Checking out creationism
Today, nine out of ten adult Americans are "scientifically illiterate"; half of them reject outright the very thought of human evolution; and in some US states almost half of biology teachers favour the introduction of creationism in high schools. [...]I regret to report, Ecker's comp...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | Nature (London) 1990, Vol.345 (6275), p.487-487 |
|---|---|
| 1. Verfasser: | |
| Format: | Review |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | 487 |
|---|---|
| container_issue | 6275 |
| container_start_page | 487 |
| container_title | Nature (London) |
| container_volume | 345 |
| creator | Thulborn, Tony |
| description | Today, nine out of ten adult Americans are "scientifically illiterate"; half of them reject outright the very thought of human evolution; and in some US states almost half of biology teachers favour the introduction of creationism in high schools. [...]I regret to report, Ecker's compendium failed my preliminary test for any dictionary of science - which is to examine the entry for "homology". Blame should rightly go to those scientists whose carelessness with the English language has provided creationism with so much of its ammunition. |
| doi_str_mv | 10.1038/345487a010.1038/345487a0 |
| format | Review |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2230646631</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>2230646631</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-proquest_journals_22306466313</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqNij0PgjAQQC9GE_Fjd2zijFy549qdaPwB7oSQqqBSpfT_6-Dk5PTy8h6A0rjTSDYjLtiaGn99AolmIymLNVNIEHOboiWZwyKEDhELbTiBTXl1za3tL8rHUTWDq8fW9214rGB2ru_Brb9cwvawP5XH9Dn4V3RhrDofh_6TqjwnFBYhTf9db8jvMkw</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>review</recordtype><pqid>2230646631</pqid></control><display><type>review</type><title>Checking out creationism</title><source>Springer Nature - Complete Springer Journals</source><source>Nature Journals Online</source><creator>Thulborn, Tony</creator><creatorcontrib>Thulborn, Tony</creatorcontrib><description>Today, nine out of ten adult Americans are "scientifically illiterate"; half of them reject outright the very thought of human evolution; and in some US states almost half of biology teachers favour the introduction of creationism in high schools. [...]I regret to report, Ecker's compendium failed my preliminary test for any dictionary of science - which is to examine the entry for "homology". Blame should rightly go to those scientists whose carelessness with the English language has provided creationism with so much of its ammunition.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0028-0836</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1476-4687</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1038/345487a010.1038/345487a0</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>London: Nature Publishing Group</publisher><subject>Biological evolution ; Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) ; Dictionaries ; English language ; Evolution ; Homology ; Schools ; Science ; Scientists</subject><ispartof>Nature (London), 1990, Vol.345 (6275), p.487-487</ispartof><rights>Copyright Nature Publishing Group Jun 7, 1990</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>313,777,781,789,27903,27906</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Thulborn, Tony</creatorcontrib><title>Checking out creationism</title><title>Nature (London)</title><description>Today, nine out of ten adult Americans are "scientifically illiterate"; half of them reject outright the very thought of human evolution; and in some US states almost half of biology teachers favour the introduction of creationism in high schools. [...]I regret to report, Ecker's compendium failed my preliminary test for any dictionary of science - which is to examine the entry for "homology". Blame should rightly go to those scientists whose carelessness with the English language has provided creationism with so much of its ammunition.</description><subject>Biological evolution</subject><subject>Darwin, Charles (1809-1882)</subject><subject>Dictionaries</subject><subject>English language</subject><subject>Evolution</subject><subject>Homology</subject><subject>Schools</subject><subject>Science</subject><subject>Scientists</subject><issn>0028-0836</issn><issn>1476-4687</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>review</rsrctype><creationdate>1990</creationdate><recordtype>review</recordtype><sourceid>8G5</sourceid><sourceid>ABUWG</sourceid><sourceid>AFKRA</sourceid><sourceid>AZQEC</sourceid><sourceid>BEC</sourceid><sourceid>BENPR</sourceid><sourceid>CCPQU</sourceid><sourceid>DWQXO</sourceid><sourceid>GNUQQ</sourceid><sourceid>GUQSH</sourceid><sourceid>M2O</sourceid><recordid>eNqNij0PgjAQQC9GE_Fjd2zijFy549qdaPwB7oSQqqBSpfT_6-Dk5PTy8h6A0rjTSDYjLtiaGn99AolmIymLNVNIEHOboiWZwyKEDhELbTiBTXl1za3tL8rHUTWDq8fW9214rGB2ru_Brb9cwvawP5XH9Dn4V3RhrDofh_6TqjwnFBYhTf9db8jvMkw</recordid><startdate>19900607</startdate><enddate>19900607</enddate><creator>Thulborn, Tony</creator><general>Nature Publishing Group</general><scope>3V.