Category: Evolution
On Paul Nelson Day 2014: The Target Problem
Thanks to P.Z. Myers’s annual lampoon of me, I’ve thought more deeply about the relationship between development and evolution than I ever expected to do.
BIO-Complexity Paper: Why Chaitin’s Mathematical “Proof” of Darwinian Evolution Fails
There are many reasons why Chaitin’s model does not accurately reflect how Darwinian evolution works, if it does work, in the real world.
Myth-Making Aside, Eugenics Was a Mostly Progressive Enterprise
I have often stated that biologist/eugenicist Charles Davenport was one of the great villains of American history.
The Strange Mental World of Darwinian Fundamentalists
Recently, I participated in good faith in an open forum blog discussion at the National Center for Science Education site.
Insect Flight Comes to Light with 3D Imaging in X-Rays
Muscles as thin as a human hair help wings flap fifty times in the blink of an eye.