Talk about Elvis not dying; well, I found Chuck D. sitting on the stoop in a village in the Douro. I was too freaked out to approach him and to ask what he thought about neo-Darwinism
Darwin is alive!
October 7, 2012 • 12:04 pm
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So no deathbed conversion then?
Looks as if he may be hiding from creationists
He found his way to Portugal. GOOD PHOTO.
Superb, actually.
The beard clearly offers an environmental or sexual benefit. The ponderous brooding look must have the effect of conserving precious metabolic energy. I think we’re seeing a third form of natural selection here, awesomeness selection.
Since he’s unlikely to be a direct descendent, this must be a case of horizontal gene transfer. Perhaps a retrovirus? Will there be more Homo sapiens darwinius popping up?
Darwin would have LOVED neo-Darwinism (if by this you mean evolutionary psychology)! But I would say that, of course, as an evolutionary psychologist…!
Todd,
I think by Neo-Darwinism he was referring to the synthesis that occured some time in the early or first half of the 1900’s. It has to do with combining of the ideas of natural selection (as explained by Darwin) and the genetic theory put forth by Mendel.
But then again, you might be right. But I’m pretty sure that’s what neo-darwinism is all about.
There is grandeur in this photographic perspective.
This is a beautiful photograph that draws me in and makes me curious about the gentleman. I’d like to know more about him.
Cool pic….AAAA++++
Guy looks like a sage.