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There was a special issue of the Museums & Social Issues journal a few
years ago focused on the topic "Museums and the Public Understanding of
Evolution" that may be of interest to list members. You can find more
about the issue by following this link, but I've also posted the table
of contents below because it's so relevant to this thread and what
museum professionals can do to educate the public and facilitate
discussion about evolution. Thanks!
https://lcoast.sslcert19.com/journal_issue.php?id=93
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Museums & Social Issues, vol. 1, no. 1: Museums and
the Public Understanding of Evolution)_
·Introduction by Eugenie Scott, National Center for Science Education
·Scientific Integrity in Science Museums by Robert Pennock, Michigan
State University
·Exhibiting Evolution by Judy Diamond, University of Nebraska & Judy
Scotchmoor, UC Museum of Paleontology
·Designing Human Evolution Exhibitions: Insights from Exhibitions and
Audiences by Monique Scott, Yale University and Ellen Giusti
·Museum Visitors' Understanding of Evolution by Amy N. Spiegel,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Margaret Evans, University of Michigan;
Wendy Gram; and Judy Diamond, University of Nebraska
·Group Identity, Protest and Evolution by John Fraser, Wildlife
Conservation Society
·Ignoring the Elephants: Visual Images and Jazz Age Critics by Constance
Clark
·Resources by Johanna Jones, Randi Korn & Associates
·Book Reviews: Evolution v. Creationism: An Introduction by Eugenie
Scott reviewed by Richard K. Stucky, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Evolutionary Science and Society: Educating A New Generation reviewed by
Gregory Forbes, Grand Rapids Community College
·Exhibit Reviews: Darwin Exhibit reviewed by Richard Bellon Explore
Evolution reviewed by Robert (Mac) West, Informal Learning Experience
On 2/8/2011 1:52 PM, Barry Aprison wrote:
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> Evolution was never taught in my 1-yr high school biology course in
> Indianapolis. (so i wonder how many of us were taught evolution in high
> school!) One of the best, easy reads about evolution is Sean Carroll's "The
> Making of The Fittest. DNA& the Ultimate Forensic Record of
> Evolution"..this excellent book was published in 2006. NOVA's "What Darwin
> Never Knew" is a fairly good (but long!) evolution video produced in 2009...
> www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/darwin-never-knew.html...there are a couple
> of other good books and interactive media/online sources. But as the
> Science article indicates, the problem is basically with the high school
> science teachers...³the cautious 60 percent,² who avoid controversy by
> endorsing neither evolution nor its unscientific alternatives. In various
> ways, they compromise." Recently published college biology textbooks have
> evolution throughout their core curriculum. Fyi...cutting-edge
> molecular/genetic biomedical research is all about evolution, among other
> things...
>
> Barry
>
> On 2/8/11 2:48 PM, "Charlie Carlson"<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Hey Martin,
>> I'm sure you're right! And it's so unfortunate. One thing I've long thought
>> is that evolutionary theory should be included in any discussion of biology or
>> life. It probably ought to be a routine part of any discussion about viruses
>> and bacterial diseases as wellwhich speaks to a greater inclusion in medical
>> training.
>> C
>> On Feb 8, 2011, at 12:32 PM, Martin Weiss wrote:
>>
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