Evolutionary Theory

Fewer Baby Boys Born In Hard Times, Study Shows

Posted 03.28.2012

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By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/27/2012 08:51 PM EDT on LiveScience Pregnant women are more likely to hear "It'...

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Further Comments on 'What Is the Key to a Realistic Theory of Evolution?'

James A. Shapiro | Posted 04.24.2012

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James A. Shapiro

My post last week elicited a number of sharply critical comments from conventional evolutionary thinkers, most notably from my University of Chicago colleague Jerry Coyne on his Why Evolution Is True website. Let me respond and add four additional points.

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What Is the Key to a Realistic Theory of Evolution?

James A. Shapiro | Posted 04.17.2012

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James A. Shapiro

Was Darwin simply mistaken about the gradual nature of hereditary variation? Such ignorance would be unavoidable before we knew about Mendelian genetics and DNA. Or was there a deeper flaw in the theory that he (and Alfred Russell Wallace) propounded?

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Do Men Who Pay Child Support Have A Hard Time Remarrying?

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 10.04.2011

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Robert Hughes, Jr.

Kermyt Anderson presents an interesting evolutionary perspective on child support that suggests some interesting findings in a study recently publishe...

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Should Evolutionists Be More Self-Critical About Social Darwinism?

Matt J. Rossano | Posted 09.19.2011

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Matt J. Rossano

Creationism should be weakened at every turn. If that means evolutionists need to be purposefully more self-critical on social Darwinism, then so be it.

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The Evolution Of Enlightenment

Andrew Z. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Z. Cohen

In the new enlightenment, the point is no longer merely the liberation of the individual; it's the evolution of self, culture and cosmos through the individual

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Bad Faith (In Science): Darwin As All-Purpose Boogey Man?

John Farrell | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farrell

The Discovery Institute now resorts to the only strategy they have left to undermine science and science education: smear the character and the motives of the founders of evolutionary biology.

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What I Believe (about Markets and Morals): A Reply to Jerry Coyne & My Critics

Michael Shermer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Shermer

In his endearingly titled blog, "Michael, we hardly knew ye," the venerable evolutionary biologist and slayer of creationist dragons Jerry Coyne (auth...

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Evolution Presupposes Design, So Why the Controversy?

Ervin Laszlo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ervin Laszlo

Evolution of life presupposes intelligent design. But the design it presupposes is not the design of the products of evolution; it's the design of its preconditions.

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Facebook Friends For Evolution: Support Evolutionary Theory

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.

My recommendation? Go to Facebook and become a fan of the page entitled "We can find 1,000,000 people who DO believe in Evolution before June."

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Evolution Foes Add Global Warming To Targets

nytimes.com | Leslie Kaufman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Critics of the teaching of evolution in the nation's classrooms are gaining ground in some states by linking the issue to global warming, arguing that...

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