Tag: convergent evolution
Teleophobia: Cassell on the Unreasonable Fear of Intelligent Design
What do biologists make of the apparently purposive nature of all these different kinds of complex programmed behaviors?
Biofluorescence in the Platypus — Design at Its Whackadoodliest
Those paragraphs are, not surprisingly, a de rigueur nod to evolutionary theory, and as usual, it’s pure gloss, no substance.
Ignoring the Obvious: Convergent Evolution in Strickberger’s Evolution
Remarkably, even Ernst Mayr was forced to tacitly acknowledge the challenge to Darwinism posed by convergence.
Lee Spetner on Convergent and Non-Random Evolution
Dr. Spetner challenges the idea of convergent evolution and explains his non-random evolutionary hypothesis.
Whale of a Webinar Debuts a Delightful “Long Story Short” Video
Whales are held up as a model of what unguided evolution can do in a short time: in this case, just 8 million years, or perhaps even half that.