Koala Bear

Koalas depend on eucalyptus trees for shelter and food. They sleep about 20 hours a day and sit and munch food for 1 to 3 hours a day.

When large numbers of koalas are trapped in small pockets of vegetation they have been known to eat themselves out of eucalyptus leaves and then suffer a population crash. Culling is often proposed as a solution to such overpopulation but because of their icon status this option is not used. Instead the government has implemented expensive sterilization and relocation programs. (photo by Vanessa Chiang, Redeemer 2005)

Shroud of Turin

In his 2004 book Overcoming Prejudice in the Evolution / Creation Debate: Developing an Integrative Approach to Science and Christianity Prof. Gary Chiang has a chapter where he uses the study of the Shroud of Turin as an example of how the prejudices of scientists more than the scientific evidence itself lead to acceptance of a theory.

The chapter on the Shroud can be downloaded from crucifixionshroud.com/academic-portal/APSscience.html