Christopher X J. Jensen
Associate Professor, Pratt Institute

NPR is all up in evolution

Posted 30 Aug 2010 / 0

It is kind of amazing how much evolution has found its way into the news of late. National Public Radio usually has pretty good science coverage via Talk of the Nation Science Friday, but lately they have been providing some excellent coverage of important evolutionary concepts that do not always get good press. First, there Read More

Cultural Evolution, Evolution, Human Evolution, Psychological Adaptation, Radio & Podcasts, Religion, Reviews

Darwin’s Cathedral versus The God Delusion

Posted 10 Jun 2010 / 0

Awhile back I read Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion and more recently I finished David Sloan Wilson’s Darwin’s Cathedral. Both books provide a view on religion from the perspective of a prominent evolutionary biologist, and the contrast between these views tells us a lot about the culture of evolutionary biology as well as the nature Read More

Evolution, Group Selection, Human Evolution, Multilevel Selection, Religion, Reviews
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