The creation vs. evolution debate can grow very tiresome.  We will avoid spinning our wheels on this never-ending, heated disagreement for most of the semester.  However, today's the day we touch that lightning rod.  To mix things up from the typical "only evolution" or "only creation" camps of thought, we will read a highly-cited essay … Continue reading Nothing in Biology Makes Sense…

Chapter 14 Study Guide https://youtu.be/bEdvQjTGYP8 Contemplate    Be sure to incorporate concepts that you have learned in previous chapters in your answers.  Could you envision different populations of future humans as different species?  Why or why not?  How might our changing climate affect our evolution?  What domestic animal traits are acceptable to attempt to “fix” via … Continue reading Contemplating Future Artificial and Natural Human Evolution

Chapter 10 of The Tangled Bank discusses speciation.  Compare these two videos about speciation and pick your favorite. The Amoeba Sister's video about speciation: https://youtu.be/udZUaNKXbJA   Crash Course's video about speciation: https://youtu.be/2oKlKmrbLoU