The article from the November issue mentioned here ("Speaking Up for Science")
can be accessed at:
http://www.sciam.com/1999/1199issue/1199scicit1.html
Also perhaps of interest would be "The False Crisis in Science Education," in
the October issue:
http://www.sciam.com/1999/1099issue/1099gibbs.html
--Todd
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>An article about the Kansas anti-evolution vote appears in the new
>Scientific American.
>
>In an (unrelated) article in this week's Newsweek, it mentions how a
>number of prominent Christians, including St. Augustine, viewed at
>least
>some of the bible as allegory, not literal truth. (In Augustine's case,
>he was specifically speaking of the Book of Revelations.)
>
>Also in Newsweek, a sad example of how far we have to go in clearing
>up
>misconceptions of what science is about. Background: photographer
>Ron
>Harris has started an online auction selling human eggs (for the
>purpose
>of in vitro fertilization) - the eggs from fashion models. Presumably,
>people would shell out big bucks for said eggs, thinking supermodel
>DNA
>will give them great-looking kids; he's received bids in 5 figures, and
>is selling some at prices up to $150,000. As you can imagine, this has
>been a bit controversial. Said Harris: "This is Darwin's natural
>selection at its very best. The highest bidder gets youth and beauty."
>
>After you're done cringing - any doubts left about how uphill the battle
>against ignorance is?
>
>Jonah Cohen
>Outreach Manager, Science Center of Connecticut
>
>"Pat Buchanan left the GOP for the Reform party.
>Analysts agree this has raised the average IQ of both groups."
> -Jon Stewart
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