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Teaching About Evolution in a Biomedical Context

Sunday, April 29 — 3:15-5:15 PM
Washington, DC Convention Center — Ballroom B
 
Chaired:

Jon Harrison, Arizona State Univ., Tempe

This symposium will focus on how to teach evolutionary concepts to students in biomedical classes.  In addition, a goal will be to highlight the importance of an evolutionary perspective to understanding physiological systems, and to make a statement of the biomedical research community’s support for the importance of the teaching of evolution. 

3:15 PM

What and how to teach about evolution.
Eugenie Scott
, National Center for Science Education, Inc.
 

3:55 PM

From sound science to public controversy: countering popular misconceptions about evolution.
Lawrence M. Krauss
, Case Western Reserve Univ.
 

4:40 PM

Why medicine needs evolution.
Randolph Nesse
, Univ. of Michigan