In his path-breaking book Icons of Evolution, biologist Jonathan Wells exposed how many textbooks keep recycling inaccurate evidences for chemical and biological evolution (the "icons") long after their pull date. Unfortunately, as a Discovery Institute study documented last week, many of the "icons" cited by Wells are alive and well in supplementary instructional materials recently submitted by publishers to the Texas State Board of Education.
A prime example is the Miller-Urey...
Published on June 15, 2011 13:00