Daniel Dennett on the Evolution of "Why?"

Anders Møller on Darwin's ethical dilemmas

2009 is a double anniversary celebrating the 200 years birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150 years anniversary of the publication of his book "On the origin of species". The origin of some of the ideas as presented by Charles Darwin and the actual circumstances surrounding the publication of the book are less well known. I will present some of this information and suggest how we can learn from these events.

PZ Myers on Creationism in America

The creationist movement in the USA has been the product of several factors: the frustration of believers at the exclusion of sectarian myths from the public schools, an ongoing reaction against modernity, an unwarranted deference to religious belief, and the excessive surrender of public education to entirely local control, which makes them vulnerable to special interest groups, like the religious right. In particular, the mingling of patriotism with religiosity that was fueled by the Cold Wa...

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Open discussion

Open discussion rounding off the one day symposium "Early evolution of primates and how to tell the story" November 7 2009, organized by the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo.

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Panel debate

Panel debate (from left: Marc Godinot; Jens L. Franzen; Philip D. Gingerich; John Fleagle) with professor emeritus in paleontology David Bruton as moderator. The panel debate was held as part of the one day symposium "Early evolution of primates and how to tell the story" November 7 2009, organized by the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo.

Philip D. Gingerich: Ida's relatives - Ida's sys...

The Science behind Ida: "Ida's relatives - Ida's systematic placement" by Philip D. Gingerich, Museum of Paleontology and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan. The lecture by Gingerich was given as part of the one day symposium "Early evolution of primates and how to tell the story" November 7 2009, organized by the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo.

Anthony Geffen: How to communicate science: toda...

Communicating Science, Popular Science And The Media: "How to communicate science: today and" by Anthony Geffen, Executive Director Atlantic Productions. The lecture by Geffen was given as part of the one day symposium "Early evolution of primates and how to tell the story" November 7 2009, organized by the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo.

Marc Godinot: IDA in the context of European Eoc...

Ida seen from the outside: "IDA in the context of European Eocene Primates" by Marc Godinot, Laboratoire de Paléontologie, National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris. The lecture by Godinot was given as part of the one day symposium "Early evolution of primates and how to tell the story" November 7 2009, organized by the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo.