Tag: teleonomy
Plato’s Revenge: Mathematical Biologist Richard Sternberg Foresaw Major Developments in Biology
A new book traces the ideas of Dr. Sternberg, who offers rigorous scientific evidence that the true control center of life lies outside DNA.
Will Evolution’s New Synthesis Be Hard or Soft Magic?
Let’s try holding some new scientific theories to the standards of the fantasy genre.
An Evolutionary Theorist Plays with Words; Let’s See How Far It Gets Him
Francis Heylighen’s “ontology of relational agency” starts with an interesting observation.
Oxford Physiologist Denis Noble: Dissent from Neo-Darwinism Has Passed a “Tipping Point”
We were wondering when the (often very dramatic) claims made recently in arcane academic texts would begin making more of a splash in the popular media.
Another Call for a “New Synthesis”
I recently wrote a post critical of biologist Peter Corning’s “synergism hypothesis.” Afterwards Dr. Corning got in touch.