Interesting Article in Scienfic American (Evolution)....

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http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000D4FEC-7D5B-1D07-8E49809EC588EEDF&pageNumber=1&catID=2

"When Charles Darwin introduced the theory of evolution through natural selection 143 years ago, the scientists of the day argued over it fiercely, but the massing evidence from paleontology, genetics, zoology, molecular biology and other fields gradually established evolution's truth beyond reasonable doubt. Today that battle has been won everywhere--except in the public imagination. "

This article was written in July 2002, when the Ohio Board of Education was whether to add "Intelligent Design" to its science curriculum.

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1. Good article -- 15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense will be useful

both as a review/ update of readers' knowledge and as a resource for refuting the arguments that creationists make against evolutionary biology, from their misstatement of what a scientific theory is to their distortion of the second law of thermodynamics to their continued reliance on the "argument from design," which actually pre-dates Darwin's "On the Origin of Species."

The article refers to Peter Grant's long-term study of Galapagos finches, which shows population shifts in the wild. The book "Beak of the Finch" by Jonathan Weiner is a wonderful account of the work done by Peter and Rosemary Grant, describing how the Grants, and their children and research assistants, conduct the work on two small, rocky islands uninhabited by humans, and what the results of the work signify. I'd recommend it to anyone with an interest in biology. It's been ten years or more since I first read it so it may be out of print but is worth tracking down.