Flock of Dodos film screening and Q & A on evolution and intelligent design
Randy Olsen is a filmmaker whose work addresses contemporary
controversies in science, including the evolution vs. intelligent design
debate that is current in the USA. His feature documentary,
Flock of Dodos: the Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus
uses humorous animation in addition to extensive interviews to explore
how and why intelligent design has emerged and how and why debate
about evolution is influenced by politics, educational policy, and
scientific and popular culture.
Randy Olsen joins Sydney Ideas for a screening of Flock of Dodos and for a panel discussion and Q & A about the intelligent design debate from a range of perspectives.
Panellists:
Professor Paul Griffiths, University
Professorial Research Fellow, Department of Philosophy and Sydney Centre
for the Foundations of Science, University of Sydney and Professor of
Philosophy of Science, ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society, University
of Exeter
Professor Ben Oldroyd, an expert in the
behavioural, evolutionary and population genetics of bees and professor
of Behavioural Genetics, School of Biological Sciences, University of
Sydney
Randy Olson, scientist-turned-filmmaker and
director of Flock of Dodos. Previously a professor of marine biology,
his other feature documentaries include Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy.
His book Don't Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style takes a critical look at science communication.
Dr Steven Orzack, biologist and Senior
Research Scientist at the Fresh Pond Research Institute in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, USA. Currently a visiting fellow at the Sydney Centre for
the Foundations of Science.
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Originally posted by Ian Woolf
