Tag: teleology
Alfred Russel Wallace’s Greatest Journey
Wallace’s formulation of evolution was quite incompatible with Darwin’s. His theory might be called intelligent evolution.
The Outsider: Wallace’s Reputation in the Darwinian Era
As I asked in a previous post: Why is Alfred Russel Wallace today a comparatively little known figure next to Darwin?
Who Was Ludwig von Bertalanffy and Why Does He Matter?
Bertalanffy’s systems-based approach continued under George Klir, and is carried on today by Dr. Richard Sternberg, who studied under Klir.
What Your Biology Teacher Didn’t Tell You
Here are unauthorized answers to questions posed by Jerry Coyne’s blog.
This Didn’t Evolve a Few Mutations at a Time
Let’s have a look at an example: nerve cells and their action potential signals.