Sticker Shock.

• Autores: Steve Mirsky
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 292, Nº. 2, 2005, págs. 104-104
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article presents an opinion the debate over the teaching of evolution in public schools in America, as various antievolution interests attempt to give religiously based views equal footing in science classes. One little blaze can be found in Cobb County, Ga. As this issue of Scientific American went to press, a federal judge in Atlanta was in the process of deciding whether biology textbooks in the county could continue to sport a warning sticker that read: "This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully, and critically considered." But why pick on evolution in the first place when there's so much to be offended by in virtually any science class? I propose that Cobb County-style stickers be placed in numerous other textbooks. Here are some suggestions: Sticker in Collegiate Chemistry: "Electrons. They're like little tiny ball bearings that fly around the atomic nucleus like planets orbit the sun. Except that they're actually waves. Only what they really are are probability waves. But they do make your MP3 player run, seriously." Sticker in Physics for Freshmen: "We know that a lot of what's in this book is wrong, and with any luck they'll eventually find out that even more of it is wrong. But it's not so far off, it took some real JOURiuses to get us this close, and it's way better than nothing."