Evolution

I am traveling back from Brown University (on Amtrak's Acela Express train, ah, the civilization of the Northeast!), where I participated in a panel discussion on evolution and religion together with Ed Larson (Pepperdine University, author of the Pu ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Feb 26 2009 - 10:36am

Ken Miller Responds To Massimo Pigliucci (And Vice Versa)

Below is a detailed response to my latest post, which Ken graciously sent me for publication here. After that, you will find a few additional notes from yours truly. Dear Massimo, Thanks, of course, for the very kind comments about my presentation at Brow ...

Article - Massimo Pigliucci - Mar 2 2009 - 11:01am

Ontogenetic Transitional Wing- A New Take On Bird Evolution?

What use is half a wing? When Charles Darwin unleashed his revolutionary theory of evolution in the mid-1800s, one of the first questions doubters nailed him with went something like; you have the four limbs of a reptile and then a beautiful flying bird. W ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 1 2009 - 11:12am

Evolution And Personalized Medicine: How Genes Build Traits

Show Me The Science Month Day 22 How do genes work together to build body traits? This is one of the hottest questions in genetics today, and the answer holds implications not only for our understanding of evolution, but also health, agriculture, and wild ...

Article - Michael White - Mar 4 2009 - 2:13pm

Evolution: The Wallace Line Gets A New Hypothesis

The Wallace Line is called such because when Alfred Russel Wallace made his way to the East Indies to tackle the secrets of biology, he found there was a 'line' in the Malay Archipelago that divides Indonesia into two parts and west of it the spe ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 6 2009 - 9:32pm

An Evolution Chain Reaction (In Action)

A team of researchers has reported the ongoing emergence of a new species of fruit fly and the sequential development of a new species of wasp. Jeff Feder, a University of Notre Dame biologist, and his colleagues say the introduction of apples to America ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2009 - 10:34am

The nature of belief systems

This is a three part series that will explore the nature of belief systems, or worldviews and offer some perspectives on how they are formed and function. Belief systems are fundamental to human existence and there are a few ideas worth exploring to see if ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - May 31 2009 - 2:28pm

Belief Systems- Part 2

In this installment I would like to extend the concepts of belief systems into other areas that we are all familiar with but haven’t necessarily explored. The data organization capability of the brain which defines the worldview or belief system of the ind ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - May 31 2009 - 2:31pm

Belief Systems- Part 3-The rise of language

There is no question that humans are unique among living things in possessing a rich communications vehicle like language. However, by itself, this is insufficient to explain why such a thing should exist, so it might be useful to examine what is it that m ...

Blog Post - Gerhard Adam - May 31 2009 - 2:33pm

Fruit Fly Embryos Can "Forget" Incorrect Genetic Versions

Animals have an astonishing ability to develop reliably, in spite of variable conditions during embryogenesis. New research published this week addresses how living things can develop into precise, adult forms when there is so much variation present durin ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2009 - 10:25pm