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This is Scientific American — 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky.
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"So what does rafting down the Grand Canyon have to do with science education?"
Ann Reid, former research biologist and current executive director of the National Center for Science Education. She spoke to me July 7th at the Fern Glen Canyon campsite the morning of our penultimate day rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.
"Well, for NCSE it's one of the most powerful places on the Earth to show the differences between religious thinking and scientific thinking. Because for a very small minority of Christians who believe the Earth is 6,000 years old, the Grand Canyon is the best evidence they have of Noah's flood."
Creationists run multiple raft trips down the Colorado each year. A Web site touting some says the trips "will encourage your faith as we reveal the truth of God's creation found in this gigantic remnant of the Biblical Flood." Which creationists believe occurred some 4,400 years ago.
"And of course scientists of all, many, many different subdisciplines have figured out that the canyon is much older than that, there's the rocks, there's the biology, there's the hydrology, it's just a fantastic place to learn how scientists explain the world around us."
The annual NCSE Colorado River trip holds about two dozen guests and features talks by a geologist and an evolutionary biologist. This year, two public school teachers received all-expense paid scholarship trips so they could bring their experiences and learning back to the classroom. And I recorded lots more audio, which I'll be posting as Scientific American Science Talk podcasts in the coming weeks.
Thanks for the minute for Scientific American — 60-Second Science Science. I'm Steve Mirsky.
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这里是科学美国人——60秒科学。我是史蒂夫·米尔斯基。
有一分钟时间吗？
“在大峡谷漂流和科学教育有什么关系？”
前研究生物学家安·里德是美国国家科学教育中心的现任执行主任。7月7日，在我们结束沿着亚利桑那州大峡谷的科罗拉多河漂流的前一天，她在芒格伦峡谷营地和我进行了交谈。
“对美国国家科学教育中心而言，这里是地球上最强大的地方之一，因为它向人们展示了宗教思维和科学思维之间的区别。极少数的基督徒认为地球已经有6000 年的历史，而大峡谷就是他们相信的诺亚大洪水的最好证据。”
每年，创世论者都会乘坐竹筏，在科罗拉多大峡谷进行几次航行。一些网站宣称大峡谷之旅会鼓励你的信仰，因为在这个圣经中记载的大洪水遗迹，我们可以揭示上帝创造万物的真相。创世论者认为大洪水发生在大约4400年前。
“当然，所有不同分支学科的科学家们已经证明大峡谷的历史要更久远，通过岩石、生物学、水纹学来看，这里只是一个神奇的地方，可以让我们了解科学家们如何解释我们周围的世界。”
一年一度的美国国家科学教育中心科罗拉多河之行会邀请24名宾客参加，期间还会有一名地质学家和一名进化生物学家发表讲话。今年，2名公立学校的教师获得了全程免费奖学金旅行，他们可以把自己在旅行中学到的经验和知识带回课堂。我录制了很多音频，未来几周我会发布在科学美国人的科学对话播客中。
谢谢大家收听科学美国人——60秒科学。我是我是史蒂夫·米尔斯基。
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