Evolution
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.
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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
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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
- 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.)