Tag Archive: darwin

The Greatest Show on Earth: Richard Dawkins

Perhaps the most comprehensive layman’s book on the science of Evolution, The Greatest Show on Earth inspires a deeper understanding of life on planet Earth.

Conservapedia apparently written with a child’s logic

Charles_Darwin

Conservapedia’s page on Charles Darwin reads like a 7th grade book report. The information lacking, opinionated and simplistic. The only informational topics on Darwin is “Biography”, 4+ pages of “Religion” and a bunch of opinionated titles like “Darwin’s Racism” and “Darwin’s Belief in Male Superiority”. Nothing about his life’s work or topic headings on Evolution, the Voyage of the Beagle, or Science related studies. It would be like writing an Encyclopedia page on George Washington without mentioning the Revolutionary War, his presidency or Mt Vernon and instead writing only on how he owned slaves and had children by them.

Interview with Richard Dawkins about religious indoctrination

A Darwinian Perspective on Religions: Past, Present and Future

19 March 2009. World famous philosopher and humanist Daniel Dennett speaks at Conway Hall, providing “A Darwinian Perspective on Religions: Past, Present and Future”

Why Darwin matters

Robots evolve to be “evil” or “good”

Over at the Daily Galaxy, they’ve got a fun post on new research done with learning robots. Evidently humans are not the only sentient beings who develop “good” and “evil” instincts. So do robots…