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  2. The Structure of Evolutionary Theory - Wikipedia

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    The Structure of Evolutionary Theory (2002) is Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould's technical book on macroevolution and the historical development of evolutionary theory. [1] The book was twenty years in the making, [2] published just two months before Gould's death. [3] Aimed primarily at professionals, [4] the volume is divided into ...

  3. Outline of evolution - Wikipedia

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    Level of support for evolution – Variation in support for the theory of evolution; Objections to evolution – Arguments that have been made against evolution; Social effects of evolutionary theory – Effects on human societies of the scientific explanation of life's diversity; Theology of creationism and evolution – Topic in theology

  4. Introduction to evolution - Wikipedia

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    Evolution provides the field of biology with a solid scientific base. The significance of evolutionary theory is summarised by Theodosius Dobzhansky as "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." [78] [79] Nevertheless, the theory of evolution is not static. There is much discussion within the scientific community ...

  5. Genetics and the Origin of Species - Wikipedia

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    In Darwin's theory of natural selection, more organisms are produced than can survive. Some have variations that give them a competitive advantage, and they have the best chance of surviving and procreating. The main element lacking in the theory was any mechanism that would allow organisms to pass on these favorable variations.

  6. Universal evolution - Wikipedia

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    Nine levels are described [citation needed], the "classical" biological stages being levels 6, 7 & 8 of the universal evolution.Stages 1 to 5 are grouped into the Lithosphere, also called Geosphere or Physiosphere, where (the progress of) the structure of the organisms is ruled by structure, mechanical laws and coincidence.

  7. Developmental systems theory - Wikipedia

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    Developmental systems theory, by contrast, assumes that the process/data distinction is at best misleading and at worst completely false, and that while it may be helpful for very specific pragmatic or theoretical reasons to treat a structure now as a process and now as a datum, there is always a risk (to which reductionists routinely succumb ...

  8. Musk's X ineffective against surge in US election ... - AOL

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    (Reuters) -The crowd-sourced fact-checking feature of Elon Musk's X, Community Notes, is not countering false claims about the U.S. election, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) said in ...

  9. Systematics and the Origin of Species - Wikipedia

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    [7] Systematics and the Origin of Species from the Viewpoint of a Zoologist was created after Ernst Mayr's Jesup lectures in New York City. [8] Mayr's Jesup lectures were held alongside the botanist Edgar Anderson, who discussed evolutionary theory from the perspective of those with a background in botany. [8]