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Spot the frogmouth! – Why Evolution Is True
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (67+ words) This might be the easiest one ever. Yes! This easy practice is much appreciated by a guy who can never find Waldo in these exercises. I promise that I didn’t mean that as a complaint–just an observation. Having a…...
A self-aggrandizing post concerning a paper on speciation I wrote with Allen Orr
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (435+ words) I rarely look at Speciation now, though, for when I do I realize that when we wrote it I was at the top of my neuronal game, able to read, write, and synthesize far better than I do now. And…...
Tuesday duck report – Why Evolution Is True
2+ week, 6+ day ago (394+ words) Note the feathers; they are looking like miniature ducks: The family resting yesterday on the west side of Botany Pond. The “babies” are together and Miss Duck, of course, is nearby. Below: a close-up of three babies, who get more…...
The gang’s all here! – Why Evolution Is True
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (127+ words) Feeding time (four—count them, four: And an early morning nap, with Miss Duck being nearby. (I’ve already fed them twice): And naptime turns into a huddle underneath mom. One underneath: Two underneath (look at those fat little tummies!): All…...
A historic picture... – Why Evolution Is True
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (52+ words) A historic picture... Why Evolution Is True Well, what the hell—it’s Friday. One thought on “A historic picture...” Great picture of your academic parentage. No clothes, no problem! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the…...
More misguided critique of the modern theory of evolution—in Skeptic magazine
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (592+ words) Biologists largely know Lamarck from his having been wrong. Yes, organisms did evolve, but Lamarck got what drove evolution completely wrong. Instead of the better-adapted individuals in a species leaving more offspring, which was Darwin’s theory, Lamarck posited that evolution…...
A shirt and a puggle – Why Evolution Is True
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (314+ words) A shirt and a puggle Why Evolution Is True There’s a dearth of news, or should I say there’s a dearth of news that I want to write about: the interesting news is relevated to the morning Hili post. But…...
Holiday Herps!
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (300+ words) Why Evolution Is True Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats. Having been treated to a a feline parade for…...
Human and chimp genome comparison: apples and origins
9+ mon, 5+ hour ago (994+ words) Why Evolution Is True Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats. The “98% similarity figure” is wrong. And it’s wrong for…...