Among the most widespread prejudices against modern evolutionary theory is the notion that selection would favour strong, mean, selfish phenotypes. As I had the joy to lecture last week at the invitation of the evolutionary biologists at Tübingen University around Prof. Nico Michiels, I met a bunch of bright and open-minded people open to interdisciplinary dialogue and the public. Among other things, they had produced a creative song and clip for use in Web 2.0 in order to counter prejudices against evolution. See for yourself! (More)

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Ever heard this call? Christian theologian and itinerant preacher Michael Dowd and his wife, evolutionary biologist Connie Barlow, are espousing exactly that across religious and secular institutions in the US. And Dowd's respective book, endorsed by renowned voices from religions and sciences including some nobel prize winners, turns out to be a successful story. (More)

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