In Part 3 of a 4 Part Series on “The Eclipse of Darwinism”, we take a look at “Mutationism”. Can a new species evolve in a single step or is it a series of gradual, accumulated changes as Darwinian evolution suggests?
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Works Cited
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Academy of Achievement. “Stephen Jay Gould, Academy Class of 1982, Part 36.” Academy of Achievement, 28 Aug. 2020, achievement.org/video/stephen-jay-gould-36.
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“Evolution: Revenge of the Hopeful Monster.” Nature, 17 Feb. 2010, www.nature.com/articles/463864a?error=cookies_not_supported&code=36a6bbba-15a3-4eaa-a961-a606f1a85442.
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Goldschmidt, Richard. The Material Basis of Evolution. Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam UP, 1982.
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“Hopeful Monsters” | National Center for Science Education. ncse.ngo/hopeful-monsters.
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Judson, Olivia. “The Monster Is Back, and It’s Hopeful.” Opinionator, 10 Aug. 2017, archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/the-monster-is-back-and-its-hopeful.
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Saint-Hilaire, Etienne Geoffroy. Philosophie Anatomique, |… Culemborg, Netherlands, Van Duuren Media, 2019.
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Wikipedia contributors. “Mutationism.” Wikipedia, 30 June 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutationism.
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—. “Saltation (Biology).” Wikipedia, 29 Mar. 2022, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltation_(biology).
Music in this Episode
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Firefly by Podington Bear, License (CC BY 3.0): Artist website: soundofpicture.com
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No Squirrel Commotion by Podington Bear, License (CC BY 3.0): Artist website: soundofpicture.com
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Elephant Walk by Podington Bear, License (CC BY 3.0): Artist website: soundofpicture.com
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