David Kirby on the Darwin Biopic Creation

Creation is scheduled for a Dec./Jan. release in U.S. Theaters. David Kirby is a geneticist turned science communication scholar who studies the depiction of science in popular film and the […]

August 16, 2010

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Creation is scheduled for a Dec./Jan. release in U.S. Theaters.

David Kirby is a geneticist turned science communication scholar who studies the depiction of science in popular film and the role of scientists as technical advisers to entertainment producers. He offers a review of the forthcoming Darwin biopic Creation at the blog Science & Entertainment Exchange.

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David Kirby on the Darwin Biopic Creation

Creation is scheduled for a Dec./Jan. release in U.S. Theaters. David Kirby is a geneticist turned science communication scholar who studies the depiction of science in popular film and the […]

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