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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
August 19, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Tagged
, amino acids, Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Brian K. Hall, camera eye, Dan-Eric Nilsson, engineer, evolution, François Jacob, indoctrination, intelligent design, mollusks, mutations, natural selection, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Strickberger’s Evolution, textbooks, vertebrates, Wistar Institute}

Squeezing Out the Mystery: Final Comments on Strickberger’s Evolution

_{Robert Shedinger
August 19, 2020

Biology, Evolution

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The phenomenon of convergent evolution suggests that natural selection fits better with the analogy of the engineer than it does the tinkerer. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
July 9, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, animals, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Cloudina, Dickinsonia, Ediacaran animals, Ediacaran era, fossil record, lophotrochozoans, Nama Group, Namacalathus, Namibia, National Geographic, paleontology, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, University of Edinburgh, University of Toronto}

Namacalathus, an Ediacaran Lophophorate Animal?

_{Günter Bechly
July 9, 2020

Evolution

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I have been writing a series of articles on alleged Ediacaran animals that have been postulated as precursors of the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 22, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, __edited, altruism, animals, artificial intelligence, bonobos, Carl Zimmer, evolution, humans, intellect, just-so stories, machines, Michael Egnor, Mind Matters, neuroscience, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, tools, will}

Michael Egnor on Animal Generosity

_{David Klinghoffer
September 22, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind

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The failure to understand the gulf that separates humans from animals, and humans from machines, is a source of confusion to rival almost any other. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 12, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, Africa, Ajit Varki, Ann Gauger, cheetahs, Darwinism, Death Valley, DNA, Elizabeth Pennisi, evolution, gene, humans, ID the Future, mice, Michael Behe, primates, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Science Magazine, The Edge of Evolution, UC San Diego}

Origin of Long-Distance Running — More Evolution by Breaking Things

_{David Klinghoffer
September 12, 2018

Evolution

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A central problem for theories of unguided evolution has always been the challenge of building complex biological novelties. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 18, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Evolutionary Psychology
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, asymmetry, Darwinism, disability, Human Zoos, John West, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Richard Weikart, science fiction}

Facial Symmetry, and Soulless Darwinism

_{David Klinghoffer
January 18, 2018

Bioethics, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology

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Rude remarks and hurt feelings at a holiday party may seem a trivial matter. Yet this vignette is very telling. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 13, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science
Tagged
, __cedited, Duke University, evolution, hunter-gatherers, National Academy of Sciences, Philip Skell, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, sleep, Tanzania}

Test Your Evolutionary Storytelling Skills

_{David Klinghoffer
July 13, 2017

Evolution, Science

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Ever notice that some older people sleep less and sometimes more fitfully than younger people? Sure you did. Read More ›