The Molecular Basis of Punctuated Equilibria aka “Punkeek”
A little update! I know it’s been an incredibly long time since I’ve posted on SoaC, primarily because I’ve been expanding my science communication on platforms like TikTok and Youtube. […]
Tag Archives: evolution
Do Humans Really Walk Better without Tails? Throwing a Gouldian Spandrel into the Works
Most of you undoubtedly know me as an autism researcher. But my work has brought me into close contact with the field of Evolutionary Biology as I’ve studied the evolution […]
The Tale of the Red Thunderbird– Or, the Historical Contingency of Human Existence
I’ve always had a fondness for classic thunderbirds. The sleek, sporty chassis– the loud hum of the engine; the characteristic fins along the trunk. And even better if they had […]
Where did all the Ediacaran fauna go?
Sorry, folks. I know it’s been an insanely long time since I’ve posted on Science Over a Cuppa. I’ve been drowning in teaching, packing, moving, and starting a new job. […]
How’d You Get So Smart??? The Little Known History about Brain Evolution
Contrary to the old adage, you don’t have a reptilian brain. At least, not any more than you have an amphibian brain or a fish brain. The idea that the […]
The Selection of Traits – Can Evolution Hit a Small Target?
Darwinism and the 20th century Modern Synthesis placed considerable emphasis on gradualism — the descent of species by slow, constant, often laborious modification. It’s an idea that’s been sold so […]
Ancient Autism Genes
We recently published an article in Autism Research reporting that autism genes are extremely ancient compared to other genes in the human genome. Illustration by Alexander Glandien. Courtesy of Spectrum News. […]
The Absurdity of “Just So Stories” in Explaining Evolution
And the Camel said ‘Humph!’ again; but no sooner had he said it than he saw his back, that he was so proud of, puffing up and puffing up into […]
Change Is Coming – Lessons from Geology on Extinction Events
I’ve been reading the second edition of Michael Benton’s, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time, which tells of what we know of the Permian extinction […]
The Roots of American Anti-Intellectualism
Though most of us in America are pretty familiar with a sense of anti-intellectualism and anti-science that pervades our culture, we’re often only familiar with the more recent iterations of […]
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