The evolution of sex solved 4 May 2010 The reason for sexual reproduction has long been debated. Now at last, the solution: Biology Evolution Humor Evolution
Evolution The origins of agriculture now extended 28 Sep 200818 Sep 2017 Readers know I think religion is post-agricultural, which raises some difficulties if we find evidence of organised religious behaviours before the onset of agriculture. The case in point here being Göbeli Tepe. Now a recent model of the process of cereal domestication has set back the beginnings of agriculture some… Read More
Ecology and Biodiversity Species as objects of explanation 11 Nov 200718 Sep 2017 Following on from my previous post “Are species theoretical objects”, I want now to discuss what the status of species as phenomenal objects is. Read More
Biology Gilbert White on Instinct: stepping back from Nature 20 Jan 201320 Jan 2013 In the course of helping teach a “History of Nature” course for Sara Maroske just lately, I re-encountered Gilbert White’s lovely Natural History and Antiquities of Selbourne, a classic of literature and field biology. As a philosopher I hadn’t read him closely as there is little abstract argument in it, but this… Read More