Tag: Peter Medawar
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, “The Catholic Darwin”
No doubt, Teilhard had — and has — Catholic admirers. The most positive Catholic assessment I have encountered comes from the pen of Msgr. Bruno de Solages.
On the 70th Anniversary of His Death, Anything to Salute in the Thought of Teilhard de Chardin?
The significance of Teilhard’s pointing out the incomplete nature of the evolutionary theory of his day should not be underestimated.
Conservation of Information: The History of an Idea
Conservation of information” is a term that appears in both the physics and the computer science literature.
Conservation of Information — The Idea
Readers can determine for themselves who’s blowing smoke and who’s got the beef.
The Uses of Illness in Darwin’s Correspondence
Darwinian biographer Janet Browne notes how Darwin’s illness may have become a convenient excuse for avoiding certain activities.