A lecture on evolution in the middle of a trial

One of the interesting things about the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial about the teaching of Intelligent Design in US public schools was the presentation of evidence for evolution. Now Nick Matzke has put together the testimony of Kevin Padian, a paleontologist, along with the slides shown in court. It might not be an great read for everyone, but it is an example of how a scientist uses visual aids in communicating with an audience outside of the scientific community. This is probably a good example because the audience is someone who is committed to being an impartial skeptic, there is a context where opponents to the science had presented arguments and would present further argument, and the presentation of the science, by Padian and others, was ultimatly successful.

Kitzmiller v. Dover: Padian demonstrative slides