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Thoughts on The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything

Gordy Slack’s unwieldily named The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything: Evolution, Intelligent Design, and a School Board in Dover, PA is an account of the people, ideas, and events surrounding the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial. … Continue reading

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Phylogenetic Supertrees

Phylogenetic trees are tree-like diagrams showing the relationships among a group of creatures, often with their most recent common ancestor serving as the base of the trunk (rooted versus unrooted). They illustrate how groups of organisms originated, divided, and endured … Continue reading

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