Summary

Dr. Jonathan Marks of the University of North Carolina – Charlotte joins the show to talk about his book, Why Are There Still Creationists? Human Evolution and the Ancestors. We chat about one of the toughest conversations everyone who deals with evolution faces: Speaking with creationists. In the episode, Marks talks about theology and the surprising history between scientists and creationists.

Recommendations

• What to read to learn more:
  • Why Are There Still Creationists?: Human Evolution and the Ancestors by Jonathan Marks (Polity Books, 2021)
  • The Alternative Introduction to Biological Anthropology by Jonathan Marks (Oxford University Press, 2017)
  • Dr. Marks’ website
• What he’s reading for work right now:
  • Blood Relations: Transfusion and the Making of Human Genetics by Jenny Bangham (University of Chicago Press, 2020)
  • A Short History of Humanity: A New History of Old Europe by Johannes Kraus and Thomas Trappe (Random House, 2022)
  • The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move by Sonia Shah (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021)
• What he’s consuming for fun:
  • Final Report: An Archaeologist Excavates His Life by Michael Coe (Thames & Hudson, 2006)
  • A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible by Kristin Swenson (Oxford University Press, 2021)
  • Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson by Barbara Ransby (Haymarket Books, 2022)