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...save Darwin and his adherents from journalists! Recently, Professor Stephen J. Gould had a talk at Hillel on the role of individuals in evolution. The note in [that] Saturday's edition of The Crimson (November 2) summarized the main topics fairly. The main problem, however, was the headline, "Gould Suggests Darwin Revisions", which was not only misleading in this particular case, but also may be connected somehow with the surprising unpopularity of Darwin's theory of evolution in certain lay circles. These circles are always eager to greet with applause any apparent weakness of this theory. It is regrettable, therefore...
...entity with a bounded lifespan, stability, and the ability to reproduce is a struggling agent subject to natural selection, Gould said. "But organisms are not the only things with these properties...
...Gould, who teaches the popular Core course, Science B-16, "History of the Earth and of Life," was invited to speak at Hillel as part of a continuing series of "Sabbath Table Talks...
...Gould cited siamese twins, clones, and animals like the Portuguese man-of-war which exist only as colonies, as "phenomena which would call into doubt" any sharp distinction between individuals and "collectivities...
...Gould said the coexistence necessary for human survival is biologically possible. Whether it will happen socially, in light of the "intrinsic conflicts" between the individual's self-interest and the interest of the species at large, is questionable, he said...