finches Type post Date February 28, 2018 CategoriesBiologyEvolution Tagged , __cedited, Adaptive Radiation, alleles, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Finches, Galápagos Islands, genes, HMS Beagle, Jonathan Wells, mutation/selection mechanism, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Neanderthals, Peter and Rosemary Grant, Research, speciation, University of British Columbia, Zombie Science (book) Finch Varieties in New Guinea Undercut Iconic Galápagos Finch Story Science & Culture February 28, 2018 Biology, Evolution 10 Finches on another island “would leave even Charles Darwin scratching his head.” But do they “help solve an evolutionary puzzle”? Read More ›
couple Type post Date February 7, 2018 CategoriesFaith & Science Tagged , __cedited, 1000 Genomes Project, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, alleles, bottleneck, citation bluffing, Dennis Venema, Douglas Axe, haplotypes, Human Genome Project, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, Richard Buggs, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book) Adam and the Genome and Citation Bluffing Science & Culture February 7, 2018 Faith & Science 23 Yesterday, Douglas Axe responded to Dennis Venema’s review of Axe’s book Undeniable, pointing to what you might call citation bluffing. Read More ›
Oxford tutorial Type post Author Sarah Chaffee Date January 12, 2018 CategoriesEvolutionGeneticsScience Education Tagged , __cedited, education, evolution, indoctrination, knowledge, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Neo-Darwinism, Oxford University, Phys.org, science, United Kingdom For U.K. Students, Education or Indoctrination? Sarah Chaffee January 12, 2018 Evolution, Genetics, Science Education 4 A new study from Nature Ecology & Evolution supposedly shows that acceptance of evolution is linked to lack of scientific knowledge. Read More ›
Information Enigma Type post Date November 16, 2017 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent Design Tagged , __nedited, Brownian motion, Darwin's Dilemma, Darwinists, defining terms, Dickinsonia, fossil record, magical thinking, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Neil Shubin, Niles Eldredge, Paul Chien, PNAS, punctuated equilibria, punctuated equilibrium, Stephen Jay Gould, University of Vienna, Yale University Punctuated Equilibria Is Back, but Still Magical Science & Culture November 16, 2017 Evolution, Intelligent Design 8 Calling it by a new name doesn’t change the essence of a theory relying on chance. Read More ›
couple Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date November 2, 2017 CategoriesFaith & ScienceGeneticsHuman Origins and Anthropology Tagged , __cedited, Adam and the Genome, alleles, bottleneck, Broad Institute, Dennis Venema, haplotypes, heterozygosity, human origins, inbreeding, London, nature, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Oxford University, population genetics, population size, Queen Mary University, Richard Buggs, Trinity Western University, V.J. Torley Geneticists Debate a First Human Pair — Continued; Where Is Dennis Venema? David Klinghoffer November 2, 2017 Faith & Science, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology 9 Genuine scientific debate on fundamental issues that real people care about is such a rarity that when it happens, you almost want to pinch yourself to make sure you’re not dreaming. Read More ›
Earth_2 (1) Type post Author Casey Luskin Date May 8, 2017 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignScience Education Tagged , __cedited, education, European Union, evolution, intelligent design, Nature Ecology & Evolution EvoKE Project Pushes European Public to “Accept” Evolution Casey Luskin May 8, 2017 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science Education 6 They seem particularly distressed about those “movements” that do not encourage people to “accept” evolution. Read More ›