Freaky Fridays - Intelligent Design on Trial

The Evolution Education Research Centre presents a screening of the NOVA documentary "Judgment Day," which portrays the events that led to the legal decision that it is unconstitutional to teach Intelligent Design in public school science classrooms in the U.S. Among the expert witnesses in the landmark trial were paleontologist Kevin Padian of the University of California, Berkeley, whose testimony regarding the abundant evidence for evolution in the fossil record and the scientific bankruptcy of Intelligent Design is prominently featured in the film, and McGill's own Brian Alters, who testified about the worthlessness of the Intelligent Design (ID) policy in question and the potential threat that ID poses to sound science education. Professors Padian and Alters will be on hand to elaborate on their respective roles in the trial and to answer questions from the audience in a session mediated by Jason Wiles of McGill's Evolution Education Research Centre. The Q & A session begins at 7 pm; those unable to attend the 5 pm screening are welcome to join in this discussion. Free admission