Month: June 2012
Postcard from Dusseldorf: “This Is Science Upside Down”
An observation from plant geneticist Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig on the paradox of opposition to intelligent design.
George Gaylord Simpson on Continental Drift
The nastiest attack on Alfred Wegener came from one of the chief architects of neo-Darwinism.
For Intelligent-Design Advocates, Lessons from the Debate over Continental Drift
A classic example of how the scientific community can radically change its mind, after decades of ridiculing an idea.
You Can Say This for Prometheus, as for Intelligent Design: It’s All About the Evidence
The sure sign of a scientist with guts and integrity? A willingness to follow the evidence, wherever it may point.
“This Fear of Debate Is Not Very Attractive”
Stanford law professor Michael McConnell tells it plainly to the NCSE’s Eugenie Scott.