14 October 2005 GSA Release No. 05-41

Antievolutionism Addressed by Top Geoscientists and Educators

Two sessions, encompassing 24 separate presentations, and a panel discussion on the topic of antievolutionism are part of the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Salt Lake City next week. The session titles, times, and locations are listed below. They are followed by a tip sheet in which selected presentations are grouped into areas of potential special interest to journalists.

• Speaking Out for Evolution: Rationale and Resources for Supporting the Teaching of Evolution
  Sunday, 16 October, 8 a.m.-12:00 p.m. MDT, Salt Palace Convention Center, Ballroom A/C
  View abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/session_16049.htm
• Is It Science? Strategies for Addressing Creationism in the Classroom and the Community
  Monday, 17 October, 8 a.m.-12:00 p.m. MDT, Salt Palace Convention Center, Ballroom J
  View abstracts: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/session_16171.htm
• Hot Topics Panel: Kansas, Intelligent Design, and the National Attack on Science
  Wednesday, 19 October, 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. MDT, Salt Palace Convention Center, Room 250 A/B

ANTIEVOLUTIONISM: POLITICS AND HISTORY

• Evolution in Kansas: It's the Politics, Stupid!
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_93894.htm
• Scopes I, II, and III: Creationism Continues
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_95735.htm
• Multiple Levels of Antievolutionism
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_96289.htm

ANTIEVOLUTIONISM: CLASSROOMS AND LIVING ROOMS

• The Density of God
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_90513.htm
• Teaching about Evolution and its Applications: Antibiotic Resistance
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_90534.htm
• Intelligent (Incompetent ?) Design Versus Evolution: New Tactics for Science (?)
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_92960.htm
• Promoting Good Science
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_92112.htm
• Opening Minds: The Keys are Respect, and Understanding the Scientific Method
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_94577.htm

ANTIEVOLUTION: THEORY BEHIND THE THEORIES

• Modern Biblical Scholarship as a Resource for Teachers of Evolution
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_91437.htm
• Was it Science? The Genesis of Genesis and the Demarcation of Dichotomy
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_97207.htm
• Understanding the Nature of Science: A Critical Part of the Public Acceptance of Evolution
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_89792.htm
• Not Just for Biologists Anymore: The Evolution Controversy Impacts Geoscience and Space Science Education
  View abstract: http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_97555.htm

Additional resource:

• GSA Release 05-40,
  Geoscientists and Educators Take on Antievolutionists, dated 14 October 2005

CONTACT INFORMATION

During the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, 16-19 October, contact Ann Cairns at the onsite Newsroom, Salt Palace Convention Center, for assistance and to arrange for interviews: +1-801-534-4770.

Contact information for individual speakers can be found on their abstracts online.

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