Aristotle, Darwin, Watson, and Co. Now Online

A while back I had the pleasure to join a team of scientists and teachers to build web site that explains evolution. Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Foundation, it charts the history of evolutionary thought (both before and after Darwin), and lays out the different lines of supporting evidence for evolution, as well as its relevance to everyday life. It addresses some of the common misconceptions about evolution, and lays out the nature of scientific inquiry. Science teachers can also find ideas for lesson plans and tips for answering common student questions. It's now live, and I think they've done a great job of creating an elegantly simple way to navigate lots of information. (I'm speaking as someone who barely knows the difference between Java and HTML.) I contributed the history section of the site. Writing for the web reveals to me some of ...