Published On Jul 7, 2022
The Guardian recently wrote an article about evolution. How accurate was it?
Here are links to stuff mentioned in the flick:
EYE EVOLUTION
Video: This presentation by Professor Dawkins is wonderful if you want a general overview of eye evolution. He does not discuss the origin of light sensing cells, though, for that, see readings below.
• Ep3: Climbing Mount Improbable - Grow...
Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Evolutions-Witn...
Paper on light-receptive cell evolution: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Paper on light-receptive protein evolution: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
WING EVOLUTION
Video: What use is half a wing? • The Origin of Flight--What Use is Hal...
Video: The Biology of Angels (How did flight actually evolve?) • The Biology of Angels
Video: My talk at OSU: • How did flight evolve?
THE MODERN SYNTHESIS
Short article on the history and scope of the modern synthesis: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/...
EVOLUTIONARY MATHEMATICS
Paper on the Price Equation: https://www.ehudlamm.com/price_eqn.pdf
Primer Animation on Natural Selection: • Simulating Natural Selection
Primer Animation on the evolution of aggression: • Simulating the Evolution of Aggression
PLASTICITY
News article by Nature, highlighting Dr. Emily Standen's work with bichir fish: https://www.nature.com/articles/natur...
Dr Standen's TEDx talk: • Walking with fins! | Emily Standen | ...
Dr Standen's Lecture: • Dr. Emily Standen - RECIPE FROM THE D...
CORRECTIONS
1. Dr. Standen's research did not actually measure lung size changes. The claim that fish raised on land have larger lungs was either invented by the Guardian, or was published by a different research group. That said, I have not been able to find the claim published anywhere aside from the Guardian article.
2. Dr. Standen's research was funded by Canada's Science Foundation (NSERC), not the US Science Foundation (NSF).