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This week, the SEED kings are asking us:

"If you could shake the public and make them understand one scientific idea, what would it be?"

This is the first thing that comes to mind, and the scientific method is a good answer as well. I'm going to take a step back and say the public should understand what science is. That way they can tell the difference between this and science. From there, an understanding of evolution should come naturally.

Answers to last weeks question can be found here.

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