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In what was possibly the best Interview of Richard Dawkins promotional tour for his new book, The magic of reality. Richard talks about the joys an...
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In what was possibly the best Interview of Richard Dawkins promotional tour for his new book, The magic of reality. Richard talks about the joys and beauty of scientifically revealed reality.
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Illustrated commentary on the 2011 children's book by one of our greatest scientists. Barlow and Dowd read excerpts, show pictures, and discuss why...
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Illustrated commentary on the 2011 children's book by one of our greatest scientists. Barlow and Dowd read excerpts, show pictures, and discuss why this "courageous and necessary book" may indeed help evolve the religions of the world along the lines of, what Dowd calls, the Evidential Reformation.
Other resources brought into the commentary:
Jennifer Morgan: "Born with a Bang" book trilogy for kids
http://www.universestories.com/
Evolutionary Parables (stories and dramatic scripts)
http://www.thegreatstory.org/parables...
Great Story Beads (13.7 billion years represented in beads)
http://www.thegreatstory.org/great_st...
"Inspiring Naturalism" audio podcast series (by Barlow and Dowd)
"Poetry of Reality" excerpt is courtesy of John Boswell, aka Symphony of Science.
Note: This video was created as a supportive comment on the Youtube video official trailer for Dawkins' book:
The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True by Richard Dawkins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlUPlp...
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A heartfelt thank you to teachers across America for their unwavering dedication to the next generation.
Dr. Jeff Goldstein, Center Director
National...
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A heartfelt thank you to teachers across America for their unwavering dedication to the next generation.
Dr. Jeff Goldstein, Center Director
National Center for Earth and Space Science Education
http://ncesse.org
John Boswell
Symphony of Science
http://symphonyofscience.com
Symphony of Science Remix
Keynote Address "Science - It's Not a Book of Knowledge ... It's a Journey"
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National Conference
March 2011, San Francisco, CA
John and I created this video to herald in the new school year. Right now, in this very moment, we wanted to poetically and passionately reaffirm to teachers why they went into teaching, and for the millions of teachers across America, recognize their selfless and noble dedication to lighting the way.
To download the audio track, and continue the journey, with essays and other videos, visit Dr. Jeff's Blog on the Universe http://blogontheuniverse.org/sos
On Twitter: @DoctorJeff (http://twitter.com/doctorjeff)
A special thanks to the National Science Teachers Association for providing the video footage of the March 2011 Keynote Address.
We would also like to thank the following teachers and organizations for thoughtful suggestions and images of joyful learning.
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Birmingham North City Learning Centre, England
Fairmount Elementary School, Carol Fraser, photographer
Gemini Observatory
Houston Symphony, Jami Lupold, photographer
Pearl Hall Elementary, Building Cultural Bridges, Jami Lupold, photographer
Kathleen Benditt, Janice Harvey, Louisa Jaggar, James Jordan, Jennifer Kelly, Stefanie Long, Colleen McIntyre, Sandy Montgomery, Gary Patterson, Pat Smith, Pam Whiffen, Cathy Williamson
Teaching is the eternal bond between young and old that is at its heart--joy.
-drjeff
Lyrics—We've Got to be That Light
Every generation must pass on
The wisdom of the previous generations
If we don't keep the next chain connected to the ones that came before it
It's all gone
And who's the glue between those chains?
It's you, it's you
This is a sacred trust
As educators and parents
A sacred trust
We've got to be that light
We've got to be that light
That shining light that guides the way
We've got to be that light
That shining light that guides the way
A classroom is a sacred place
It's not a room in a school
It's any place
Any place where a teacher helps a child
Patiently and artfully
In their journey
In this sacred place
We must nurture the gift of a question
In this sacred place
The teacher lights the way
This is a sacred trust
As educators and parents
A sacred trust
We've got to be that light
We've got to be that light
That shining light that guides the way
We've got to be that light
That shining light that guides the way
We have to ensure
That testing serves education
We have to ensure
That education does not serve testing
We as a nation now
Are teaching to the test
We as a nation now
Are beating all of the joy out of our classrooms
The book of knowledge is not written in our genes
What's written in our genes is the journey
We should be nurturing that gift of a question
We should help frame that pathway to an answer
The teacher's the guide
It's a student's classroom
It's a student's classroom
They are remarkable explorers
This is a sacred trust
As educators and parents
A sacred trust
We've got to be that light
We've got to be that light
That shining light that guides the way
We've got to be that light
That shining light that guides the way
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Acro Balance at Bhakti Fest 2010.
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Michael Dowd's dynamic illustrated talk for the interfaith celebration of Darwin Day in Omaha, Nebraska, February 2011, and hosted by Countryside U...
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Michael Dowd's dynamic illustrated talk for the interfaith celebration of Darwin Day in Omaha, Nebraska, February 2011, and hosted by Countryside UCC Church. Evolutionary topics include the importance of a Big History perspective in which we forthrightly see our evolved human nature as challenging us with mismatched instincts, especially in modern environments full of "supernormal stimuli" temptations. Death as "natural and generative at every level of reality " means it is to be honored, not feared.
Dowd advocates that an "evidential reformation" is the next evolutionary step for the Christian tradition (indeed, for all religious traditions). Humanity is entering a developmental rite of passage "from beliefs to knowledge." Henceforth, humanity will be guided not by ancient scrptures frozen in time, but by "scientific and historical evidence and cross-cultural experience."
He celebrates the worldview of "religious naturalism," in which faith is a synonym for trust -- not attachment to ancient "pre-natural" beliefs. "God" is a term, which, as a religious naturalist and evolutionary Christian, Dowd is stlll inclined to use, as it personalizes his relationship to Reality. But there is nothing supernatural about it. "God is a personification, not a person, not some being up there out there."
Dowd's educational website is http://thegreatstory.org
He is the author of the 2008 book "Thank God for Evolution," and host of a 38-episode audio series: Evolutionary Christianity, http://evolutionarychristianity.com
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I flipping love you.
Thanks to your support of Connie's and my traveling ministry over the past six years, THANK GOD FOR EVOLUTION (TGFE: "tee-gee-fee") came out nationwide this week from New York publishing powerhouse Viking Penguin. We are now putting out the call to our community to help put TGFE on the bestseller list in just six weeks. We've been told that the magic number is 10,000 copies.
Connie and I expect to remain itinerant evolutionary evangelists for the rest of our lives. We are re-investing our portion of the book advance and royalties back into our ministry and the movement, saving only what we need to live on the road and educate my children. We intend to keep living just as we are now, owning next to nothing while being hosted in your homes--and not out of a sense of sacrifice. We love this lifestyle!
when does it come out?
Thanks for stopping by.
Duane
Duane Kuss
Michael Dowd Creative Team
Cold Spring, Minnesota USA