Science Is Reconsidering Evolution

Richard Dawkins' Selfish Gene faces a formidable challenge as biophysicist Denis Noble makes a case for evolution driven by purpose, intention and a collective intelligence of organisms.

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For more information and research discussed in the video and article :

📌 Scientific Journal Nature: Does Evolutionary Theory Need A Rethink? (2014) co-written by 15 scientists in the field: “The number of biologists calling for change in how evolution is conceptualized is growing rapidly.” https://rb.gy/t6y99w

📌 The Royal Society: New Trends In Evolutionary Biology: Biological, Philosophical And Social Science Perspectives (2017) https://rb.gy/c2lkss

📌 Scientific Journal of Physiology Editorial on THE PHYSIOLOGY OF EVOLUTION (2024) co-edited with Noble and Michael Joyner of the Mayo Clinic: https://rb.gy/m45isa

📌 How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology (2023), by Philip Ball, former editor of the journal Nature: “Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation.” https://rb.gy/90jnwk

📌 MIT Press: Evolution “On Purpose” (2023) co-written by Noble and 5 other scientists https://rb.gy/2d9il7

📌 The Future of Origin of Life Research: Bridging Decades-Old Divisions (2022) published in the scientific journal Life, co-written by 25 Origins of Life (abiogenesis) researchers https://rb.gy/h12j9e

📌 Dance to the Tune of Life: Biological Relativity by Denis Noble’s (2017): https://rb.gy/beyp8s

📌 Scientific Journal BMJ Medicine: Study on the poor performance of polygenic risk scores (2023): https://rb.gy/ko5f2v

📌 Scientific Journal Nature: Mutation bias study (2022): https://rb.gy/ccku9k

📌 The 2022 Noble/Dawkins IAI debate: https://rb.gy/sdonx0 @TheInstituteOfArtAndIdeas‬

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