A philosopher reviews a biologist on evolution 24 Mar 2009 Anthony Grayling, who does a really interesting review column in the Barnes and Noble Review, entitled “A Thinking Read”, has a piece on Jerry Coyne’s book Why Evolution is True. This saves me having to read it and review it for you myself. The column title is a pun on Blaise Pascal’s statement that “Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed”. A pun which I wish I had come up with. Book Evolution Species and systematics
Biology Quorum sensing in bacteria and cooperation 26 Aug 2009 Byte Size Biology has a post up discussing a recent paper on quorum sensing in bacteria, a process whereby the chemical signals for a community of microbial organisms can modify the dynamics of the organisms themselves. It’s interesting in its own right, but also to show how cooperation can evolve… Read More
Evolution The Day of the Doctor of Evolution: CoE #66 1 Dec 20133 Dec 2013 I was eight years old in late November 1963. I didn’t pay much attention to the TV news – some guy had been shot or something, and I wasn’t to know that C. S. Lewis had died until much later – but I was instantly taken by the eerie sound… Read More
Creationism and Intelligent Design Is history a science? Creationists don’t think so 4 Sep 20134 Sep 2013 I received a query by email recently from Jennifer, an MD. Dear Dr. Wilkins, I’m wondering if you had the time if you could perhaps steer me in the right direction of help me understand the philosophy behind the argument of creationist use to negate the theory of evolution saying… Read More
The standard phrase is “You will, John, you will.” Also, Your Royal Highness is like a stream of bat’s piss.
The standard phrase is “You will, John, you will.” Also, Your Royal Highness is like a stream of bat’s piss.
The standard phrase is “You will, John, you will.” Also, Your Royal Highness is like a stream of bat’s piss.