On Monday 30 July, Cyprus FreeThinkers is organising a talk on extinction rates through time, given by Marc Srour at the University of Cyprus. It is free to attend and aimed at the general public, so feel free to come and invite anyone (you can also print out the poster above for advertising). Below are [...]
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The Scientific Method, Exemplified By Palaeontology
Jun30
2012
Written by Marc Srour
2012
Written by Marc Srour
Note: You can read this post on my own blog. This talk is aimed at the basic, general public level, and is about how science is done through the scientific method, and how to differentiate ideas that belong in the yellow circle downwards from the ideas that are in the nebulous circles outside. To save [...]
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Jun10
2012
Written by Marc Srour
2012
Written by Marc Srour
As the only way to find out facts about the world, the scientific method is one of the cornerstones of modern civilisation. Its application is not limited to the sciences though. Knowledge and application of the scientific method, even if only intuitively, is critical for having a well-balanced worldview. In this talk, the tenets [...]
READ MORE »Open letter concerning Noah’s Ark in biology textbooks
May18
2012
Written by Marc Srour
2012
Written by Marc Srour
A school serves many purposes, but the two primary ones are to teach a sense of critical thinking, and to teach about our current knowledge of the world. This is especially true for the science classes. This is why we view the addition of a section on Noah’s Ark in school biology textbooks, pictured above, [...]
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Apr02
2012
Written by Marc Srour
2012
Written by Marc Srour
These are websites and videos with very good information about the science behind global warming. General Websites: The Climate Change Resource Center has a large selection of videos on many topics: http://www.fs.fed.us/ccrc/video/ CLEANet has lots of material suitable for high school level: http://cleanet.org/ Focused on the USA, but still a very good source of information: [...]
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Mar17
2012
Written by Marc Srour
2012
Written by Marc Srour
Note: Cross-posted at my own blog. PDF version available here [3.2 MB]. This is the text of a talk on natural selection I gave at the University of Nicosia on February 14th 2012, on behalf of Cyprus Freethinkers and the University of Nicosia’s Human Biology Society. All pictures with a © are CC-licensed, and I [...]
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