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Sunday, August 07, 2005
"Ape to Man" Documentary
As you may have seen, The History Channel is presenting a two-hour documentary tonight (9pm ET) called "Ape to Man":
APE TO MAN examines the major discoveries that have led us to the understanding we have today, including theories that never gained proper acceptance in their time, an elaborate hoax that confused the scientific community for years, and the ultimate understanding of the key elements that separate man from apes.
I'm going to watch the program tonight with the same cautious excitement that defined my Guns, Germs and Steel experience last month. It's definitely going to be entertaining although actors portraying early humans have always seemed cheesy to me, but I will be interested to see if Ape to Man holds up to my theory that science programming on television needn't be high-density to be worthwhile.
Additionally, this special could not have come at a better time. We are still experiencing the fallout from President Bush's unitelligent comments on Intelligent Design and the public is eating the evolution/creation debate up. The program is good for science because it will reinforce the validity of the theory of evolution in the face of the ignorance that plagues a large segment of the population.
Around the internet:
Archaeology magazine's online review
Pharyngula's comments (always amusing, always right on)
Posted by Will at August 7, 2005 05:03 PM in In the News