In this post, we will go from the formation of the Earth to the origin of life and its earliest fossil record. This is an excerpt from a lecture I gave at the University of Cyprus a couple of years ago. Diagram: Becerra, A., Delaye, L., Islas, S. & Lazcano, A. 2007. The Very Early [...]
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Most Important Scientific Lectures
1. ‘A Universe From Nothing’ by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009 2. Unified Theory - Stephen Hawking at European Zeitgeist 2011 3. Why We Believe in Gods - Andy Thomson - American Atheists 09 4. ‘Morality: From the Heavens or From Nature?’ by Dr. Andy Thomson, AAI 2009 5. Good Reasons for “Believing” in God - Dan Dennett, AAI 2007 [...]
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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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