Evolutionary history of life

The tittle of the book refers to the theoretical mean that the internal working of a device are taken for granted for the discussion of its functions a whole. The author (Michael J. Behe) explains to us in the preface how modern science learned about life as a molecular phenomenon. Molecules act like nuts and bolts in an organism and gears and pulleys in a biological system. Like the circulation of the blood there are complex biological characteristics that emerge…

One possible reason is what Gould described in his essay “Wonderful Life”, an idea that he called contingency. He reasons that sometimes the development of these odd traits occur by chance, and in the case of the tardigrade, are the reason for their survival. Gould states in his essay “We are the offspring of history, and must establish our own paths in this most diverse and interesting of conceivable universes—one indifferent to our suffering…

because we engage in mutual aid. Kropotkin’s view on human nature is accurate because it applies to real world experiences such as World War II, there is evidence of mutual aid in other species, and most importantly there is evidence in our evolutionary history. Hobbes argues that without authority humans would not be able to function as rational beings. He claims that we become enemies with another when they have something that we desire . We have nothing to fear except another’s savage…

The prologue in the book “Psychology” by David G. Myers provides you with a lot of important and valuable information. The prologue starts off with the history of how the study of psychology developed. I felt the beginning of the prologue was very dry, there was a lot of information about the historically becoming of psychology. The beginning of the prologue was mainly about the scientist and how it evolved over the years. I believe the most important section in prologue was about the…

Evolutionary Relationships of Hominin Species In the study of human evolution, the timeframe that a specific species appeared and lived is a very important aspect to better understand how modern-day humans developed. The oldest of the species in the chart above is Australopithecus afarensis. Australopithecus afarensis appeared roughly 3.85 - 2.95 million years ago; while it more closely resembled an ape, the evolutionary development into modern humans was beginning. Australopithecus afarensis…

2015, Jason Schein an assistant curator of natural history at the New Jersey State Museum was asked to go to the site of a dinosaur called Suuwassea. Thus far in life, Jason Schein has helped in the excavation of the last long- The Suuwassea dinosaur is categorized as a long tailed sauropod dinosaur that is found in the Upper Jurassic strata of the Morrison Formation. This dinosaur does not have a rich background but it does fill in some evolutionary gaps. The Suuwassea that was found is the…

Oranus Salimi 301201582 Psychology 385 02.01.16 Evolutionary psychology looks to explain that the way individuals behave and act are due to the way we, humans have evolved. In this paper, I summarize an article by Dupré, entitled “The Lure of the Simplistic,” and evaluate its claims regarding the evolution theory. Dupré claims that the evolution theory is too simplistic; thus this theory is restricted in terms of applicability, and alone is not sufficient in explaining human…

criteria that each intelligence must meet to be recognized as intelligence and not just a talent or a skill. That is to say there are eight criteria which determine whether an ability will be viewed as intelligence in relation to ‘‘neurological, evolutionary, and cross-cultural Evidence” (Gardner, 1983, p12). These criteria…

From the various birds that navigate the skies to the beautiful aquatic life in the depths of the oceans, there is something that connects it all. Ever wondered about how there are so many of the same animals, but yet so different when taking a closer look. The theory of evolution has been introduced to mankind as an explanation to that very question. Although, Evolution is a very sensitive subject when talking to some people, most God fearing people shun the very ideology behind it. Some feel…

idea that our reptilian ancestor had something to do with the makeup of our brain doesn’t comply with modern understanding. However, we can accept a few general ideas—for example, that some structures in our brains are older than others, from an evolutionary standpoint, and that our emotions involve some relatively primitive brain circuits that have been preserved over the course of mammalian…