Evolution Resources Request

[SPQR]

I am doing research for a research paper-imagine that- I have to write for my American Government A.P. class. My topic is the debate between evolution and creationism/ I.D. I am already halfway through Eugenie C. Scott's excellent Evolution Vs. Creationism: An Introduction and I have also compiled several periodicals, such as Discover and Skepitcal Inquirer which contain pertinent articles.

Any other suggestions?

[emperorchaos]

A good book that, admittedly, I haven't been able to read much of myself but has been recommended to me by a lot of people is The Fossil Trail by Ian Tattersall. It stays focused on the evolution of hominids.

I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for, but I wanted to try to help. =P

I've been wondering, is your handle on here representative of the Roman Republic/Empire? I've a strange fascination with Ancient Rome. I think I was an emperor there once in a past life.

[Pyrrho]

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/

http://www.pandasthumb.org/

http://www.talkorigins.org/

[SPQR]

A good book that, admittedly, I haven't been able to read much of myself but has been recommended to me by a lot of people is The Fossil Trail by Ian Tattersall. It stays focused on the evolution of hominids.

I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for, but I wanted to try to help. =P

I've been wondering, is your handle on here representative of the Roman Republic/Empire? I've a strange fascination with Ancient Rome. I think I was an emperor there once in a past life.
Thanks for the recommendation, emperorchaos, I will certainly check that out.

Regarding the fascination with ancient Roman culture, I am one of four students in my Latin 4 class at my high school. I just thought SPQR would be appropriate. I'm not so sure about the past life, though.;)

[Complexity]

Read the decision of the judge in the recent Dover trial. It is excellent.

I believe that the link is on the www.randi.org (http://www.randi.org) page.

[steve s]

Science and Creationism, edited by Ashley Montagu. This is a collection of essays by various scientists, including Stephen Jay Gould. It deals mainly with the creationists efforts back in the early to mid 1980's.

Amazon link (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195032535/103-2887358-9960649?v=glance&n=283155)

Steve S.

[SPQR]

Read the decision of the judge in the recent Dover trial. It is excellent.

I believe that the link is on the www.randi.org (http://www.randi.org) page.
I read it in the most recent issue of Skepitcal Inquirer. He is my new favorite judge.:D

[the_bgma]

Here you go...


The Blind Watchmaker
Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
(Richard Dawkins, 1986)
Dawkins brilliantly deconstructs the arguments for Intelligent Design, by elegantly presenting the mountain of evidence in support of the Theory of Evolution.

Climbing Mount Improbable
(Richard Dawkins, 1996)
Again Dawkins goes after Intelligent Design theorists, by showing how quite improbable structures such as the human eye could have arise by a multitude of small steps, over an extremely long period of time.

At the Water's Edge
Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs, and How Life Came Ashore but Then Went Back to Sea
(Carl Zimmer, 1999)
This book covers a single extremely important topic in evolution: how did life move from sea to land? In great (but still quite readable) detail, Zimmer walks us from the sea to land, covering the development of lungs and hands and other organs, then takes us back into the sea with whales and dolphins, all with copious supporting fossil evidence.

Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea
(Carl Zimmer, 2002)
Zimmer’s book that accompanies the PBS series of the same name is a wonderful read. It skewers the main claims of creationism, while showing the mass of evidence supporting evolution. And book doesn’t just stick to evolution itself, it also covers its effects on politics, religion, and philosophy.

The Ancestor’s Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
(Richard Dawkins, 2004)
Dawkins shows us evolution by meeting up with various species, starting from modern humans. In a backward fashion, he shows many of the steps in evolution from our more apelike ancestors. Dawkins then works his way to species farther and farther away on the family tree, showing the various results of evolution in different environments.

The Counter-Creationism Handbook
(Mark Isaak, 2005)
Isaak’s ambitious work is probably the most complete debunking of creationist claims that exists. Packaged into a well-indexed and cross-referenced work, the Handbook answers them all succinctly and accurately.

Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction
(Eugenie C. Scott, 2005)
Scott, the director of the National Center for Science Education and past president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, gives us this easy-to-read introduction to the contentious debate. She covers the basics of science and creationists’ attacks on evidence and evolution scientists, and answers their claims directly and forthrightly.



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[aargh57]

BGMA,

Thanks for the reading list. Those look like excellent books.

I did read the Blind Watchmaker and I won't say I disagree with the little review but I didn't find it all that great at challenging ID. Don't get me wrong, I really liked the book, it's just that I wish it were more pertinent to the stuff that IDers say.


edited because I thought the review was BGMA's but then I realized it was a review out of the book of books.

[Eos of the Eons]

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/

http://sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000D4FEC-7D5B-1D07-8E49809EC588EEDF

What IDers try to say about evolution (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards/sciencesboe/pdf_setA/L10-H23_Critical_Analysis_of_Evolution_Mar_SBOE_change s.pdf)

http://www.ncseweb.org/

http://home.austarnet.com.au/stear/main_issues.htm

[JohnF_73]

Since no one has mentioned it, can I recommend the movie Inherit the Wind? It's not necessarily useable in your paper, but it's a great movie, and relevant to the topic.

[Suezoled]

These folks might be able to help, too: http://www.aibs.org/evolution-initiatives/

They're an orginization of scientists and educators who are strong proponents of evolution, the importance of understanding science, etc.

[CFLarsen]

I am doing research for a research paper-imagine that- I have to write for my American Government A.P. class. My topic is the debate between evolution and creationism/ I.D. I am already halfway through Eugenie C. Scott's excellent Evolution Vs. Creationism: An Introduction and I have also compiled several periodicals, such as Discover and Skepitcal Inquirer which contain pertinent articles.

Any other suggestions?
Oh, a few....


The 10 commandments are everything the United States are not (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/10command.htm)

A Call to Heresy (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/acalltoheresy.htm)

Do You Believe in Evolution? (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/believeevolution.htm)

Creation or Evolution? (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/creationevolution.htm)

Creation Research Projects (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/creationresearchprojects.htm)

Doubting Darwinism Through Creative License (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/doubtdarwin.htm)

The Ultra-Fundamentalist Creationism of Duane Gish (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/duanegish.htm)

The Evolution of Creationism (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/evolutioncreationism.htm)

Facing Challenges to Evolution Education (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/evolutioneducation.htm)

Facts, Faith, and Fairness (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/factsfaithfairness.htm)

Kent Hovind Dissected (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/hovind.htm)

Book Review: Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/iconsofignorance.htm)

Noah and his Ark: A critical examination (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/noahark.htm)

Noah's Bunnies (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/noahbun.htm)

Origin Myths (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/originmyths.htm)

"Scientific Creationism", Evolution & Race (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/scicreationism.htm)

The Whole Silly Flood Story (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/sillyflood.htm)

Things Creationists Hate (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/thingscreationistshate.htm)

Those Naughty Vestigial Bits and Other Bad Engineering (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/vestigial.htm)

The Watch in the Desert (http://www.skepticreport.com/creationism/watchdesert.htm)

[SPQR]

The due date for my research paper has come and gone. I was able to pull off 23.5 pages and I only needed 15! There was just so much to right about. In fact, I had to cut my self short talking about the Dover trial and the situation in Kansas. Both of those topics in detail would have easily gone another five or six pages. Even though it was merely a research paper and not a persuasive essay, I tried to inject my disdain for "intellgient design" wherever I could without making it too obvious. I may have even enlightened some of my fellow students along the way.

Much gratitude to everone who offered suggestions, especially CFLarsen and The Bgma. :D

[CFLarsen]

You're welcome. :)

You're also welcome to put it up on a webpage somewhere, so we can read it. And, of course, whether you got A or A+.....