"The Public Understanding of Evolution and the KISS Principle"

Genie Scott won the first Stephen Jay Gould prize--given by the Society for the Study of Evolution--in early 2009. Here at last is her acceptance speech and musings on the state of evolution education. Where: University of Idaho. When: 6/12/2009

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[Erling Andreassen]

I'm a "gravitationalist" and an "evolutionist" if I visit America. Back home in Europe I'm just "not friggin retarded":)

[FrickinLaserBeam]

Not everyone over here is retarded, but it helps if you run for public office.

[xamarmm]

I thought it was a requirement. Anyone not retarded does not get elected in for public office or if they get elected in, people try to push them out because some states have constitutions that goes against the US constititutions and although the supreme court has ruled that the US constitution wins, they still hope to make an exception in this case. Thus proving they are retarded.

[Tyler Stemple]

So much wonderful information.

[mcmanustony]

in English please?

[whiteliketar]

you wouldn't be able to grasp the truth if it came up and kicked you in the eye - you demented atheitard - mr all micro-variations are macro madness if you even understand the hint. atheitard dingbat

[mcmanustony]

can you give an example or are you just talking out of your arse as usual?

[whiteliketar]

This deceived little woman has spread so much lies and deception - it's not even funny anymore.

[gregrutz]

''innumerable transitions'' 99% of the fossils are of extinct animals and plants, the can all be considered 'transitions'

There wasn't something in the Pre-Cambrian and then suddenly there are new Phyla and animals and plants and you can't see that they evolved ?!? Did the Cambrian God 'Poof' them into existance 530 million years ago?

[Roland Maurer]

You should read more recent papers about Precambrian fossils. You are just blinding yourself to evidence -- as every bona fide creationist. Sorry for you, man.

[simon instone]

Why do u morons seem to think every animal ends up being fossilised, it's extremely rare & incidently takes a lot longer than 6000 yrs, all the evidence is there denying evolution is tantamount to denying the ground under your feet!

[Carolyn Ellis]

Large scale evolution from a single common ancestor ( LUCA ) is NOT A PROVEN FACT. Evolutionary biologists can't even tell us what the ancestor is !

They observe small changes in organisms and make a ridiculous extrapolation by stating that all organisms have evolved from a common ancestor. If so, there should be innumerable transitions

Almost all animal phyla appeared suddenly in the Cambrian Explosion without any transitional forms in the Pre-Cambrian rock. The precursors simply don't exist.