AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion

Thematic Areas: Evolution: Resources

Classic Texts

• The Origin of Species (1859), Charles Darwin
• The Descent of Man (1871), Charles Darwin
• "The Spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian Paradigm: A Critique of the Adaptationist Programme," Stephen Jay Gould and Richard C. Lewontin, 1979
• "What is a Species, and What Is Not?" Ernst Mayr, 1996

Federal Court Cases

• Susan Epperson et al., Appellants, v. State of Arkansas (1968)
• Mclean v. Arkansas Board of Education
  The Federal District Court decision of 1982 that struck down Arkansas' "Balanced Treatment" Law.
• Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, et al. v. Aguillard et al.
  The Supreme Court decision of 1986 which struck down the Louisiana "Balanced Treatment" Law.

AAAS Books

• An Evolving Dialogue: Scientific, Historical, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives on Evolution
  edited by James B. Miller, 1998.
• An Evolving Dialogue: Theological and Scientific Perspectives on Evolution
  edited by James. B. Miller, 2001.
• Science for All Americans
  • The Evolution of Life
  • Constancy and Change
  • Human Identity
  • The Universe
• Benchmarks for Science Literacy
  by American Association for Advancement of Science

Links

• National Academy of Sciences
  • National Science Education Standards
  • Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science
• University of California
  • Understanding Evolution-Web Resource for Teachers
• American Geological Institute
  • Evolution and the Fossil Record
• Public Broadcasting System (WGBH)
  • Evolution
• Other
  • The Talk.Origins Archive
  • Thinkquest
• National Center for Science Education
  • Voices for Evolution
  • New Voices for Evolution
  • NCSE Home Page
• National Academy of Sciences
  • Science and Creationism, 1999
  • Resources for Teachers
• People for the American Way
  • "Evolution and Creationism In Public Education: An In-depth Reading of Public Opinion," 2000 (PDF document)
• Institute of Human Origins (Arizona State University)
  • Becoming Human
• Smithsonian Institution: Human Origins Program
• Living Links Center (Emory University)