February 20, 2012

Education Can Solve Science-Religion Conflicts

Kenneth Miller, Yahoo! News

A perceived conflict between science and religion has led Americans to rank nearly last among industrialized countries in understanding evolution, educators told a major science conference this weekend.

But research suggests that education changes anti-science attitudes among even the most religious of students, while history shows that science can thrive alongside religion, said Kenneth Miller of Brown University in Read Full Article ››


TAGGED: science, religion

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

May 11, 2012
Can America Be Rational and Religious?
Neil Denny, Guardian
This is the first of a short series of columns, so I'll begin with a brief introduction. I'm the producer and presenter of a radio show and podcast called Little Atoms. It's a talk show mainly concerned with popular science and... more ››
May 15, 2012
Gasp! Neurosurgeon Doesn't Buy Evolution
Richard Weikart, World
Almost 500 Emory University faculty and students have expressed their dismay that their commencement speaker this morning does not toe the ideological line when it comes to evolutionary biology. Yes, gasp, the renowned Johns... more ››