Tag: Modern Synthesis
Biology’s “Best-Kept Secret” — Alfred Wallace’s Classic Is Out Now in a New Edition
On the subject of evolution, the scientific “consensus” depends on maintaining the our forgetfulness of Charles Darwin’s great partner, rival, and challenger.
Reeves: Natural Selection, Explanatory Deficits, and Bunnies (Dark and Light)
The story includes the neo-Darwinian modern synthesis and the extended evolutionary synthesis, culminating in a 2016 meeting of the Royal Society.
Science Education and the Growth Mindset
Growth mindset is an idea popularized by Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck.
PLOS Genetics Asks: “What Is a Mutation?”
What if there is genuine directionality in mutation? An important paper addresses the subject.
Darwinian Lysenkoism in America
As Lysenkoism enjoys a revival in Russia, it thrives here too.