Where Wilkins?

By evolvingthoughts on January 31, 2007.

Can't talk. Eating. Paper. Grant application. Start of School Year for Son. Eating...

Reading this:

"Making Sense of Evolution: The Conceptual Foundations of Evolutionary Biology" (Massimo Pigliucci, Jonathan Kaplan)

and this:

"Darwinian Reductionism: Or, How to Stop Worrying and Love Molecular Biology" (Alex Rosenberg)

Do likewise...

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Darwin Day redux and link to Massimo Pigliucci interview

They put on a fantastic Darwin Day celebration in Iowa City. Excellent camaraderie, good times good people good beer and whatnot, and the turnout for all the events was exceptional.

Genomfart

Massimo Pigliucci has reviewed Mike Lynch's book on genome evolution for Science [Postgenomic Musings].

Desiree Interviews Massimo Pigliucci

Philosophy professor and author Dr. Massimo Pigliucci joins us to discuss his new book "Nonsense On Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk." We'll discuss why people embrace pseudoscientific beliefs, and how it affects our culture.

Other adaptive landscape papers

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