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- Boston University Dialogues in Biological Anthropology The Boston University Dialogues in Biological Anthropology are now available online. The Dialogues, a series by Professor of Anthropology Matt Cartmill and Associate Professor Kaye Brown, are a series of public debates and discussions concerning controversial issues in the field. Each Dialogue consists of an hour of presentations and discussions by leading experts with diverse opinions, followed by a 90-minute roundtable involving BU students and faculty.
- Popol Vuh: The Creation Myth of the Maya (streaming, Academic Video Online) This much-honored animated film employs authentic imagery from ancient Maya ceramics to create a riveting depiction of the Popol Vuh, the Maya creation myth. Similar to the Biblical story of Genesis in its breadth, scope, and themes, the Popol Vuh is the origin of many myths and beliefs that spread throughout North America and formed the foundation of most Native American religious, philosophical, and ethical beliefs.
- Inherit the Wind (streaming, Swank) The famed "Scopes Monkey Trial" is the focus of this blistering courtroom drama about a Tennessee high school teacher on trial for daring to teach Darwinism to his students. Directed by Stanley Kramer, this adaptation of the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee stars Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, and Gene Kelly.
- Flock of Dodos (streaming, Kanopy) In a light-hearted take on the culture wars, FLOCK OF DODOS pokes fun at both sides in the evolution vs. "intelligent design" debate. Evolutionary biologist and filmmaker Dr. Randy Olson rides along with scientists and intelligent-designers as they engage in the theatrics that erupt wherever science and religion clash over the origins of life.
- How Are Humans Different from Other Great Apes? (CARTA) On October 23, 2017, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with The Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) held an event in San Diego, CA on the topic of "How are Humans Different from Other Great Apes?" Ajit Varki, Pascal Gagneux, Fred Gage, and Margaret Schoeninger discussed different aspects of what makes us "human," following an introduction by Gordon Gill.
- Judgement Day: Intelligent Design on Trial (dvd) his NOVA program captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania, in a landmark battle over the teaching of evolution in public schools. In 2004 the Dover school board ordered science teachers to read a statement to high school biology students about an alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution called intelligent design - the idea that life is too complex to have evolved naturally and so must have been designed by an intelligent agent. The teachers refused to comply, and both parents and teachers filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the school board of violating the constitutional separation of church and state.
- In Search of History: The Monkey Trial (streaming, Academic Video Online) Tennessee, 1925. Creationism is legislated fact and John Scopes, an educator teaching Darwinism, becomes a courtroom guinea pig in a legal war between religion and science that continues today. Join the fray as agnostic defense attorney Clarence Darrow and self-proclaimed Bible expert and prosecutor William Jennings Bryan square off.
- Adam Rutherford on Evolution and Creationism (streaming, Academic Video Online) With 2009 bringing the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the Origin of Species, this programme asks whether the teaching of evolution is under threat from a rise in religious fundamentalism amongst pupils. Programme presenter Adam Rutherford explores the controversy and hears that science teachers are being challenged and distracted by increasing questions about creationism and intelligent design - or avoiding the issues altogether rather than risk upsetting religious sensitivities.
- From the Beginning to the End of Time (streaming, Academic Video Online) This episode delves into a number of cosmological perspectives on the beginning and end of time. Various scientific, religious and cultural viewpoints are featured, including The Big Bang theory, creationism and evolution as well as other myths and metaphors concerning the nature of reality.
- Telling Lies for God (streaming, Academic Video Online) Ian Pilmer, Professor of Geology, has taken an ordained minister to court in Australia for claiming that there's scientific evidence to support a site in Eastern Turkey being the resting place of Noah's Ark. Pilmer sees the case as an opportunity to expose the claims of Creation Scientists who believe the world is less than 10,000 years old and the Great Flood was a real event, where as a geologist, Pilmer puts the age of the Earth at 4.5 billion years.
- NOVA. Dawn of humanity (streaming, Academic Video Online) NOVA and National Geographic present exclusive access to an astounding discovery of ancient fossil human ancestors. Deep in a South African cave, a special team of experts has brought to light an unprecedented wealth of fossils belonging to a crucial gap in the record of our origins that spans the transition between the ape-like australopithecines (such as the famous Lucy) and the earliest members of the human family.
