Evolution Update: SciAm

[James Brody]

By way of Scientific American, the Evol Psych listserve and the efforts of Robert Karl Stonejek:


January 2009 Issue
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Highlights

Darwin's Living Legacy--Evolutionary Theory 150 Years Later
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Charles Darwin's insights about evolution have withstood 150 years of scrutiny. But evolutionary theory has broadened and changed as his ideas have been melded with genetics. Evolutionary biology still must contend with some of the same questions that preoccupied Darwin: What, for one, is a species? [more]
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The Latest Face of Creationism in the Classroom
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Creationists continue to agitate against the teaching of evolution in public schools, adapting their tactics to match the roadblocks they
encounter. Past strategies have included portraying creationism as a credible alternative to evolution and disguising it under the name
"intelligent design". Other tactics misrepresent evolution as scientifically controversial and pretend that advocates for teaching creationism are defending academic freedom. [more]
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The Future of Man--How Will Evolution Change Humans?
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People commonly assume that our species has evolved very little since prehistoric times. Yet new studies using genetic information from
populations around the globe suggest that the pace of human evolution increased with the advent of agriculture and cities. If we are still
evolving, what might our species look like in a millennium should we survive whatever environ*mental and social surprises are in store
for us? [more]
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The Evolutionary Origins of Hiccups and Hernias
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A glimpse inside the body reveals structures left inside of us during the course of evolution, which often seem a confused jumble, with
arteries, nerves and other structures taking odd paths to get from one part of the body to another. To make sense of our own bodies, we need to examine the history we share with everything from microbes and worms to fish and primates. [more]