The New Republic has published my critique of Roger Highfield and Kevin Kelly’s answers to this years’ Edge question, a critique that I published here yesterday. It’s now over at the TNR as “Which scientific idea should be retired? Believe it or not, some people’s answer is ‘evolution’.“
The New Republic publishes my critique of two Edge answers about evolution
January 24, 2014 • 10:59 am
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Of all your recent essays there, I think this one might be one of the more important ones for them to have picked up.
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David Bowie had Roger Highfield nailed in 1975:
Fame, it’s not your brain, it’s just the flame…
Good article, and I’m waiting for the feedback with bated breath, hehe.
Anyway, as Prof Ceiling Cat doesn’t have a contact address, I thought that this might amuse him (from 24:38 onwards)…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03sk256/Charlie_Brookers_Weekly_Wipe_Series_2_Episode_3/
You might need to VPN to see it from the US.
Short explanation: Charlie Brooker is a godless and sarcastic/sweary bloke, and at one point in his latest show deals with Darwin & evolution.
I can recommend the rest of the show if you think that Jon Stewart & etc are far too positive, cheerful and pull their punches in their current affairs shows.
At the top right of this page, the Research Interests link will give you an email address for PCC.
Another payment? Post pictures of the dinner.
I’m pleased to see that the editors at New Rep. recognize superior writing and so are regularly giving your essays additional exposure.
But, we saw it here first!
I think that Jerry did much more than was required.
He might simply have sufficed to say that mutations are ‘maybe not strictly random, but are random with regard to selection’, but he gave us a small lecture, which not only deepened our understanding, but thought us some extras.
Thanks for that & hat off.
Fellow ailurophile, you might be interested in this response from a sophisticated theologian.