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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryAmerican Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America  Hedges, Chris Book 2006 Hedges examines the Christian Right's origins, its driving motivation and its dark ideological underpinnings, with interviews and coverage of events such as pro-life rallies and weeklong classes on co... The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science Doidge, Norman Book 2007 Doidge explains neuroplasticity and shows that the brain is not a collection of specialized parts but a dynamic organ and can rewire and rearrange itself as the need arises. Man, Beast and Zombie: What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us About Human Nature Malik, Kenan Book 2000 Drawing upon the ideas of evolutionary biology, cognitive science and artificial intelligence, Malik questions many of our assumptions about human nature. Nature of Economies Jacobs, Jane Book 2000 Jacobs argues that since human beings exist wholly within nature as part of natural order in every respect, we should look to the processes of nature for vibrant and flexible models of economic planni... On Darwin's 200th Anniversary: Against The Current vol. 143 Fayyazuddin, Ansar Article 2009 The year 2009 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, as well as the 150th anniversary of the publication of his celebrated book On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 23, 2016: Science and its enemies Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Our society and its institutions, public and private, regularly tell us that science, and education in the sciences, are crucial to our future. These public declarations are strangely reminiscent of t... The Revisionaries Thurman, Scott Film/Video 2012 The Revisionaries follows the attempts of a creationist Board of Education member to revise the science and history curricula to better suit a white, Christian nation. The Science and Humanism of Stephen Jay Gould York, Richard; Clark, Brett Book 2011 Stephen Jay Gould was not only a leading paleontologist and evolutionary theorist, he was also a humanist with an enduring interest in the history and philosophy of science. The extraordinary range of... Skeptical Inquirer: The Magazine for Science and Reason - Periodical profile Serial Publication (Periodical) Encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to t... State of the World's Oceans: New Internationalist January/February 2007 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2007 A look at the how the world's ocean is being destroyed and its effects on the earth. What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America Frank, Thomas Book 2004 Explores the rise of conservative populism in the United States through the lens of Frank's native state of Kansas. According to his analysis, the political discourse of recent decades has dramaticall... The World Without Us Weisman, Alan Book 2007 A thought experiment to see what would happen to the planet if human beings simply disappeared.
Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAdaptation Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Adaptive mutation Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Bully for Brontosaurus Reflections in Natural History Gould, Stephen Jay 1991 A collection of dicursive essays on natural history. Dual inheritance theory Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Evolution Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia In biology, evolution is change in the genetic material of a population of organisms through successive generations. Although the changes produced in a single generation are normally small, the accumu... Evolution in the College Classroom Facilitating Conversations about Science and Religion Nisbet, Matt 2017 New approaches embedded in introductory biology courses about science and religious belief point to promising models for instructors to adopt, and offer insight on strategies for encouraging more cons... The Ghost in the Machine Koestler, Arthur 1967 An analysis of the relationship between reason and imagination. The Greatest Show on Earth The Evidence for Evolution Dawkins, Richard 2009 Evolution is accepted as scientific fact by all reputable scientists and indeed theologians, yet millions of people continue to question its veracity. Dawkins explains the evidence for evolution while... Lamarckism Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Last universal ancestor Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Memetics Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Migration to America took long enough for evolution to happen on the way O'Grady, Cathleen 2017 Similarities in Native American genomes suggest adaptation in ancient history. Modern evolutionary synthesis Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Natural selection Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia On the Origin of Species Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Science and its enemies Introduction to the April 23, 2016 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli 2016 Our society and its institutions, public and private, regularly tell us that science, and education in the sciences, are crucial to our future. These public declarations are strangely reminiscent of t... Speciation Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Speciation is the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise. |
