Articles related to "Biological Evolution"



Biological and Stellar Evolution
Astronomers and biologists both frequently use the term evolution, but don't mean exactly the same thing.
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Evolution in Modern Science
The theory of biological evolution is the best known evolutionary idea in modern science, however evolutionary concepts are common in all sciences not just biology.
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Darwinian Evolution - Theory & Fact
"It is important to understand that the current questions about how life evolves in no way imply any disagreement over the fact of evolution." - Neil A. Campbell
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We Are Borg, Mentats, Empaths ...
What direction will human evolution take?
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Evolution versus religion (I)
Evolution is a major issue for theists, because it explains religion and renders it impotent. The first part explains some basic facts about evolution itself.
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Goodbye to Stephen Jay Gould
We suffer from the loss of scientist and author Stephen Jay Gould.
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Robots That Can Adapt and Evolve
Blocky little robots and "flapping ornithopters" evolve and adapt at Cornell.
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Sexy TV Dads
Sexy TV dads are nurturing, flexible, suportive, collaborative and intelligent. Could this indicate a paradigm shift in fatherhood?
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
SETI, or the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, is the collective name for a number of on-going projects dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life.
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Museum of Comparative Zoology
Millions of specimens provide a fascinating insight into both animals and the mind of a 19th century scientist embroiled in the debate over evolution.
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Race as a Social Construct
Just as money only has value because members of modern society agree that it does, racial classifications and the stigmas attached with them are similarly constructed.
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200 Years Since the Birth of Charles Darwin
Darwin Day is February 12th 2009, marking 200 years since the birth of Charles Robert Darwin, one of the most significant contributors to evolutionary biology.
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Charles Darwin and Evolution Theory
Darwin was not the first to understand that organisms evolve or change over time. His crucial contribution was in identifying the mechanism of change, natural selection.
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Transcending Style in Martial Arts
The argument of which martial art is best is an old one, but a moot one. The advanced student realizes that styles are simply different paths to the same place.
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Why the Sun Shines
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Evolution versus religion (II)
The second half of this series examines the conflict between religion (mainly thru Creationism) and evolution.
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Mother Tongue: The Search for the First Language
The monogenetic theory begets furor and ferment
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Origins and Universal Questions
Fundamental scientific questions are often the same basic questions children ask, but at a deeper level.
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Pre-Darwinian Evolutionary Theory
You may believe Darwin the alpha and omega on evolutionary thought, but the proponents of Larmackianism, Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism paved the way.
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What Is Life?
Biologists have identified seven characteristics that all living things share.
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Foundation series : Enlightened morality (II)
In the second half of this article on the fundamentals of morality, I examine two complex spiritual issues.
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Intelligent Design - Part One
Isaac Newton once wrote: "This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent Being..."
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Memetic Journalism, Part Two-Final Release
This article is the second in a continuation series on the topic of Memes. Adding to the analysis of Memetic Journalism, part two presents thoughts on the Memetic effects of Journalism.
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Revelation: Qur'an part 2
In the second part of this article, Shlomi Tal examines the dualism and lack of science in the Quran.
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The god inside
An examination of the discovery of the God Module, and its consequences for atheism.
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Yanomami III
Third of three articles on the Yanomami. This articles discusses some of the ethical questions facing Anthropologists and western cultures on the preservation of Yanomami culture.
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Memetic Journalism, Part One
This article is the first in a continuation series on the topic of Memes. It adds to the elements of Memeology toward analysis of Memetic Journalism. Part one consists of a basic re-introduction to Memes including some more recent theories and part two delivers ideas regarding the Memetic effects of Journalism.
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Neanderthal Fossil Skeleton and Human Evolution
Spend an educational family day out with the Neanderthal man in the German historic landmark, near Dusseldorf, where the fossil skeleton was discovered in 1856.
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