darwinism

Why Do I Have Blue Eyes?

And other evolutionary questions. A very interesting read from the LA Times as the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin nears.

ADAM SMITH AND THE BIRTH OF INTELLIGENT DESIGN:

Nature's Economy: Economics and the natural sciences: a review of Nature: An Economic History by Geerat J. Vermeij and The Natural Origins of Economics by Margaret Schabas (Andrew P. Morriss, Books &...

VOCABULARY ISN'T SCIENCE:

Carl Linnaeu: The man who named the natural world: His system of scientific names still shapes the way we think about the natural world. And today, 300 years after his birth, Carl Linnaeus matters...

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST:

Hail Linnaeus (The Economist, 5/17/07) As new areas are explored, the number of species naturally increases (see article). For example, the number of species of monkey, ape and lemur gradually...

WE ARE ALL INTELLIGENT DESIGNISTS NOW:

Q&A: 'Future computer will use intelligent design of DNA' (Times of India, 18 May, 2007) Nevenka Dimitrova, senior director, Philips Research-India, divides her time between Bangalore, Eindhoven...

WHICH IS WHY MAYR DISTINGUISHED IT FROM SCIENCE:

An Idiot’s Guide to Evolution (Stephen Webb, May 15, 2007, First Things) The dirty Darwinian secret is now out of the closet: If evolution is true, then it must be true about everything. Most...

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS SPECIES:

First for UK as black and red kites produce two young (FRANK URQUHART, 5/12/07, The Scotsman) IT HAS been a well-kept secret in the world of ornithology, but it was revealed yesterday that for the...

SMITHIAN:

Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism: Q&A with: Thomas McCraw (Sean Silverthorne, 5/07/07, HBS Working Knowledge) Q: Schumpeter introduced the term “creative destruction” and championed...

WELL, THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE BRIGHTS LOW BIRTHRATES... (via Mike Daley):

Duck penises show "arms race" between sexes: study (Maggie Fox, May 1, 2007, Reuters) - Several species of ducks have evolved complicated genitals in what appears to be an "arms race" between the...

WELL, THEY'RE GETTING MORE SENSIBLE:

Britain's maligned moths suffer drastic decline (Terri Judd, 02 May 2007, Independent) Sir David Attenborough is turning his attention to the humble - but increasingly endangered - moth. The...