- The Violent Legacy of Charles Darwin (streaming, Academic Video Online) Around the world today, vastly different religious groups join forces with a bold and common purpose - to discredit and destroy a scientific theory that is threatening their very existence. Their enemy comes in the form of a simple, mortal man. His name is Charles Darwin. And millions of people continue to believe he was a vicious heretic and the most dangerous scientist who ever lived.
- Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice (streaming, Academic Video Online) Discusses the life, accomplishments, and impact of the great naturalist, Charles Darwin, from his historic voyage on the Beagle to his personal anguish over publicizing his finding.
- Clarence Darrow (streaming, Academic Video Online) Clarence Darrow, the controversial attorney who often championed the unpopular cause, reviews his most famous cases, including his defense of Eugene Debs in 1894; the Leopold and Loeb trial in 1924; and the 1925 Scopes trial, when he opposed William Jennings Bryan.
- Did Darwin Kill God? (streaming, Academic Video Online) Can Darwin and religion exist side by side? In this thought-provoking programme, Anglican Christian, philosopher and theologian Conor Cunningham explains why these two beliefs are not in conflict.
- Institution for Creation Research Videos The Institute for Creation Research (ICR) wants people to know that God’s Word can be trusted in everything it speaks about—from how and why we were made, to how the universe was formed, to how we can know God and receive all He has planned for us.
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- Evolution: Darwin's Dangerous Idea (PBS) (dvd) This beginning episode of the seven-part WGBH series interweaves the drama of key moments of Charles Darwin's life with documentary sequences of current research, linking past and present and introducing major concepts of evolutionary theory. The program explores why Darwin's "dangerous idea" might matter more today than it did in his own time, and reveals how science might be used to explain and predict the future of life on earth.
- Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (dvd) Ben Stein stars in this satirical documentary which examines the charge of criticism and hostility in the scientific field (both academic and professional) towards peers and journalists who subscribe to or even entertain the perspective of Intelligent Design in science.
Podcasts
- Dr. Jonathan Marks - Creationism (AnthroBiology Podcast Dr. Jonathan Marks of the University of North Carolina - Charlotte joins the show to talk about his book, Why Are There Still Creationists? Human Evolution and the Ancestors. We chat about one of the toughest conversations everyone who deals with evolution faces: Speaking with creationists. In the episode, Marks talks about theology and the surprising history between scientists and creationists. Check out the book here.
- Kallie Moore of 'Eons' on Encountering Creationists (Evolution Soup) Kallie Moore is the University of Montana Paleontology Center's Collection Manager. She is known for the hugely popular science YouTube channel Eons where she presents mini-documentaries on everything from Ancient Flora & Fungi to Human Origins. During a pre-interview chat for an interview for the Evolution Soup YouTube channel, Mark touches upon the subject of encountering creationists and the conversations that ensue.
- What Creationists Fear Most About Evolution ~ with Dr. Eugenie Scott (Evolution Soup) DR EUGENIE SCOTT is a retired university professor known for working against the teaching of Young Earth Creationism and ID – so-called ‘Intelligent Design’ - in schools... and is the founding Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education. MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Dr Scott from her home in California about her beginnings, the Kitzmiller vs Dover trial, and what exactly it is that creationists fear about evolution itself.
- Evidence for Evolution - with Barry Desborough (Evolution Soup) What is the best evidence for evolution? MARK from Talk Beliefs talks to researcher Barry Desborough about evidences for evolution, including ERVs (Endongenous Retroviruses) as an excellent proof of common descent. We discuss his ongoing clash with Creationists, and why their arguments are based largely on a misunderstanding of evolution.
- Addressing Creationist 'Gotchas' ~ Dr Zachary Moore (Evolution Soup) MARK from Talk Beliefs reunites with DR ZACHARY MOORE, PhD in molecular biology and host of the Evolution 101 podcast, to address the various 'gotchas' espoused by creationists and science-deniers alike. 02:43 'Evolution is just a theory!' 06:30 'Show me an example of a kind turning into another kind!' 18:48 'Radiocarbon dating is inaccurate!' 24:15 'Most scientists have already dismissed evolution!' 33:58 'What about the soft tissue found in a T-Rex bone?'
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