Category: Evolution
Non-Mendelian Inheritance Undermines Neo-Darwinism
Neo-Darwinians breathed a sigh of relief when in the 1930s they found a way to incorporate Mendel’s laws of heredity. Now, that relief is unraveling.
Myths, Monsters, and Life’s Elusive First Step
The notion that the building blocks of life were easily gotten may have seemed intuitive to journalists and others acquainted with Mary Shelley’s novel.
Human Zoos — International, Still Being Airbrushed
The Belgian human zoo sounds exactly like the St. Louis equivalent just a few years later.
Martin Luther King’s Powerful Critique of Scientific Racism, Scientific Materialism
Dr. King was critical of the misuse of science to promote racial discrimination, and he spoke against the idea that humans are the products of a blind process.
Little Book, Big Waves — Nagel’s Mind and Cosmos, Nine Years Later
As a colleague points out, Nagel’s departure from the “right-thinking consensus” is on a par with David Gelernter’s 2019 farewell to Darwinism.