Getting the Facts Straight: A Viewer's Guide to PBS's Evolution
by Discovery Institute
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Author: Discovery InstituteEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-09-17
ISBN: 0963865455
Number of pages: 154
Publisher: Discovery Institute
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Book Review: An Excellent Primer
Summary: 5 Stars
As a scientist who studies evolution, the PBS Evolution Series profoundly embarrassed me. How so much effort and money could be poured into a project that wound up so flawed is a potential case study in the failure of science education. Getting the Facts Straight is an excellent primer on errors, both in fact and logic, in the series. Every teacher who wants to show these videos in a classroom should first read the Getting the Facts Straight, then prepare lesson plans that help students to see why the PBS Evolution Series is a caricature of how science should be. In fact, anyone who saw the series and didn't drop off to sleep should read this book. It made viewing the series a lot more interesting for me, and it was great to be able to compare my own reservations about it with those of the writers of this book. I highly recommend Getting the Facts Straight to anyone who is interested in science, popularization of science or evolution.
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