a distributor in the U.S.. A bit disappointing that Ben Stein's pernicious propaganda piece "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" can find a distributor, and a film about the historic life of Darwin cannot due to the 'controversial' nature of the subject matter. Eugenie Scott of the NCSE has a review of the film, and a few comments on the inability to find distributor over at the Panda's Thumb. A review by film critic Roger Ebert can be found here. And here is a BBC2 show called Newsnight Review about Darwin/The Origin of Species, featuring Richard Dawkins among others: On a special Newsnight Review, eminent scientist Richard Dawkins, Man Booker prize-winning author Margaret Atwood, Reverend Richard Coles, and poet and descendant of Charles Darwin Ruth Padel, join Martha Kearney to discuss the cultural and philosophical legacy of the seminal work On the Origin of Species. YouTube - Newsnight Review: Darwin Special (1/4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dxffpphwF4 Quote
Galapagos Posted September 14, 2009 Author Report Posted September 14, 2009 I'm not sure how this slipped by me, but Nature Physics had a special on Darwin a couple months back: What's the big idea? : Article : Nature PhysicsIt is not obviously the business of a physics journal to mark the anniversary of a major development in biology. But the repercussions of Darwin's theory of evolution are relevant to all.Introduction It is 150 years since the publication of On the Origin of Species, and 200 years since the birth of its author, Charles Darwin. This coincidence of anniversaries is being widely celebrated, even in the pages of Nature Physics. In this issue, in amongst the regular diet of superconductors, cold gases and quantum dots, there are several articles about Darwinism — from its original incarnation, through ongoing controversy, to modern interpretations in overtly physics contexts. The story of Darwinism, we believe, has something for everyone, including physicists.Darwin and physics : Nature Physics And NOVA video put up another preview of the NOVA/NATGEO Darwin drama: YouTube - Darwin's Darkest Hour Premiering October 6th http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8ARE_N2MgM And lastly, a cool "The Matrix" themed Darwin background with quotes from the Origin. Evolver Zone » Desktop wallpaper — Darwin matrix Quote
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