</scope><scope>7QG</scope><scope>7QL</scope><scope>7QP</scope><scope>7QR</scope><scope>7RV</scope><scope>7SN</scope><scope>7SS</scope><scope>7ST</scope><scope>7T5</scope><scope>7TG</scope><scope>7TK</scope><scope>7TM</scope><scope>7TO</scope><scope>7U9</scope><scope>7X2</scope><scope>7X7</scope><scope>7XB</scope><scope>88A</scope><scope>88E</scope><scope>88G</scope><scope>88I</scope><scope>8AF</scope><scope>8AO</scope><scope>8C1</scope><scope>8FD</scope><scope>8FE</scope><scope>8FG</scope><scope>8FH</scope><scope>8FI</scope><scope>8FJ</scope><scope>8FK</scope><scope>8G5</scope><scope>ABJCF</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AEUYN</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>ARAPS</scope><scope>ATCPS</scope><scope>AZQEC</scope><scope>BBNVY</scope><scope>BEC</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>BGLVJ</scope><scope>BHPHI</scope><scope>BKSAR</scope><scope>C1K</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>D1I</scope><scope>DWQXO</scope><scope>FR3</scope><scope>FYUFA</scope><scope>GHDGH</scope><scope>GNUQQ</scope><scope>GUQSH</scope><scope>H94</scope><scope>HCIFZ</scope><scope>K9.</scope><scope>KB.</scope><scope>KB0</scope><scope>KL.</scope><scope>L6V</scope><scope>LK8</scope><scope>M0K</scope><scope>M0S</scope><scope>M1P</scope><scope>M2M</scope><scope>M2O</scope><scope>M2P</scope><scope>M7N</scope><scope>M7P</scope><scope>M7S</scope><scope>MBDVC</scope><scope>NAPCQ</scope><scope>P5Z</scope><scope>P62</scope><scope>P64</scope><scope>PATMY</scope><scope>PCBAR</scope><scope>PDBOC</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>PSYQQ</scope><scope>PTHSS</scope><scope>PYCSY</scope><scope>Q9U</scope><scope>R05</scope><scope>RC3</scope><scope>S0X</scope><scope>SOI</scope></search><sort><creationdate>19900607</creationdate><title>Checking out creationism</title><author>Thulborn, Tony</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-proquest_journals_22306466313</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>reviews</rsrctype><prefilter>reviews</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>1990</creationdate><topic>Biological evolution</topic><topic>Darwin, Charles (1809-1882)</topic><topic>Dictionaries</topic><topic>English language</topic><topic>Evolution</topic><topic>Homology</topic><topic>Schools</topic><topic>Science</topic><topic>Scientists</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Thulborn, Tony</creatorcontrib><collection>ProQuest Central (Corporate)</collection><collection>Animal Behavior Abstracts</collection><collection>Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B)</collection><collection>Calcium & Calcified Tissue Abstracts</collection><collection>Chemoreception Abstracts</collection><collection>Nursing & Allied Health Database</collection><collection>Ecology Abstracts</collection><collection>Entomology Abstracts (Full archive)</collection><collection>Environment Abstracts</collection><collection>Immunology Abstracts</collection><collection>Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts</collection><collection>Neurosciences Abstracts</collection><collection>Nucleic Acids Abstracts</collection><collection>Oncogenes and Growth Factors Abstracts</collection><collection>Virology and AIDS Abstracts</collection><collection>Agricultural Science Collection</collection><collection>Health & Medical Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Biology Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Medical Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Psychology Database (Alumni)</collection><collection>Science Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>STEM Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Pharma Collection</collection><collection>Public Health Database</collection><collection>Technology Research Database</collection><collection>ProQuest SciTech Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Technology Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni) (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Research Library (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Materials Science & Engineering Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Sustainability</collection><collection>ProQuest