Category Archives: Evolution

Mr. Deity and the Science Advisor

The new Mr. Deity, with PZ acting as God’s science advisor:

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Colbert vs Dawkins

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Mouse Gets Beneficial Mutation, But Doesn’t Evolve Into Crododuck

Nebraskan deer mice have had a — gasp! — beneficial mutation that lets them live longer in the Sand Hills:
Within just a few thousand years, generations of the mice have evolved a sandy-coloured coat camouflaging themselves from predators.
Most striking is that these mice acquired the mutation for pale fur naturally, then rapidly passed it on.
That [...]

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Rift Valley Drifters by Roy Zimmerman

Roy Zimmerman sings about evolution and makes fun of the dining room table town hall fundies:

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Oliver the Chimp, a “Humanzee”

Solving the mystery of the “humanzee”:

(the other parts are on youtube)

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The Scientific Incentive to Disprove Evolution

Here is a good rebuttal to the idea that scientists have “faith” in evolution and don’t want to rock the boat, lest they risk their careers:
Science has always reserved its greatest accolades for those who prove what came before to be wrong, and every scientist in the world knows the best way to become famous [...]

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(Gradual) Change We Can Believe In!

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Chris Smither’s “Origin of Species”

Here is Chris Smither’s “Origin of Species”:

Even has some great guitar work.
This is a great line:
They’ll have sex and mix up sections
Of their code they’ll have mutations
The whole thing works like clockwork
Over time
I’ll just sit back in the shade
While everyone gets laid
That’s what I call Intelligent Design

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