Category Archives: Evolution

Games Primates Play: An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2012 book: * Even when we are alone, relationships play a central role in our lives. For instance, while traveling for business, working out at the gym, or lying in bed with insomnia in … Continue reading →

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Jewish Tradition and the Challenge of Darwinism (2008)

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2008 book: * The theory of evolution has provided a profound intellectual challenge to religion over the past century and a half. Yet most studies of the impact and significance of evolution for religion … Continue reading →

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Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2020 book: * Arguing against widespread credulity puts me in the minority. A long line of scholarship— from ancient Greece to twenty- first- century America, from the most progressive to the most reactionary— portrays … Continue reading →

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Jewish Tradition & The Challenge of Darwinism

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Luke Ford
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Kevin Michael Grace Book Club: David Berlinski’s The Devil’s Arithmetic

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Luke Ford

Biologist Jerry Coyne: David Berlinski makes an ass of himself defending intelligent design David Berlinski makes a pompous fool of himself again about science and evolution Amazon.com: Militant atheism is on the rise. Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and … Continue reading →

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