March 21, 2010

What Darwin Got Wrong - Jerry Fodor debates Elliot Sober

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January 18, 2010

What Darwin Got Wrong

What Darwin Got Wrong is a remarkable book, one that dares to challenge the theory of natural selection as an explanation for how evolution works—a devastating critique not in the name of religion but in the name of good science.
Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, a distinguished philosopher and a scientist working in tandem, reveal major flaws at the heart of Darwinian evolutionary [...]

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January 13, 2010

Life - A Preview of the Extraordinary BBC Series.

Life - A preview of the series. from Documentally on Vimeo.
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January 3, 2010

How to Train the Aging Brain - The New York Times

I LOVE reading history, and the shelves in my living room are lined with fat, fact-filled books. There’s “The Hemingses of Monticello,” about the family of Thomas Jefferson’s slave mistress; there’s “House of Cards,” about the fall of Bear Stearns; there’s “Titan,” about John D. Rockefeller Sr.

The problem is, as much as I’ve enjoyed these books, I [...]

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July 5, 2008

Spotlight: Simply Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin (February 12, 1809 - April 19, 1882) is best remembered for proposing and providing evidence of “natural selection,” the idea that all species of life have evolved from common ancestors. Darwin’s scientific discoveries, in a modified form, remain the basis for the foundation of biology.
Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England to [...]

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