Evolution - Rationale Magazine

17 Mar

The decisions we make

The new year is well and truly over, and most Australians are back to their normal lives. Which is another way of saying that the va...

03 Dec

Science & Health

The whole story of human evolution – from ancient apes, to Lucy and us (Part 2)

03/12/2024
By John Gowlett
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This article is the second part in a two-part series. Read the first part here. Homo erectus (about 1.8m up to 0.5m years ago) ...

01 Dec

Science & Health

The whole story of human evolution – from ancient apes, to Lucy and us (Part 1)

07/12/2024
By John Gowlett
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This article is the first in a two-part series. In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life an...

07 Oct

Science & Health

Understanding the evolution of tipping points

Dying coral reefs, rainforests transforming into savannas, grasslands turning into deserts – these are ecosystem “tipping points”, boun...

20 Jun

Science & Health

Human culture is changing too fast for evolution to catch up

20/06/2024
By Jose Yong
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Research is showing that many of our contemporary problems, such as the rising prevalence of mental health issues, are em...

21 May

Philosophy & Psychology

Dennett’s dangerous ideas

21/05/2024
By Dr Myint Zan
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A stanza in the Buddhist text Dhammapada states: “There never was, there never will be, nor does there exist now a person who is wholly...

18 May

Science & Health

Unravelling life’s origin

There is still so much we don’t understand about the origin of life on Earth. The definition of life itself is a source of debate am...

17 Oct

Science & Health

Turning back the clock on the evolution of animals

17/10/2023
By Ross Anderson
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There are estimated to be nearly 8 million species of animals living today, making up the majority of Earth’s documented biodive...

27 Sep

Science & Health

Complexity and the patterns of evolution

27/09/2023
By Matthew Wills
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Depending upon how you do the counting, there are around 9 million species on Earth, from the simplest single-celled organisms t...

10 Jul

Education

Why removing evolution from science class is immoral and irrational

10/07/2023
By Peter Ellerton
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Educators involved in curriculum design know one hard truth: you can’t fit in everything. Whatever the finished product, there will alw...

27 Jun

Science & Health

Survival of the fit enough and lucky enough

27/06/2023
By Robert Thurman
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The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin’s masterful contribution to our understanding of evolution, was penned more than 150 years ago. S...

22 May

Science & Health

We need to stop treating AI like humans

23/05/2023
By Neil Saunders
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The artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton recently resigned from Google, warning of the dangers of the technology...

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