Only a Theory
Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul
Published on 12. June 2008
256 pages
978-1-4406-3403-1 (ISBN)
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A highly regarded scientist's examination of the battle between evolution and intelligent design, and its implications for how science is practiced in America.
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05/2009
Penguin USA
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06/2008
Viking Books
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Kenneth R. Miller is Professor of Biology at Brown University. His research work on cell membrane structure and function has produced more than 50 scientific papers and reviews in leading journals, including CELL, Nature, and Scientific American. Miller is coauthor, with Joseph S. Levine, of four different high school and college biology textbooks which are used by millions of students nationwide. He has received 5 major teaching awards. In 2007 he was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and received the Exploratorium's Outstanding Educator Award. He lectures widely and has appeared on NPR's Science Friday and The Colbert Report.
Content
Only A TheoryPreface
One: Only a Theory Two: Eden's Draftsmen Three: Embracing Design Four: Darwin's Genome Five: Life's Grand Design Six: The World That Knew We Were Coming Seven: Closing the American Scientific Mind Eight: Devil in the Details
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