Sean Carroll on the cutting edge of evolution in action? A gene divided reveals the details of natural selection MADISON — In a molecular tour de force, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have provided an exquisitely detailed picture of natural selection as it occurs at the genetic level. Writing today (Oct. 11, 2007) in… Continue reading
Month: October 2007
Excellent bio tutorial site.
Hurrah for National ReviewA conservative magazine finally published an article on evolution that wasn’t nonsense!Seriously, this is a nice piece by Jim Manzi (available online here), who runs his own software company and has a working appreciation for just how randomness works in Darwin’s theory. Look for the usual nitwits to show up in the… Continue reading
Ah…the age old question: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Best Encoder of them All?
Providing Ammunition Mark Shea is understandably dismayed by the…um…less than rigorous IQ of some African bishops. He writes, “Is the pool of candidates really so shallow that these weird guys are the best they can get? How can Africa produce so many great priests (I’ve never met a bad one) and yet wind up with… Continue reading