#darwinian — Public Fediverse posts

The history of life on #Earth is often viewed through a strictly #Darwinian lens of competition—a relentless, zero-sum struggle where every organism fights for a larger slice of a finite resource pie. In this narrative, nature is, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson famously wrote, "red in tooth and claw," dominated by predation, #parasitism, and the survival of the fittest.
#WhatIs #Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology #Biology #SocialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/wi02142601.html

The Evolutionary Political Fitness Hypothesis: Extending Natural Selection to Human Societies #evolution #genetics #naturalselection #replicators #darwinian #politics #governance #democracy #authoritarianism #evolutionarypolitics #kinselection #biologicalevolution #errtlings #bookcafe

#HumanZoos tells the shocking story of how thousands of #Indigenous peoples were put on public display in #USA in the early decades of the twentieth century.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6Zrol5QEk

Often touted as "missing links" between man and apes, these #NativePeoples were harassed and demeaned. Their #PublicDisplay was arranged with the enthusiastic support of the most elite members of the #ScientificCommunity, and it was promoted uncritically by American's leading newspapers. This award-winning #documentary explores the heartbreaking story of what happened, shows how #AfricanAmerican ministers and other people of faith tried to push back, and reveals how some people today are still drawing on #SocialDarwinism in order to #dehumanize others. The film also explores the tragic story of #eugenics in America, the effort to breed human beings based on #Darwinian principles.

👉 For more about the movie, additional visit the film's website at https://humanzoos.org/.

#USAhistory #Colonialism #HumanCruelty #HumanRights #Racism #NativeAmericans #ColonizerEvils

#MAHA wellness influencers hype raw milk and rotting meat - https://boingboing.net/2025/02/21/maha-wellness-influencers-hype-raw-milk-and-rotten-meat.html excellent news, #darwinian selection can kick in....

Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/06/evolution-species-adapt-response-humanity-tuskless-elephants-natural-world-wildlife-aoe nice demo of #darwinian selection processes...

#ShippensburgUniversity in #Pennsylvania is seeing its enrollment steadily decline. This worrying trend is expected to worsen despite the ‘Ship’ Raiders crushing the competition in Division II Men’s and Women’s #FieldHockey most years. How could this be happening?! 🤔

The looming #EnrollmentCliff and #Darwinian #Education. 👉 https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23428166/college-enrollment-population-education-crash

#Consciousness, #freewill and #meaning in a #Darwinian universe: interview with #DanielCDennett

https://freethinker.co.uk/2023/12/consciousness-free-will-and-meaning-in-a-darwinian-universe-interview-with-daniel-c-dennett/

#Consciousness, #freewill and #meaning in a #Darwinian #universe: interview with #DanielCDennett

https://freethinker.co.uk/2023/12/consciousness-free-will-and-meaning-in-a-darwinian-universe-interview-with-daniel-c-dennett/

Assembly theory might point to new directions in understanding molecular #complexity.

One of the problems for origin-of-life theories is that there seems to be a gap between the raw ingredients of the prebiotic Earth and the complexity of even the most primitive molecular systems capable of #Darwinian #evolution.

#biology #biochemistry #astrobiology
https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/will-the-assembly-theory-imbroglio-do-anything-for-evolution/4018232.article

Why #Marxists Need #Darwin: #Evolutionary Mismatches Challenge the #Darwinian #Unconscious
https://socialistplanningbeyondcapitalism.org/why-marxists-need-darwin-evolutionary-mismatches-challenge-the-darwinian-unconscious/

@DeborahKnits

Well one of the pledges is to reduce #NHS waiting lists - I think he may be adopting the #hancock means of acheiving that by #darwinian reduction of the population thru mortality of the frail

#sunak and his own #family (so important to him apparently) pay for #privateMedicine including #gpServices. So that's all right then

A #thread of recent papers coauthored by Eörs Szathmáry on learning and evolution, covering Darwinian principles in the immune system, brain, Bayesian learning theory.

Mentioned in today's #KLIAustria #KLIColloquium talk.

#evolution #ecoevo #EvolutionaryBiology #EvolutionaryAlgorithm #Darwin #Darwinian #Learning #LearningTheory #Bayesian #neuroscience #immunology #PaperThread #

We’re witnessing #Darwinian #evolution in action but we needn’t be passive observers in this battle. It makes sense both on an individual and societal level to get #vaccinated, interestingly from both a selfish and altruistic standpoint.

Hancock: most Bolton Covid patients eligible for jab but haven’t had it - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/16/hancock-defends-india-travel-ban-delay-as-covid-variant-cases-mount #darwinian selection continues...