Causal complexity in life

E volution is the process that generates the relationships between genomes and traits in organisms.  Although we have written extensively an...

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Darwin the Newtonian. Part V. A spectrum, not a dogma

O ur previous installments on genetic drift (a form of chance) vs natural selection (a deterministic force-like phenomenon) and the degree t...

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Dogs, crows and garbage: phenogenetic drift

Scavenger hunts Monday's the day trash gets picked up in our neighborhood. When I was out running early this Monday morning, I passed a ...

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