I recently encountered this video - and found it to be oddly charming and amusing.
This is Darwin Deez's Constellation - and yes, many of the images in the video are a reference to Sagan's Cosmos. Of course, a perfect wardrobe... :)
Enjoy.
What is Irtiqa?
Irtiqa is Salman Hameed's blog. A few years ago (before Facebook killed many of the blogs), it used to track stories of science & religion, especially those related to Muslim societies. That is still one of its foci, but now it dovetails more of Salman's interests including film, astronomy, science fiction, and science outreach in both Pakistan and the US.
Irtiqa literally means evolution in Urdu. But it does not imply only biological evolution. Instead, it is an all encompassing word used for evolution of the universe, biological evolution, and also for biological/human development. While it has created confusion in debates over biological evolution in South Asia, it provides a nice integrative name for this blog. For further information, contact Salman Hameed.
The blog banner is designed by Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad. You can find all his creative endeavors at Orangie.
Salman Hameed
Salman is an astronomer and Associate Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities at Hampshire College, Massachusetts. Currently, he is working on understanding the rise of creationism in contemporary Islamic world and how Muslims view the relationship between science & religion. He is also working with historian Tracy Leavelle at Creighton University to analyze reconciliation efforts between astronomers and Native Hawaiians over telescopes on top of sacred Mauna Kea in Hawaii. He teaches “History and Philosophy of Science & Religion” with philosopher Laura Sizer, and “Science in the Islamic World”, both at Hampshire College. Salman and Laura Sizer are also responsible for the ongoing Hampshire College Lecture Series on Science & Religion, and you can find videos of all these lectures below. Contact information here.
LABELS
- Arab Spring
- art
- Astronomy
- Astronomy Pictures from Pakistan
- atheism
- beliefs of scientists
- Catholic Church and science
- creationism
- education
- education in muslim world
- ethics morality and science
- evolution
- faith and medicine
- film theater and television
- Friday Journal Club
- general
- history
- humor
- intelligent design
- Irtiqa Conversations
- Islam and Modernity
- islam and science
- Islamic Calendar
- islamic creationism
- Judaism and science
- media
- Muslims in Europe
- off topic
- Pakistan
- politics of science and religion
- posts by Nidhal Guessoum
- primates
- pseudoscience
- religion and environmentalism
- Religion and Health
- Religion and Technology
- Saturday Video
- science and Native religions
- science and religion books
- science fiction
- science in muslim world
- science of belief
- science of morality
- science religion and terrorism
- UFO religions
Blog Archive
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- Blogging from Egypt: A new respect for an old civi...
- Book Review: "The Eerie Silence" by Paul Davies
- Darwin Deez's parody/tribute of Sagan
- Blogging from Egypt: Luxor - first pictures
- A prominent Pakistani scientist is stoking conspir...
- Blogging from Egypt: Internet for politics in Egyp...
- IQ Score Variations by Nation
- If in London, visit the Natural History Museum - I
- In Egypt for a few days...
- iPad for bonobos, and Anderson Cooper in a bunny suit
- A godless cafe in Paris - in the 18th century
- When are we going to see a movie about Tycho Brahe?
- Islamic Science gems at Sharjah Book Fair
- Slow reconstruction of schools in Swat
- Friday hodgepodge: Cats mastering physics, science...
- Kristof hopeful on Pakistan's middle class
- Obama should stress more on scientific and educati...
- Yes, send a little bit of Galileo into space...
- More schools bombed in northern Pakistan
- Dubai IT Expo and Trends
- Frans de Waal for sanity in science & religion deb...
- A Pakistani astrophysicist is surfing gravitationa...
- Movie-interlude: Never Let Me Go/Stone/Hereafter
- Disputes over Native-American remains
- City-science lights
- Plagiarism in Arab-Muslim Academia
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