Even after 2 days of debates revealing the widely held view that science and religion can co-exist, journalists and scientists were still finding themselves challenged by creationist views on the last day of the “Darwin’s Living Legacy” conference in Alexandria (14-16th November 2009). “If Adam and Eve were so beautiful, how can they be descended [...]
Alexandria, Sunday 15 November 2009: An ape gradually changing into modern man is the most common image associated with evolution. ‘The Missing Link’ is probably the most overused phrase when significant fossils are discovered. At best both are inaccurate; at worst they are feeding the public evolutionary myths. This is the view of Elsabe Brits, [...]
Tagged Darwin evolution journalism communicationAlexandria, Egypt 14 November 2009. Martin Davidson, Chief Executive of the British Council and Dr Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria welcomed an international audience of over 500 scientists, science communicators and journalists to Darwin’s Living Legacy Conference at the Bibliotecha Alexandrina, today. The Conference, organised by the British Council and the Bibliothecha, [...]
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