http://thinkevolution.net/archives/39 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/39#comment-717 thinkevolution.net » Blog Archive » Another naughty example by the NYTimes Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:53:37 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/39#comment-717 [...] it’s so full of flimsy logic. Of course it’s just the latest article among many (e.g. 1,2,3) that have inappropriately invoked adaptive explanations for complex human [...] [...] it’s so full of flimsy logic. Of course it’s just the latest article among many (e.g. 1,2,3) that have inappropriately invoked adaptive explanations for complex human [...]

]]> http://thinkevolution.net/archives/39#comment-34 thinkevolution.net » Blog Archive » Nothing in evolution makes sense except in the light of population genetics Wed, 23 May 2007 01:54:14 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/39#comment-34 [...] “why?” question of interest. Why did we survive while the Neanderthals went extinct? Because we had a special beneficial mutation. Why isn’t hemochromatosis more rare? Because our hemochromatosis-prone ancestors survived [...] [...] “why?” question of interest. Why did we survive while the Neanderthals went extinct? Because we had a special beneficial mutation. Why isn’t hemochromatosis more rare? Because our hemochromatosis-prone ancestors survived [...]

]]> http://thinkevolution.net/archives/39#comment-5 A Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:16:23 +0000 http://thinkevolution.net/archives/39#comment-5 This is a great review of the article. Much more nuanced than mine! This is a great review of the article. Much more nuanced than mine!

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