Darwinism
Are these people abusing the sacred name of Darwin?
Evolvability and openness to innovation are features not just of life but of information itself?
Brazil: Scientists bolder about proclaiming skepticism of Darwinian theory?
No God, no science?
Vid nite: Oxford British biologist Denis Noble debunks neo-Darwinism
Horizontal gene transfer may be a big factor in evolution, and why it matters
Why is Richard Dawkins a “passionate anti-Darwinian when it comes to politics”
Branding pop culture for Darwin: Advice columns, business, and art
‘Tis the season of miracles again: Darwin’s followers flock to Darwin-shaped wall stain
Law of Conservation of Information Part II
Books of interest: A reader commends Lessl’s Rhetorical Darwinism
Time for serious pursuit of post-Darwinian theory, says new BIO-Complexity paper
From Cambridge U: tons of Darwin material now free online
Darwin’s dittoheads win over The New Republic?
Sounds that way: If you haven’t followed this story, you should. It’s the rare development in the news that you can feel almost entirely good about. Although TNR is a liberal journal, and not quite representative of my picture of reality, the staff is talented, and Wieseltier can be brilliant. If you haven’t read his column on Thomas Nagel’s book Mind & Cosmos, blasting “Darwinist dittoheads,” you should read that too. Read it all while it is still free and available. Maybe there isn’t any new republic any more. The moment some fellow figures it out, he’s toast, and the “aren’t I good?” girls – male and female – all chime in. It’s your world, if you want it.