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To explain the origin of any transition, it is necessary to identify some phenotypic change that brings about a new fitness benefit.

Congratulations to the awesome Rachael Brown for winning this year's Sir Karl Popper Prize for her paper ' What evolvability really...

I had a great time at UCL STS yesterday, where I argued that some aspects of bacteriological methodology may be holding us back.  Rob...

  It is with much sadness that I note the passing of Prof. Werner Callebaut (1952-2014). He was the jovial stalwart of my former workp...

12 Nov Ellen Clarke (Oxford) 'On the subject of bacteriology' Tea/Coffee 4pm, talk 4:30 UCL STS London

ToddlerCalm TM : A guide for calmer toddlers and happier parents  by Sarah Ockwell-Smith , Piatkus 2013. I shouldn't have bo...

Our provisional reading list...................

Over at Schwitzsplinters Eric Schwitzgebel has been collecting Philosophers' recommendations of science fiction for the philosophical...

I'm pretty excited to announce that, as of friday this week, Jessica Laimann and I are convening a brand new shiny reading group. Theme ...

Back before the bear was born, while we were taking turns to get caught in a panicked loop,  reeling off items whose possession we consider...