Listening to creationists can strengthen our understanding of evolution
Rather than castigate those who deny evolution, it is more useful to consider their arguments to help science explain it better
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How better education has built a more secular Britain
Logic, science and critical thinking are working miracles for non-believers.
How to slam dunk creationists when it comes to the theory of evolution
Playing to the intelligent design mob, Mike Pence is simply spinning words in his war on evolutionary biology
Turkey bans teaching of evolution – but science is more than a belief system
Outlawing evolution in schools is based on creationist misconceptions – here's how to counter them
30 years after Edwards v. Aguillard: Why creationism lingers in public schools
Thirty years after the Supreme Court ruled that creationism cannot be required in schools, 'creation science' is still taught in some schools. What are the implications for climate education?
The perversion of paleontology by apartheid’s advocates still lingers
As an intellectual history of the disciplines of paleontology and paleoanthropology, Kuljan’s book is especially adept at narrating the interwoven connections between science and power.
How a humble cockroach rewrote the history of New Caledonia
The theory that New Caledonia was a piece of land that separated from the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana was a seductive one. But then a cockroach rose up to challenge it.
Our ‘selfish’ genes contain the seeds of our destruction – but there might be a fix
Stephen Hawking thinks we need to leave the planet. Do we?
It’s time to celebrate Africa’s forgotten fossil hunters
Africa has one of the world's richest fossil records, and evidence suggests that amateurs collected really important fossils long before professionals arrived on the scene.
Arguments why God (very probably) exists
There remain many mysteries that are beyond science. Does that mean that a God truly exists? A scholar gives reasons for this possibility.
No, epigenetics and environmental responsiveness don’t undermine Darwinian evolution
Epigenetics is consistent with the theory of evolution – in fact, Darwin predicted that tiny parcels might somehow provide a flow of information from experience to inheritance.
Did medical Darwinism doom the GOP health plan?
The U.S. has been arguing about health care for decades. Critics have argued that insurance for all is a sign of weakness or even Communist. Here's a look at how the thinking has evolved -- or not.
Contested spaces: the ‘long-grassers’, living private lives in public places
In contrast to perceptions of other homeless people sleeping rough, Darwin's "long-grassers" are applying a long cultural tradition to deal with the situation in which they find themselves.
The pioneering ‘great men’ of Victorian science were once attacked for being unmanly
The likes of Charles Darwin and Humphry Davy weren't always seen as the powerful, authoritative heroes they're portrayed as today.
Data should smash the biological myth of promiscuous males and sexually coy females
Victorian attitudes influenced what scientists thought they were observing about sexual behaviors in the animal world. But modern techniques reveal the myth for what it is.
Explainer: what is the Australian monsoon?
The Australian monsoon delivers most of northern Australia's rainfall and is a vital feature of life in the region. But why does it occur?
The long struggle to understand species: from pre-Darwin to the present day
Humans have an innate interest and ability in naming biologically meaningful entities, or species. Taxonomy, then, vies for the title of world's “oldest profession”.
To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem
Indigenous peoples live in societies where their sense of cultural worth is constantly undermined.
Language could be humankind’s most impressive technological invention
Humans have invented many technologies to survive better – spears, pots, calculators, even language. With language, however, the raw material used to fashion the technology is the human body itself.
Playing a science-based video game? It might be all wrong
Many digital games claiming to simulate evolution are inaccurate. These errors can undermine the games' potential educational benefits.
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Lecturer in History of Medicine/Life Science, University of Melbourne
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Adjunct professor, Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Charles Darwin University
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Lecturer in Science Education, Sussex School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex
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Hon. Research Fellow; Professor Emeritus, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
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Distinguished Professor of Genetics, La Trobe University
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