Word: evolutionism
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The study reconfirms the notion that imitation is not uniquely human (past research has also shown that apes and monkeys easily recognize when they are being copied), and that our affinity for it may have roots in our evolution. What has never been precisely understood, though, is why we like...
Baa, Humbug RE The Shrinking Scottish Sheep [July 27]: What is happening to the species mentioned is a classic example of modification not evolution, though some researchers term it "micro-evolution." The same thing happened to the peppered moth, and it is completely reversible. No new species are being created...
As with voluntary end-of-life-care counseling, optional home visits have morphed into "mandatory home inspections" in the words of health reform opponents, who charge that the provision is part of a "stealth agenda" to judge conservative parents unfit and remove their children into protective services. It's an...
Students have been howling that school e-mail accounts are too small to handle their daily deluge of mail and attachments. To address that problem, a growing number of colleges and universities are outsourcing their e-mail. The companies swooping in to manage student accounts for free? Google and Microsoft...
See pictures of the college dorm's evolution.