ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
*****************************************************************************



The judicial decision yesterday in the plaintiffs case against the 
Dover, Pa school board is a stake in the heart of ID. It will be 
very, very hard for ID to be taught in public schools in this country 
and that is wonderful.

However, we still need to present evolution science to our audiences 
of adults and especially children. This decision does not effect the 
polls that show that the majority of our population do not understand 
or accept evolution science (anymore that than they understand that 
the earth takes a year to go around the sun or that man and dinosaurs 
lived together at the same time on Earth). Teachers may have an 
easier time teaching evolution as the decision may give teachers 
heart to incorporate evolution in to their classrooms and immunize 
them against parental complaints.  That remains to be seen.

I recently received this DVD and I think it could be a good resource 
for your use in presenting the relevance of evolution science to your 
public. Probably not for very young children.

Enjoy the Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah or whatever you choose to celebrate.

Martin





NEW! Evolution-Why Bother?
2005. AIBS, the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, and Why Bother 
Films have produced a 27-minute video, endorsed for classroom use by 
the National Association of Biology Teachers, that contains 
interviews with eminent scientists and relevant information to 
enhance students', teachers', and the general public's understanding 
of the relevance of evolution to daily life and to meeting numerous 
challenges facing society. Topics addressed include the use of 
evolutionary biology to guide our search for new medicines, help 
solve crimes, develop vaccines, combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, 
deal with invasive species, grow our food, provide a rational basis 
for managing resources, protect endangered species, and use 
phylogenetic analyses to identify emerging diseases. DVD and VHS 
format. $34.95 each ($29.95 for AIBS members), plus shipping and 
handling. http://www.aibs.org/bookstore/
-- 
Martin Weiss, Ph.D
Vice President, Science
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111 th Street
Corona, New York 11368
718 699 0005 x 356

***********************************************************************
More information about the Informal Science Education Network and the
Association of Science-Technology Centers may be found at http://www.astc.org.
To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the
message  SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to
[log in to unmask]