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ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions.
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I wonder how many museums and science centers have signage or
exhibits that address the misconceptions that the public has about
the nature of science and non-science. I've only aware of the Museum
of Science and Industry in Chicago having it. Photos below are not
mine, but show the exhibit nicely:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/margotmiller/347364184/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/margotmiller/347364462/in/photostream/
I can't make out all the text in the above images, but I think the
tact is to say that creationism is a "different" way of knowing about
reality. Not sure whether this is accurate or intellectually honest,
but it's certainly a _popular_ way to discuss contradictions between
scientifically-derived information and folk stories.
-- Colin Purrington
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Department of Biology, Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081
tel. (610) 328-8621; fax (610) 328-8663
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