AT FIRST glance, the so-called debate between evolutionary scientists and supporters of intelligent design is not very funny. But after endless discussions in the media about pseudoscientific concepts such as the “irreducible complexity” of structures like the flagella of bacteria, we could all use a good laugh. So we should thank evolutionary ecologist and film-maker Randy Olson for his documentary Flock of Dodos, which premiered last month at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Olson travelled around the US talking to people on both sides of the argument. What he discovered is that the debate is not about facts, it is…
