Extended Heredity: A New Understanding of Inheritance and Evolution In grade-school science the first thing we were taught about evolution was to snigger at a picture of a giraffe straining to reach the last remaining leaf on a tall tree. It was silly to think that a creature could stretch its neck reaching for food and later give birth to a creature with an even longer … [Read more...] about Extended Heredity
Evolution
The First Word
The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language Consider the internet and its potential to connect everyone. This is nothing new, says Christine Keneally. Language, she maintains, is the “first virtual world” where we are online all the time. It is unclear how we got there. Language is in our minds, our conversations, and our perceptions. It can be preserved in … [Read more...] about The First Word