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Alan D. Gishlick, Ph.D.
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Postdoctoral Scholar
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BA, Augustana College, Rock Island IL; Ph.D., Yale
University.
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 Alan D. Gishlick has a Ph.D. in Vertebrate Paleontology from
the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University. Dr.
Gishlick's research interests include functional transitions in the
history of life, particularly the origin of avian flight within dinosaurs;
the reconstruction of soft anatomy in fossils; systematics, taxonomy, and
their role in concepts of biological identity and their uses in
interpreting patterns of evolution; the teaching of the history of life;
and the interface between science and religion, especially as it relates
to biological evolution.
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| Suggested Honorarium: $500
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| Topics:
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For the General public:
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The "science" of Intelligent Design and Young Earth
creationisms
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The interface of science and religion
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For scientists and teachers:
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Teaching evolution and the history of life
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