On Gould and rates of evolution

By clock on December 30, 2008.

Three Obligatory Readings of the Day:

Brian Switek: Stephen Jay Gould's view of life

Larry Moran: An Adaptationist View of Stephen Jay Gould

Greg Laden: How fast does evolution happen?

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