Content tagged with "evolution"
“The Cambrian Period was an evolutionary timeframe occurring about 541 million years ago, and lasting for about 55 million years. It was named for the Latin name for Wales (‘Cambria’), which is where considerable fossil evidence was discovered. The Cambrian Explosion was an event during that period….”
“This is an interesting book about how perfection can be damaging sometimes. It’s a collection of stories about how ‘messes’ – or, imperfections – contributed to some system to make it better. In some senses, it reminded me of A Perfect Mess or Antifragile , but with a more evolutionary bent. How…”
“Wonderful book examining the conflict between evolution and creationism. The author is a professor at a Christian college. To be fair, I am tempted to rate this book lower, primarily because it was lazy about it’s subtitle – and I’m a stickler for titles and subtitles. You either support them or…”
“This is a re-read for me. I originally read it 10 years ago, and it’s still amazing. Frances Collins was the head of the genome project. He led the team that mapped the human genome. He is also a Christian. He discusses the reconciliation of science and faith, and makes a compelling case that the…”
