Evolutionary and biological approaches tend to suggest that social dominance is predominately an aspect of male social organization. Furthermore, when females behave non-normatively, they are less positively evaluated than males engaging in the same behavior. Alternate, less familiar models of females and dominance/aggression underlie the present…

Considers the dichotomy between the cosmic perspective and the creationist view. Presents an overview of various current explanations of the origin and nature of the universe, including scientific explanations, fundamentalist beliefs, and creation myths from other cultures. The article is based on comments made by Carl Sagan at the American…

Provides information on a Capitol Hill briefing entitled "Scientific Evidence for Intelligent Design and Its Implications for Public Policy and Education". (ASK)

This review article focuses on Derek Bickerton's book "Language and Species." The question of language origins are divided into two questions: (1) how did arbitrary elements acquire reference, and (2) how did syntax develop? It is suggested that the book is a closely reasoned attempt to fit linguistic theory into the framework of…

Provides an historical look at the concept of evolution. Discusses prehuman primates, early humans, the emergence of Homo, the Neanderthals, and the origins of modern people. (ASK)

Statistics are offered to "prove" odds against the origin of life. Presents a summary analysis of all known examples to be used to check these claims whenever they are brought up in conversations, debates, books, or articles. Addresses scientific work misused by anti-evolutionists and the pseudoscientific assertions of the…

Discusses the Scopes trial and other important court decisions associated with the teaching of evolution and creationism in public schools. Suggests that an understanding of these decisions can help teachers answer students' questions about teaching these subjects and also to counter the anti-science attitudes and actions of creationist parents,…

Presents flow theory in the context of evolution. Defines the elements of "flow" and contends that flow results in an optimal state of inner harmony which improves one's chance for survival. Identifies consequences of flow for creativity, peak performance, talent development, productivity, self-esteem, and stress reduction. Examines the…

Explores the relationship of state standards for the teaching of evolution to the actual teaching of that subject. Compares a grading of states for their performance and discusses the question of whether state standards matter. (MM)

Many believe that creation and evolution are two totally different theories. Encourages rejection of the creation/evolution dichotomy and recognition of the creation/evolution continuum. (Contains 19 references.) (ASK)

This paper reviews the literature on handedness in infants and reaching behavior in neonates and speculates on evolutionary reasons for the development of handedness. Modern studies have reliably detected handedness from the second half of the first year of life. One study found a preference for the right hand in unimanual tasks at 6.7 months.…

Reviews recent literature from science education publications and discusses their implications for chemistry education. (DKM)

Anti-evolutionists are fond of presenting their audiences with numbers of dizzying magnitude that they use to represent incredibly low probabilities for such events as the chance formation of a protein molecule or the origin of life by invoking beloved mathematical law by Borel. Presents an illustration to reveal what Borel really meant. (ASK)

Some of the most impressive-sounding criticisms of the conventional theory of biological evolution involve probability. Presents a few examples of how probability should and should not be used in discussing evolution. (ASK)

Discusses the standards regarding evolution in grades K-12. Lists standards created by some states in response to creationist pressures to obscure or eliminate evolution from their standards. Presents another list of criteria about teaching evolution. (ASK)