Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:35:13 -0600
Author: Paul Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Intro to Theory of Evolution Article
You might consider sending them to the alt.talk.origins site and have them
read and present on articles there:
http://www.talkorigins.org/
Or have them
I would add to the end of Stephen's list a conclusion - something on the order of
6) and therefore the characteristics of populations change over generations.
I'd also amend #5 to read
5) those which do are therefore able to pass their genes down to the next
generation, and with those genes,
There is a short humorous piece published in the latest issue of Science News
called Irreplacable Perplexity 101.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20051224/bob11.asp
It will not be appropriate for an introduction to evolution. However, it does
answer some of the points raised by the ID
Paul Smith amended Stephen Black's excellent evolution forest as follows:
I would add to the end of Stephen's list a conclusion - something on
the order of
6) and therefore the characteristics of populations change over generations.
I'd also amend #5 to read
5) those which do are therefore
My #6 was there to make the point that it is populations and not
individuals that are changed through evolution. That probably seems
obvious to us, but it is not obvious to the very people who remain
confused about evolution (the target audience of all of this), and I
think it needs to be an
On 28 Dec 2005 at 10:41, Dennis Goff wrote:
There is a short humorous piece published in the latest issue of Science News
called Irreplacable Perplexity 101.
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20051224/bob11.asp
It will not be appropriate for an introduction to evolution.
Also not
Paul Smith suggests the revision:
1) Organisms vary in many ways that can be inherited.
2) These variations can be selected to produce large changes in
populations over many generations.
I agree. The forest at this level in not very exciting, but it is
the central insight. Unpacking the
Warm thanks (literally, since up here in
the Canadian North, it has been warmer than just about everywhere else in the
country, until yesterday anyways!) for all your contributions on this
one! Ive selected some readings that I think will make the point clear. For
one, I chose a selection
You might consider sending them to the alt.talk.origins site and have them read and present on articles there:
http://www.talkorigins.org/
Or have them just analyze the FAQ there:
http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/faqs-qa.html
I'd say it's even more reliable than wikipedia.
Paul Smith
The Economist magazine just came out with a section on human
evolution. I skimmed it and the bits I saw seemed done well.
-Chuck
Greetings all,
I have found in the past that the Theory of Evolution is not
well understood by most of my students (1st year psych.). I seem to give
Is this the economist article? http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=5327621no_na_tran=1I've always liked Stephen J. Gould's writing on evolution. This introductory speech at Stanford highlights some of his work: http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/gould/--Tom
Chapter 4 of Origin of
Species? :-)
Regards,
Chris
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Christopher D. Green
Department of Psychology
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Is this the economist article?
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=5327621no_na_tran=1http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=5327621no_na_tran=1
Yes, but the paper version (imagine that!) has several articles
rather than just the leader.
Also, I
HonorsPlymouth State
UniversityPlymouth NH 03264-
From: Christopher D. Green
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Intro to Theory of Evolution Article
Chapter 4 of Origin of
Species? :-)Regards, C
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