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AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion

AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) facilitates communication between scientific and religious communities. The program builds on AAAS's long-standing commitment to relate scientific knowledge and technological development to the purposes and concerns of society at large.
  

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New Web Site

Our science, mathematics, and technology education web site for local school boards is up and running! Visit www.smartschoolboards.org to browse through an array of resources including information addressing common questions, video clips, talking points, training materials and more. The site is a product of our partnership with the National School Boards Association and is supported by a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.


New Report Available

[PHOTOGRAPH] The Workshop Report book in partial profile

DoSER's Workshop Report on the Philosophical, Ethical, and Theological Implications of Astrobiology is now available!

This report summarizes the activities of three meetings held in Washington, DC on the Origin of Life, the Extent of Life, and the Future of Life. These meetings were organized to begin to identify philosophical, ethical, and theological issues associated with astrobiology, and the engage the broader academic and public community around the social implications of new discoveries in the field.

  • To order:
    DOWNLOAD ORDER FORM [PDF; 76 KB]

    Call 1-202-326-6727 (9:00 AM-5:00 PM EST)
    Fax: 1-202-289-4950, Attn: DoSER Publications
    Mail: AAAS, Attn: DoSER Publications, 1200 New York Ave. NW, Room 705, Washington, DC 20005

    Price: $20.00 plus shipping and handling
    Add $4.00 (US & Canada) and $8.00 (International) postage & handling. For shipments to CA & DC add applicable sales tax. For shipments to Canada add the GST.
    Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery.

    Please include the book title, number of copies, your name, billing address, phone number, and credit card number with expiration date with all orders. We regret that we cannot take orders online at this time. If you have problems with your order please email: doser@aaas.org


The Evolution Dialogues: Science, Christianity, and the Quest for Understanding

This unique and extraordinary resource presents in plain language and in under 200 pages a new conversation on evolution and Chrisitianity:

  • a description of the development
    of evolutionary theory from before
    Darwin to the present.
  • the rich and complex historical
    interaction of evolution and Christianity.
  • accounts of the nature of science
    and of Christian approaches to
    understanding.
  • the history of life as revealed through the evolutionary sciences.

As an introduction to each chapter, the book features a narrative about the personal dilemma of a fictional college student, Angela Rawlett, as she struggles to reconcile her traditional Christian upbringing with her keen interest in biology.

  • Read a preview of Angela's story
  • See the Table of Contents
  • Please leave us your feedback on The Evolution Dialogues and the study guide.
  • The 2nd edition is now available, the 1st edition has been sold out.
  • To order:
    DOWNLOAD ORDER FORM [PDF; 76 KB]

    Call 1-202-326-6727 (9:00 AM-5:00 PM EST)
    Fax: 1-202-289-4950, Attn: DoSER Publications
    Mail: AAAS, Attn: DoSER Publications, 1200 New York Ave. NW, Room 705, Washington, DC 20005

    Price: $17.95 plus shipping and handling
    Add $4.00 (US & Canada) and $8.00 (International) postage & handling.
    For shipments to CA & DC add applicable sales tax. For shipments to Canada add the GST.
    Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery.

    Please include the book title, number of copies, your name, billing address, phone number, and credit card number with expiration date with all orders. We regret that we cannot take orders online at this time. If you have problems with your order please email: doser@aaas.org

 


Where Science Meets Society

AAAS CEO Alan Leshner discusses why "intelligent design" should be kept out of the venue of science.

  • The Oklahoman, 19 March 2006
  • Detroit Free Press, 8 March 2006
  • The Greenville News, 7 March 2006
  • Nevada Business Journal, February 2006
  • Salt Lake Tribune, 28 January 2006
  • The Times-Tribune, 13 October 2005
  • York Dispatch, 5 October 2005
  • NBC Nightly News, 27 September 2005
  • Diane Rehm Show, 4 August 2005
  • Kansas City Star, 8 May 2005
  • O Globo, 8 April 2005

For these statements visit the AAAS Press Room Evolution Page & scroll to "Intelligent Design in the News."

 

EVENTS

 


Neuroethics Conference Information

Audio is now available for Our Brains and Us: Neuroethics, Responsibility and the Self, a public conference held 17-19 April 2005 at MIT.



  
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