Events
Movie: "Judgment Day"
(Thursday, Feb. 19, 7:00 in CUE 203)
This documentary, from the award-winning PBS program NOVA, centers on the court battle that developed when a group of parents in the small town of Dover, Pennsylvania, challenged the local school board's decision to teach "intelligent design" along with evolution in science classrooms. The documentary examines the arguments from both sides of the case, and paints a gripping story of a community thrust into the national spotlight and torn apart by the turmoil that ensued. Few films have captured the social controversy or its consequences like this one, which won a Peabody Award for outstanding achievement.
For more information:
Judgement Day: Intelligent Design on Trial homepage
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
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As a young man, Charles Darwin sailed around the world aboard the HMS Beagle. The things he saw on that epic voyage made him realize that life changed over time, that living species today have descended from common ancestors in the past, and that something he called "natural selection" was the main driving force behind this change. Today Darwin's key insights permeate all of science and form the basis of modern biology.
Even today, exhibits all across the world are dedicated to honoring Darwin and teaching his ideas.