Origins - Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan explains how life started on Earth.

Creationism is NOT Science!

A funny bit by Penn and Teller contrasting Evolution and Intelligent Design.

Science is interesting; if you don't agree, you can fuck off

Towards the end of the video, Richard Dawkins recounts the story of the Editor of the "New Scientist" Magazine who was once asked "what is your philosophy at New Scientist?" He answered "our philosophy at the New Scientist is this: Science is interesting; if you don't agree, you can fuck off."

Some Republican Candidates Don't Believe in Evolution

Senator Brownback, Governor Huckabee and Representative Trancredi, Republican Candidates for President, don't believe in Evolution. Senator Mccain does but note his follow up. Somehow, you'd better show that you're also a theist.

Intelligent Design vs Evolution - BBC Short Debate

Short debate but some of the questions debated include:

• Is Evolution just a "theory"?
• Why isn't Evolution examined critically? Should we talk about an Intelligent Designer? And if so, is Intelligent Design really about bringing religion into science?
• What evidence is there for a Designer?
• Does the language coded in DNA reflect the code of an Intelligent Designer?

The Simpsons Tackle Creationism vs. Evolution

(1) Evolution of Homer: Very creative on the part of the Simpsons team!



(2) Lisa is outraged at her school for teaching Creationism as science:



(3) Ned Flanders on Evolution:

The Big Picture on Evolution - a 16 page booklet

"Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution," says Theodosius Dobzhansky in 1973. This 16 page colorful pdf pamphlet explains Evolution to High School students in England. It provides answers to important questions about Darwinian Evolution:

1. Why is this theory so controversial?


2. What forces control the destiny of life on Earth?


3. What is Natural Selection and how does Evolution work?
   
4. How did life begin?
   
5. Which came first, proteins, RNA, or DNA?

http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/assets/wtd026042.pdf

David Deamer - Evolution vs. Creationism - Origins of Life

David Deamer, Professor of Chemistry at the University of California found out that some of the organic compounds in the Murchison meteorite could self-assemble into microscopic bubbles (membranous vesicles) upon interacting with water. These vesicles could explain how early cellular life came to be.

Richard Dawkins: The genesis of purpose

Richard Dawkins' lecture series on what he calls "Growing up in the Universe" and "The genesis of purpose". videos are played through Youtube feeds.

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Carl Sagan - "We are Starstuff"

For those of you who remember Carl Sagan's Cosmos*, I found his explanation of Evolution to be quite elegant and simple. "We are Starstuff," he declares. I almost forgot how good a program it was. No wonder it won Emmy and Peabody awards. I used to watch him on PBS as a Biology student at Suffolk University back in 1980.

One of the best. "We are Starstuff" as only Carl Sagan can explain the theory of Evolution.