Category: Evolution
How NOT to Argue Against Irreducible Complexity
This roundworm produces non-flagellated sperm, though these sperm cells are amoeboid, meaning that they move by extending and retracting protrusions.
A “Prepared Mind” for Alfred Russel Wallace
Although Wallace receded into the deep recesses of my memory, I had what Pasteur called “the prepared mind.”
Fossil Friday: A Popular Just-So Story on the Origin of Bird Flight Bites the Dust
There is a long-running about whether birds first took off by running and flapping from the ground up, or whether they jumped as gliders from the tree down.
Plant Evolution: All Gaps and Miracles
A major study looks for evolution, but finds huge disparities, stasis, gaps, periodic explosions, and miracles of emergence held together with imagination.
Are Humans Progressing Toward Evolutionary Perfection?
Men are not about to become like gods. “I’m a strong believer in original sin,” quips David Berlinski.