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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 30, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, amphibians, brachiopods, Cambrian Explosion, cephalopods, corals, cormorant, Darwin's Finches, degeneration, endangered species, evolution, foraminifera, fossilization, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, genotype, Geospizinae, John Gould, macroevolution, North America, ornithology, population growth, population size, South America, speciation, women}

“Darwin’s Finches”: Galápagos Islands as an Evolutionary Model

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 30, 2020

Evolution

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Taking the facts and arguments presented together, it appears to be clear that no macroevolution is happening in “Darwin’s finches.” Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 25, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, beak size, birds, Darwin's Finches, droughts, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, Geospiza fortis, HMGA2, macroevolution, natural selection, Nature (journal), Peter and Rosemary Grant, Sangeet Lamichhaney, seeds, Sisyphean evolution, species, subjunctive}

Galápagos Finches — Some Contradictions Solved

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 25, 2020

Evolution

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The authors offer a selectionist explanation, which is nevertheless uncertain. Note the repeated use of the subjunctive. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 24, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, alleles, beak size, Charles Darwin, Christian Science Monitor, Daphne Major, Darwin's Finches, evolution, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, genera, HMGA2, macroevolution, natural selection, neo-Darwinian evolution, Peter and Rosemary Grant, Princeton University, Sangeet Lamichhaney, Sisyphean evolution, speciation, species, The Evolution of the Long-Necked Giraffe}

Galápagos Finches — An “Exceptionally Strong Natural-Selection Event”?

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 24, 2020

Evolution

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This is by no means an all-or-nothing selection (as the impression is sometimes given). Rather, the alleles are retained. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 19, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, ALX1, American Museum of Natural History, Biological Reviews, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Finches, evolution, finch beaks, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, Geospiza fortis, haplotypes, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, morphology, Peter and Rosemary Grant, Sisyphus, University of Minnesota}

On the “Sisyphean Evolution of Darwin’s Finches”

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 19, 2020

Evolution

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Scientific data are followed by the myth: “Finch beak morphology observed on the Galápagos Islands was used by Darwin to formulate his theory of evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 17, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, Darwin's Finches, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, Harvard University, National Academy of Sciences, Nature (journal), Peter and Rosemary Grant, Sangeet Lamichhaney, speciation}

Are Galápagos Finches “Evolution in Action”?

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 17, 2020

Evolution

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In a series of posts starting today, I offer some notes on the question of whether macroevolution is happening on the Galápagos Islands. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 25, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, Africans, birds, Black Lives Matter, Breitbart, cancel culture, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, colonialism, Europeans, evolution, evolutionary theory, Galápagos Islands, ID the Future, Kurt Zindulka, London, Natural History Museum, podcast, Racism, Richard Weikart, Robert Fitzroy, science, scientific racism, strengths and weaknesses, T.H. Huxley, Thomas Malthus}

Cancel Darwin? No, But Do Recognize How Evolution Boosted Racism

_{David Klinghoffer
September 25, 2020

Bioethics, Evolution, Science Education

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Cancel culture is becoming surreal. Or should I say even more surreal? “Exotic birds” are now judged to be offensive. What next? Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
July 14, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, Adam Sedgwick, Alfred Russel Wallace, Artificial Selection, barnacles, Barry Gale, Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Brian K. Hall, Charles Darwin, college students, Douglas Futuyma, Ecuador, Ernst Mayr, evolutionary theory, Fleeming Jenkin, Galápagos Islands, George Gaylord Simpson, John Gould, Loren Eiseley, materialistic science, methodological naturalism, neo-Darwinian synthesis, On the Origin of Species, Richard Owen, Strickberger’s Evolution, Thomas Huxley}

Darwinian Mythology in Strickberger’s Evolution

_{Robert Shedinger
July 14, 2020

Biology, Evolution

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Just because something can be counted as science does not automatically mean that it is true. Read More ›

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Date
March 13, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Ann Gauger, bacteria, bioengineering, Charles Darwin, Charles Thaxton, corn, Craig Venter, CRISPR-Cas9, design filter, Design Inference, DNA, Dogs, Douglas Axe, ETH Zurich, Galápagos Islands, genotype, intelligent design, maize, Mars rover, natural, Nature (journal), No Free Lunch, Paul Nelson, phenotype, Roger Olsen, Technion, The Design Revolution, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, William A. Dembski, wolves}

Blurring the Line Between Natural and Artificial

_{Science and Culture
March 13, 2020

Intelligent Design

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As technology mimics nature, at what point might future investigators be unsure about natural versus intelligent causes? Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
February 21, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, arthropods, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, chordate, David Klinghoffer, Douglas Futuyma, evolution, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, Galápagos Islands, history, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, macroevolution, natural selection, neo-Darwinian synthesis, organisms, William Paley}

I Disagree with David Klinghoffer, But It’s My Fault for the Confusion

_{Paul Nelson
February 21, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Evolution is an implication — that is, an empirical consequence — of design. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 20, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, anti-evolution, Charles Darwin, Darwinian evolution, evolution, Galápagos Islands, history, ID the Future, intelligent design, Paul Nelson, podcast, species, strengths and weaknesses}

Paul Nelson: “Take What Darwin Got Right and Build That into Your Theory of Design”

_{David Klinghoffer
February 20, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Something I’ve said for a long time is that the theory of intelligent design is a theory of evolution. Read More ›