http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/10/26/written-in-stone-evolution-the-fossil-record-and-our-place-in-nature/ Where science collides with life, slams into culture, crashes with politics, and gets totaled. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/10/26/written-in-stone-evolution-the-fossil-record-and-our-place-in-nature/#comment-78722 Quick Links | A Blog Around The Clock Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:25:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=13369#comment-78722 [...] Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature [...] [...] Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature [...]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/10/26/written-in-stone-evolution-the-fossil-record-and-our-place-in-nature/#comment-78559 Peter Kinnon Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:44:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=13369#comment-78559 Connecting the dots is fine but there is a very good case to be made for extension of these evolutionary processes beyond the biological realm. There is a growing realisation that the genetic aspect, as underlined in my own works, is merely one component of nature's great evolutionary continuum. The recently published works of Steven Johnson (Where Good Ideas Come From), Kevin Kelly (What Technology Wants) and Timothy Taylor (The Artificial Ape) are among the new wave of thinkers who, within their own domains, are increasingly becoming aware of the evolutionary processes which extend beyond genetics. Henry Petroski at Duke University has, of course, been working on the technology aspect for many years and has inspired the recent article by Wasserman & Blumberg: "Designing Minds" It is good to see that ideas such as this are finally gaining better acceptance. They are discussed in a much wider context in "Unusual Perspectives" and also in my newly published work: "The Goldilocks Effect : What Has Serendipity Ever Done For Us?". More info and futher reading to be found on the Unusual Perspectives website. Connecting the dots is fine but there is a very good case to be made for extension of these evolutionary processes beyond the biological realm.
There is a growing realisation that the genetic aspect, as underlined in my own works, is merely one component of nature’s great evolutionary continuum.
The recently published works of Steven Johnson (Where Good Ideas Come From), Kevin Kelly (What Technology Wants) and Timothy Taylor (The Artificial Ape) are among the new wave of thinkers who, within their own domains, are increasingly becoming aware of the evolutionary processes which extend beyond genetics.
Henry Petroski at Duke University has, of course, been working on the technology aspect for many years and has inspired the recent article by Wasserman & Blumberg: “Designing Minds”
It is good to see that ideas such as this are finally gaining better acceptance.
They are discussed in a much wider context in “Unusual Perspectives” and also in my newly published work:
“The Goldilocks Effect : What Has Serendipity Ever Done For Us?”.
More info and futher reading to be found on the Unusual Perspectives website.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2010/10/26/written-in-stone-evolution-the-fossil-record-and-our-place-in-nature/#comment-78417 ChH Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:05:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/?p=13369#comment-78417 Written in stone ... I wonder how these ancient artisans knew what dinosaurs looked like if they've all been dead for 65 million years ... http://www.angelfire.com/mi/dinosaurs/dinocarving.html Written in stone …
I wonder how these ancient artisans knew what dinosaurs looked like if they’ve all been dead for 65 million years …
http://www.angelfire.com/mi/dinosaurs/dinocarving.html

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