2019-12

Episode 19
Aright. So you understand the basics of evolution and you've found ways to harmonize that with your own faith and understanding. That's wonderful. Now, how are you going to communicate that to someone with a fundamentally different worldview? What is the point of communication if we can't escape our own echo chambers? Has technology made our echo chambers more echo-y? What can YOU do right now to make the world a more harmonious place? What is the best pie and why is it pumpkin pie? 
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produced by Zack Jacksonmusic by Zack Jackson and Barton Willis
 
Show Notes
Astrophysics for Babies and others:
https://www.amazon.com/Astrophysics-Babies-University-Chris-Ferrie/dp/1492671134/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=astrophysics+for+babies&qid=1574362920&s=books&sr=1-3 
 
Chris Ferrie (author of above) speaks at Google
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVomLTqOZYI 
 
Echo Chambers and their issues
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2017/dec/04/echo-chambers-are-dangerous-we-must-try-to-break-free-of-our-online-bubbles 
 
http://theconversation.com/the-problem-of-living-inside-echo-chambers-110486 
 
Nalini Nadkarni
https://www.aaas.org/membership/member-spotlight/doser-supports-scientists-who-connect-religious-communities

Episode 18
Dr Michael Zimmerman sits down with us to discuss some of the work he has been doing around religion and evolution for the past several decades as we look at some of the cases being decided today. how do we reclaim the authority of experts? Can/should we teach some form of intelligent design in public schools? What is at stake in this discussion?
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Show Notes                 
Clergy letter project, founded by Michael Zimmerman
https://www.theclergyletterproject.org/ 
 
Court Cases / Board of Education rules
1981 Arkansas: McLean vs. Board of Education
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4726786 
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/mclean-v-arkansas.html 
2004 Wisconsin, Grantsburg
https://ncse.ngo/grantsburgs-third-try 
2005 Pennsylvania, Dover vs Kitzmiller  [teaching intelligent design as alternative] 
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/21/education/judge-rejects-teaching-intelligent-design.html 
1987 Louisiana; Edwards v. Aguillard [do not have to teach creationism in parallel to evolution]
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Edwards-v-Aguilard 
2008 Louisiana; “Science education act” 
http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=503483&n=SB733%20Act%20473 
2019 Ohio Science bill
https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/11/ohio-lawmakers-clear-bill-allowing-students-to-turn-in-inaccurate-work-in-name-of-religion-second-anti-science-bill-in-a-week.html 
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ohio-school-religion-answers/ 
Various states/years
https://www.pewforum.org/2009/02/04/fighting-over-darwin-state-by-state/ 
 
Definitions/People
Stephen Jay Gould
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/21/us/stephen-jay-gould-60-is-dead-enlivened-evolutionary-theory.html 
Intelligent Design
https://intelligentdesign.org/whatisid/  [pro]
https://web.archive.org/web/20021113213410/http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2002/1106id2.shtml [against] 
Irreducible Complexity
https://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/origins/ic-cr.htm [pro]
http://www.talkreason.org/articles/Suboptimal.cfm [against]
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/05/30/devolution-2 [against]
http://www.millerandlevine.com/km/evol/design2/article.html [invoking the flagellum]
God of the gaps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_the_gaps 
Ship of Theseus 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus