In which Max reflects on the recent MBL-ASU History of Biology Seminar on historical contingency in biology
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In which we reach into the Extinct archive, and pull out an essay on historical contingency by John Beatty
Read MorePaleontology after Gould
Stephen Jay Gould casts a long shadow over paleontology, and perhaps even a longer one over the philosophy of paleontology. Douglas Erwin argues that there is a lot more for philosophers to care about in paleontology than the topics Gould focused on.
Read MoreReplaying Life's Tape – No Miracles Required
John Beatty explores Stephen J Gould's 'replaying the tape of life' thought experiment, with an eye on both pop culture and the miraculous...
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