
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial

NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
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In this two-hour special, NOVA captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania in one of the latest battles over teaching evolution in public schools. Featuring trial reenactments based on court transcripts and interviews with key participants, including expert scientists and Dover parents, teachers, and town officials, "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial" follows the celebrated federal case of Kitzmiller v. Dover School District.
Release Date
2007-09-18
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Science is "Exhibit A" in a landmark trial on the teaching of evolution.
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