Word: evolutionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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But that is not to say he hasn't made his mark in the scientific field. Gould's extensive writing has made him "the bulldog of evolutionary biology," Pilbeam says, adding that he is in "qualified agreement" with Gould's theory of evolution.
Unlike traditional Darwinians, Gould believes that evolution occurs in fits and starts--long periods of stability in the nature of each species followed by brief periods of change.
Much of the course's popularity stems from Gould's reputation and personal appeal. Lectures are filled with the professor's taut energy and obvious excitement for his subject and students. The historical and literary allusions and illustrations he uses make the class more than a lesson in plate tectonics...
Beissinger described what he called the Soviets evolution towards a self stabilizing "oligarchy."
Meanwhile, relations with the U.S. rapidly deteriorated. Andropov may have had success in persuading Samantha Smith, the fifth-grader from Manchester, Me., who wrote to him, that the Soviet Union was interested in improving relations "with such a great country as the U.S." But the Reagan Administration was quick to...