Philosophy
One of the most useful tools Darwin bequeathed to us is the phylogenetic tree of life. Part of the reason this is a great tool is that it can help us visualize virtually any genealogical relationship in which some version of the mechanism of natural selection applies, regardless of whether this takes the form of animal or plant speciation, the historical development of languages, family genealogies, the rise and fall of civilizations, the emergence of scientific paradigms, or the history and evolution of cultural memes.
One of the ironic consequences of the tree of life is that its structure can even be applied to understand the history of religion, including those that deny the fact of evolution, and as the following music video makes clear, it looks like in the very act of creating his tree of life, Chuck brought an axe with him :)
Learn more about the tree of life in this wonderful documentary.
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- What Is Evolution And Natural Selection?
I don't know if it's by design or circumstance, but (apart from the religious and ideological elements) part of the resistance to evolution has to do with the fact that a number of related but distinct concepts are normally conflated with each...
- What Darwin Never Knew
Darwin's idea of evolution through natural and sexual selection has been dubbed by many as perhaps the greatest single idea anyone has ever come up with. In a remarkable stroke of genius, Chuck was able to bridge the gap between the world of inanimate...
- Osage Orange [maclura Pomifera]--delightful Tree
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS The Osage Orange is a most interesting tree providing a worthless fruit in the fall often called "hedge apples" but the timber from the tree has worthy properties and earned a place in part of the history of the North...
- Andrew Ellicott Douglass...astronomer And Dendrochronologist
Andrew Ellicott Douglass July 5th, 1867 to March 20th, 1962 Minnesota State University · Mankato, Minnesota... Andrew Douglass was an American astronomer who's major accomplishment was perfecting the dendrochronology. When he was 27 and working...
- "franklinia Alatamaha" Tree
International Year of Biodiversity What's that...its a very special tree that has never been seen in the wild since 1803. The tree was named by two brothers, American botanists John Bartram [March 23rd, 1699] and William. All Franklinias today are...
Philosophy
Rush - On the Origin of Specious, Religion Family Tree
One of the most useful tools Darwin bequeathed to us is the phylogenetic tree of life. Part of the reason this is a great tool is that it can help us visualize virtually any genealogical relationship in which some version of the mechanism of natural selection applies, regardless of whether this takes the form of animal or plant speciation, the historical development of languages, family genealogies, the rise and fall of civilizations, the emergence of scientific paradigms, or the history and evolution of cultural memes.One of the ironic consequences of the tree of life is that its structure can even be applied to understand the history of religion, including those that deny the fact of evolution, and as the following music video makes clear, it looks like in the very act of creating his tree of life, Chuck brought an axe with him :)
Learn more about the tree of life in this wonderful documentary.
.
- What Is Evolution And Natural Selection?
I don't know if it's by design or circumstance, but (apart from the religious and ideological elements) part of the resistance to evolution has to do with the fact that a number of related but distinct concepts are normally conflated with each...
- What Darwin Never Knew
Darwin's idea of evolution through natural and sexual selection has been dubbed by many as perhaps the greatest single idea anyone has ever come up with. In a remarkable stroke of genius, Chuck was able to bridge the gap between the world of inanimate...
- Osage Orange [maclura Pomifera]--delightful Tree
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS The Osage Orange is a most interesting tree providing a worthless fruit in the fall often called "hedge apples" but the timber from the tree has worthy properties and earned a place in part of the history of the North...
- Andrew Ellicott Douglass...astronomer And Dendrochronologist
Andrew Ellicott Douglass July 5th, 1867 to March 20th, 1962 Minnesota State University · Mankato, Minnesota... Andrew Douglass was an American astronomer who's major accomplishment was perfecting the dendrochronology. When he was 27 and working...
- "franklinia Alatamaha" Tree
International Year of Biodiversity What's that...its a very special tree that has never been seen in the wild since 1803. The tree was named by two brothers, American botanists John Bartram [March 23rd, 1699] and William. All Franklinias today are...