The Second Law of Thermodynamics

Evolution by Natural Selection is a beautiful theory.  But as wonderful a theory as it is, it does have its detractors.  One argument states that evolution violates the second law of thermodynamics.  Is this true?   Evolution Talk is also a book! You can find...

The Human Eye

Evolution by natural selection can build complex features through small, incremental changes. But can it build an eye?   Evolution Talk is also a book! You can find links to Amazon, Barnes & Noble and others on the front page of EvolutionTalk.com, or call...

Denisovans

Caves hide many things.  Be it shards of glass, arrowheads… or bones.  It’s to whom these bones might have belonged to which often leads us on a path to great discoveries… and forgotten ‘cousins’. Music provided by Podington Bear  ...

Survival of the Fittest Part 2

Consider this a ‘lost episode’ of Evolution Talk.  In it I talk with Stephanie Keep of BiteScis.org about the origins and misconceptions around the term ‘survival of the fittest’. Music provided by Podington Bear. Evolution Talk is also a book!...

Mary Anning

In 1811 , or 1812, a young girl by the name of Mary Anning, along with her little brother, happened upon an incredible find while digging around the cliffs of Lyme Regis in England. It was a skull. A very large skull. Evolution Talk is also a book! You can find links...

Rosalind Franklin

It’s safe to say, and very few would disagree, that without Rosalind Franklin the double helix structure would not have been discovered when it was, nor perhaps by the same team of discoverers. Evolution Talk is also a book! You can find links to Amazon, Barnes &...