Central UK/Ireland</collection><collection>Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection</collection><collection>Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Essentials</collection><collection>Biological Science Collection</collection><collection>eLibrary</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Technology Collection</collection><collection>Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection</collection><collection>Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>ProQuest Materials Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Korea</collection><collection>Engineering Research Database</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Student</collection><collection>Research Library Prep</collection><collection>AIDS and Cancer Research Abstracts</collection><collection>SciTech Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Health & Medical Complete (Alumni)</collection><collection>Materials Science Database</collection><collection>Nursing & Allied Health Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts - Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest Engineering Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Biological Science Collection</collection><collection>Agricultural Science Database</collection><collection>Health & Medical Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Medical Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Psychology</collection><collection>Research Library</collection><collection>Science Database</collection><collection>Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C)</collection><collection>Biological Science Database</collection><collection>Engineering Database</collection><collection>Research Library (Corporate)</collection><collection>Nursing & Allied Health Premium</collection><collection>Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection</collection><collection>Biotechnology and BioEngineering Abstracts</collection><collection>Environmental Science Database</collection><collection>Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database</collection><collection>Materials Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>ProQuest One Psychology</collection><collection>Engineering Collection</collection><collection>Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Basic</collection><collection>University of Michigan</collection><collection>Genetics Abstracts</collection><collection>SIRS Editorial</collection><collection>Environment Abstracts</collection></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Thulborn, Tony</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>GEN</ristype><atitle>Checking out creationism</atitle><jtitle>Nature (London)</jtitle><date>1990-06-07</date><risdate>1990</risdate><volume>345</volume><issue>6275</issue><spage>487</spage><epage>487</epage><pages>487-487</pages><issn>0028-0836</issn><eissn>1476-4687</eissn><abstract>Today, nine out of ten adult Americans are "scientifically illiterate"; half of them reject outright the very thought of human evolution; and in some US states almost half of biology teachers favour the introduction of creationism in high schools. [...]I regret to report, Ecker's compendium failed my preliminary test for any dictionary of science - which is to examine the entry for "homology". Blame should rightly go to those scientists whose carelessness with the English language has provided creationism with so much of its ammunition.</abstract><cop>London</cop><pub>Nature Publishing Group</pub><doi>10.1038/345487a010.1038/345487a0</doi></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 0028-0836 |
| ispartof | Nature (London), 1990, Vol.345 (6275), p.487-487 |
| issn | 0028-0836 1476-4687 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_proquest_journals_2230646631 |
| source | Springer Nature - Complete Springer Journals; Nature Journals Online |
| subjects | Biological evolution Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) Dictionaries English language Evolution Homology Schools Science Scientists |
| title | Checking out creationism |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-20T21%3A58%3A18IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Checking%20out%20creationism&rft.jtitle=Nature%20(London)&rft.au=Thulborn,%20Tony&rft.date=1990-06-07&rft.volume=345&rft.issue=6275&rft.spage=487&rft.epage=487&rft.pages=487-487&rft.issn=0028-0836&rft.eissn=1476-4687&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038/345487a010.1038/345487a0&rft_dat=%3Cproquest%3E2230646631%3C/proquest%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2230646631&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true |