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| He also sparked the controversial article "Better Killing Through Chemistry", which appeared in ] a few months after the ], by which he tried to raise awareness of the lack of reasonable controls on the accessibility of ] precursors within the United States. | He also sparked the controversial article "Better Killing Through Chemistry", which appeared in ] a few months after the ], by which he tried to raise awareness of the lack of reasonable controls on the accessibility of ] precursors within the United States. | ||
| ==Anti-Evolution Petition Controversy== | |||
| In February 2006, the ] reported<ref> , Kenneth Chang, ], February 21, 2006.</ref> that Dr. Tour was one of the professonals who signed the ]'s controversial petition, "]".<ref></ref> This two-sentence petition has been widely exploited by its sponsor, the ], and some of their ] in a national campaign to discredit evolution<ref></ref> and to promote the teaching of ] in public schools. It has it the subject of ] and ]. | |||
| Tour's field of ] is unrelated to ]. Writer ], co-founder of "Michigan Citizens for Science" and the ] website, writes that, "the majority of the people on that list have no training or expertise in evolutionary biology at all. Now that doesn't necessarily mean that they don't know what they're talking about, but it does mean that putting them on a list that is used solely as an ] is ridiculous, since they have no authority in the field."<ref>, ], Pharyngula, Science Blogs, February 19, 2007 9:32 AM</ref> | |||
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James Tour is a synthetic organic chemist, specializing in nanotechnology. He is well-known for his work in molecular electronics and molecular switching molecules. He has also been involved in other work, such as the creation of a nanocar and NanoKids, an interactive learning DVD to teach children fundamentals of chemistry and physics. Dr. Tour was also a founder of the Molecular Electronics Corporation. He holds joint appointments in the departments of chemistry, computer science, and mechanical engineering and materials science at Rice University. Dr. Tour received degrees from Syracuse University (BS, 1981), Purdue University (PhD, 1986) and completed postdoctoral work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1986-1987) and Stanford University (1987-1988).
He also sparked the controversial article "Better Killing Through Chemistry", which appeared in Scientific American a few months after the September 11 attacks, by which he tried to raise awareness of the lack of reasonable controls on the accessibility of chemical weapon precursors within the United States.
Anti-Evolution Petition Controversy
In February 2006, the New York Times reported that Dr. Tour was one of the professonals who signed the Discovery Institute's controversial petition, "A Scientific Dissent From Darwinism". This two-sentence petition has been widely exploited by its sponsor, the Discovery Institute, and some of their supporters in a national campaign to discredit evolution and to promote the teaching of intelligent design in public schools. It has it the subject of criticism and parody.
Tour's field of organic chemistry is unrelated to evolutionary biology. Writer Ed Brayton, co-founder of "Michigan Citizens for Science" and the The Panda's Thumb website, writes that, "the majority of the people on that list have no training or expertise in evolutionary biology at all. Now that doesn't necessarily mean that they don't know what they're talking about, but it does mean that putting them on a list that is used solely as an appeal to authority is ridiculous, since they have no authority in the field."
Exterior links
- James Tour Research Group
- NanoKids
- "Better Killing Through Chemistry" - Scientific American, December 2001
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- Few Biologists but Many Evangelicals Sign Anti-Evolution Petition, Kenneth Chang, New York Times, February 21, 2006.
- Signatories of 'A Scientific Dissent From Darwinism'
- Doubts Over Evolution Mount With Over 300 Scientists Expressing Skepticism With Central Tenet of Darwin's Theory
- Neurosurgeon Challenges Evolution, PZ Myers, Pharyngula, Science Blogs, February 19, 2007 9:32 AM