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Written by Boldone
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Tuesday, 13 May 2008 |
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School and University textbooks dealing with evolutionary biology and the founding principles of the theory of natural selection authored by Charles Darwin in 1859, make ample use of such concepts as variability, survival of the fittest, reproductive success, inheritance, frequency within populations. They often forget to explain, however, or altogether do not mention, an ingredient without which there is no ‘origin of species by natural selection’. This factor in evolution was perceived (albeit not definitely: Burchfield 1975, Gould 1987) during the years of Darwin’s own formation as a naturalist, himself having contributed in focusing its importance through some writings that preceded his most important work.
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Written by Boldone
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 |
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Strange Science is a spectacular website, a resource where to find people, illustrations and a thousand small facts that made the history of Paleontology. Isn't small facts that usually start big revolutions? When Steno dissected the shark's skull, was he realizing that he was founding Stratigraphy? Aren't illustrations the best way to speak the mind? Strange episodes, odd interpretations, weirdos side by side with the Big Men and Facts told by the manuals are found here.
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Man's roots, man's routes |
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Written by Boldone
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Monday, 24 September 2007 |
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The Bradshaw Fundation, in association with Stephen Oppenheimer, presents a virtual global journey of mankind, or the "peopling of the world", an interactive map with migration routes and climatic events that shaped the history of our species. A nice tool in the hands of teachers or anyone involved in popularizing evolutionary theory or the simple curious person.
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