Tag: biologists
Darwin on Trial (Again)
My attempt to disentangle this “case” forensically was to lead me on what was often a surprising journey of discovery.
New Book, Animal Algorithms, Spells Fresh Trouble for Darwinism
The book is all about the buzzing, migrating, web-spinning, and colony-building world of ingenious animals.
Humble Beauty: Design in Rock Thin Sections, and More
Just imagine — in something as humble as a rock. Could, in fact, anything be humbler, more readily scorned until you look a little closer?
Engineers in the Systems Biology Revolution
Systems biology is taking the biological world by storm, an approach that treats biological systems as optimally or near-optimally engineered systems.
How Engineers Helped Save Biology from Evolutionary Theory
Design motifs such as four-bar linkages and control systems must meet exacting requirements whether implemented in a space shuttle or a fish.