Scientific FrontlineFeb 14
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
What Is: Mutualism

Mutualism is defined fundamentally as an ecological interaction between two or more species where each species derives a net benefit.

Liam O'Mara IV, PhDFeb 12
In 1809 on #ThisDayInHistory, #CharlesDarwin was born. The long-since-proven mechanism of organic #evolution that he and #AlfredRusselWallace devised has often been misused to justify power structures, but #SocialDarwinism is not #Darwinian and shouldn't be associated with him.
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Jan 17
“Gould describes #Darwinian #evolution as a #linear ‘arrow’ in the ‘fullest sense’: ‘a quirky sequence of intricate, unique, unrepeatable events’.” aeon.co/essays/when-...

When we turned time into a lin...
When we turned time into a line, we reimagined past and future | Aeon Essays

In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant, forever changing how those in the West experience the world

Amy SerratNov 1, 2025
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
Show threadMs. Que BanhAug 18, 2025

#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

Human Zoos: America's Forgotten History of Scientific Racism

YouTube
Glyn MoodyFeb 21, 2025
#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....
Philo SophiesFeb 9, 2025

Life as an #autopoietic #system - Attempt of a #structure-#realistic elucidation -

Part 2 "#Theories of #evolution in a #structural #realist view"

For this purpose I would like to describe first of all the initial problem in the #Darwinian #theory of evolution, which can be regarded as an example of the "#underdetermination of #empirical theories by the #evidence" (Bas van Fraassen).

More on: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/07/08/evolutionstheorien-in-einer-strukturenrealistischen-betrachtung/

Evolutionstheorien in einer strukturenrealistischen Betrachtung

Der Essay "Evolutionstheorien in einer strukturenrealistischen Betrachtung" versucht die Entstehung von Leben zu erklären.

philosophies - Philosophieblog & Wissenschaftsblog
Glyn MoodyJan 6, 2025
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...
Shrinking trees and tuskless elephants: the strange ways species are adapting to humans

As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive

The Guardian
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDDec 22, 2024
This lovely summary of the wonders of #Darwinian #NaturalSelection set to some #RageAgainstTheMachine comes from #mattstorerhere on Instagram.
Show threadSamAug 6, 2024

@wiseguyeddie @luckytran

#Darwinian #evolution in action. By their choices they severally injure their own tribe, maiming most, shortening their life spans, and reducing reproductive success, allmg with many dying as a result.

If only evolution were a bit faster..