Difference between revisions of "Evolution"

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Overview

Evolution is the idea that the nature of a species can change irreversibly (evolve) over time – a fact which can be directly observed over human timescales, especially in lower life-forms such as bacteria.

The word "evolution" is often used to refer to the scientific theory of evolution by natural selection.

notes

We probabaly need to check our terms here. Does evolution include speciation, or is that a separate concept? Has speciation been observed in human timescales? Does any form of anti-Darwinism actually claim that there isn't evolutionary change within a species over time? -W.

Related Pages

Evidence for evolution

Links

Reference

Wikipedia
Conservapedia : redirects to Theory of Evolution; see evolution by natural selection
~~dKosopedia~~: no article (as of 2007-09-01, verified 2008-03-13)
~~SourceWatch~~: no equivalent article (as of 2008-03-13); see search

Filed Links

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Notes

Notes for an eventual page attempting to exhaustively document the extensive interlocking evidence for evolution (and evidence of human origins) and the age of the Earth:

see also Scientific knowledge contradicted by young Earth theories
Extinction happens: dodo, auroch, passenger pigeon
Experimental evolution:
- HTML PDF "The Evolution of Communication within Robot Societies", Dario Floreano, Sara Mitri, Stephane Magnenat, Laurent Keller, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. (HTML version does not show figures properly.)
  - Articles about this research: New Scientist Tech Nature Science (AAAS) Technology Review (MIT)
- genetic algorithms

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 ==Overview==
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+[[Evolution]] is the idea that the nature of a species can change irreversibly (evolve) over time &ndash; a fact which can be directly observed over [[human timescale]]s, especially in lower life-forms such as bacteria.
+The word "evolution" is often used to refer to the [[scientific theory]] of [[evolution by natural selection]].
+===notes===
+We probabaly need to check our terms here. Does evolution include [[speciation]], or is that a separate concept? Has speciation been observed in human timescales? Does any form of [[anti-Darwinism]] actually claim that there isn't evolutionary change within a species over time? -{{woozle.init}}
+==Related Pages==
+* [[Evidence for evolution]]
 ==Links==
 ===Reference===
-* {{wikipedia|Evolution}}
+* {{wikipedia}}
-===Discussion===
+* ''{{conservapedia}}: redirects to [[conservapedia:Theory of Evolution|Theory of Evolution]]; see [[evolution by natural selection]]''
-* [http://www.truthmapping.com/viewtopic.php?id=308 TruthMapping]
+* <s>{{dkosopedia}}</s>: no article (as of 2007-09-01, verified 2008-03-13)[[category:!dkosopedia]]
-==Related Pages==
+* <s>{{sourcewatch}}</s>: no equivalent article (as of 2008-03-13); see [[sourcewatch:Special:Search/Evolution|search]][[category:!sourcewatch]]
-* Evolution is a [[scientific]]ally-based theory of [[creation]].
+===Filed Links===
-* [[Evolution vs. direct creation]]
+{{links.tagged}}
-** [[Evolution vs. Intelligent Design]] ([[Intelligent Design|ID]] is a particular form of [[direct creation]])
-* Acceptance of [[evolution]] is apparently sometimes seen as implying acceptance of [[eugenics]], or at least opening the door to its use.
-==Editorials & Opinion==
-* '''2006-02-28''' [http://www.greythumb.org/blog/index.php?/archives/80-Eugenics-doesnt-work.-Ask-why,-asshole..html Eugenics doesn't work...]
-* '''1997-06-12''' [http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1151 Darwinian Fundamentalism] by Stephen Jay Gould (largely a review of ''Darwin's Dangerous Idea'' by Daniel C. Dennett, ISBN 0-684-80290-2)
-* '''1973-03''' [http://www.2think.org/dobzhansky.shtml Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution] by Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975)
-==News==
-* '''2006-12-10''' [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/science/10cnd-evolve.html?ei=5090&en=6576a01a1bb4ce31&ex=1323406800 Study Detects Recent Instance of Human Evolution] ([http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/science/10cnd-evolve.html?ei=5090&en=6576a01a1bb4ce31&ex=1323406800&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print printable]) by Nicholas Wade: lactose tolerance has appeared in three separate locations in East Africa, each time with a different genetic mechanism
-==Projects==
-* [http://www.evolutionary-philosophy.net/ The Journal of Evolutionary Philosophy]: "Dedicated to promoting the theory of evolution as a solid foundation upon which to build a meaningful philosophy of human life" (thus helping to counter the religionist claim that there can be no meaning to life without God/religion)
 ==Notes==
-Notes for an eventual page attempting to exhaustively document the extensive interlocking [[evidence for evolution]] and the [[age of the Earth]]:
+Notes for an eventual page attempting to exhaustively document the extensive interlocking [[evidence for evolution]] (and [[evidence of human origins]]) and the [[evidence of Earth's age|age of the Earth]]:
-* [[wikinews:380 million year old fossilized trees found in New York, USA]]
+* ''see also [[Scientific knowledge contradicted by young Earth theories]]''
-* [[wikipedia:Bornean Clouded Leopard]] ''(Neofelis diardi)'': believed to have differentiated from the mainland [[wikipedia:Clouded Leopard|Clouded Leopard]] ''(Neofelis nebulosa)'' some 1.4 million years ago, when the land bridge from Borneo and Sumatra to mainland Asia became submerged. (Find details about land bridge: geological evidence that it existed, etc.)
 * [[Extinction]] happens: [[wikipedia:dodo|dodo]], [[wikipedia:auroch|auroch]], [[wikipedia:passenger pigeon|passenger pigeon]]
 * [[Experimental evolution]]:
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 *** Articles about this research: [http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn11248-robot-swarms-evolve-effective-communication.html New Scientist Tech] [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v406/n6799/abs/406992a0.html Nature] [http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/222/1 Science (AAAS)] [http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/duncan/17547/ Technology Review (MIT)]
 ** [[genetic algorithms]]
-* [[ice age]]s