Obligatory Readings of the Day: Darwin and Evolution

Olivia Judson has, so far, posted four parts of her Darwin series. We ("we" meaning "bloggers' including myself) have already commented on some of these, but here is the entire series (so far, I hope there will be more) for ease of use:

Darwinmania!

An Original Confession

Let's Get Rid of Darwinism

A Natural Selection

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Olivia Judson is absolutely right - let's get rid of the terms "Darwinist" and "Darwinism". She writes, among else: I'd like to abolish the insidious terms Darwinism, Darwinist and Darwinian. They suggest a false narrowness to the field of modern evolutionary biology, as though it was the…
In the near future I can see that my blogging will slow down as my experiments become longer and more involved. In the meantime, here's a few items to help pass the time away: First off, yesterday the New NIH Public Access Policies were implemented: The Director of the National Institutes of…
Since I've ripped into Olivia Judson before, it's only fair that I note Judson's good suggestion--eliminate the term Darwinism (although we definitely need to keep TEH DARWINSIMZ!!; italics mine): I'd like to abolish the insidious terms Darwinism, Darwinist and Darwinian. They suggest a false…
Gene Expression: Americans are scientific geniuses (relatively) No, Razib, we're not geniuses. We're apparently just slightly less stupid than others. An Original Confession - Olivia Judson - Evolution - Opinion - New York Times Blog Good article on Darwin as a writer. Personally, I find Darwin…