Tag: Darwinian theory
“Irreducible Complexity” in the News
In a loose sense, America may be “irreducibly complex” but NPR sure is not. And “diverse”? America is, but NPR certainly isn’t.
Fossil Friday: Hemichordate Body Plan and Lifecycle Goes Back to the Cambrian Explosion
This Fossil Friday we will discuss the abrupt origin of yet another animal phylum during the famous Cambrian Explosion.
Synergies All the Way Down
Examples of synergy cited by Peter Corning include multicellularity; sexual reproduction; emperor penguins huddling together for warmth.
What Really Happened at the Huxley-Wilberforce Debate?
The stereotype portraying Wilberforce as the pompous bishop rejecting Darwin on theological grounds is easily dispelled.
How the Caterpillar Got Its Legs…Or Not
Almost 400 years after its discovery, the process of metamorphosis is still a thorny conundrum for evolutionary biologists.