Tag: Nature Ecology & Evolution
Finch Varieties in New Guinea Undercut Iconic Galápagos Finch Story
Finches on another island “would leave even Charles Darwin scratching his head.” But do they “help solve an evolutionary puzzle”?
Adam and the Genome and Citation Bluffing
Yesterday, Douglas Axe responded to Dennis Venema’s review of Axe’s book Undeniable, pointing to what you might call citation bluffing.
For U.K. Students, Education or Indoctrination?
A new study from Nature Ecology & Evolution supposedly shows that acceptance of evolution is linked to lack of scientific knowledge.
Punctuated Equilibria Is Back, but Still Magical
Calling it by a new name doesn’t change the essence of a theory relying on chance.
Geneticists Debate a First Human Pair — Continued; Where Is Dennis Venema?
Genuine scientific debate on fundamental issues that real people care about is such a rarity that when it happens, you almost want to pinch yourself to make sure you’re not dreaming.