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Evolutionary Biology at the Movies: Analysis of Movie Plots Reveals Importance of Biological Issues to Students

Journal of College Science Teaching—March/April 1997

This article features a movie project where students rent and watch the movies on their own time. The project reinforced the author's conviction that nonbiology majors are genuinely interested in biology, although they often do not realize it. Pointing out the role of biology in such familiar and popular cultural phenomena has proven very effective in reaching students who might otherwise have been intimidated by or prejudiced against science.

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