Research Articles
The Biological and Cultural Grounds for Ethics: Hans Jonas and Francisco Ayala
Exploring how our moral compass emerges from the dialogue between biological evolution and cultural development through the works of Hans Jonas and Francisco Ayala.
Making Sense of Race: The Ideology, Biology, and Impact on Health
Exploring the complex relationship between race ideology, human biological variation, and health disparities in medical research.
The Conscious Cell: Are Bacteria the Key to Understanding Consciousness?
Exploring the radical theory that consciousness began with the earliest life forms - a scientific investigation into bacterial sentience.
The Great Chain of Beings? Not So Fast: How a Philosopher Redefined Evolution
Explore David Hull's revolutionary conception of evolutionary theory - from species as spatiotemporal individuals to the interplay of replicators and interactors.
The Secret Strategies of Life: How Game Theory Shapes Evolution
Explore how evolutionary game theory explains animal behavior, from bird battles to bacterial warfare, through the mathematics of survival and reproduction.
Beyond the Branches: The Hidden Limits of Evolutionary Trees
Exploring the limitations and challenges of phylogenetic trees in comparative biology and evolutionary research.
Teleonomy vs. Teleology: The Purpose Debate Revolutionizing Biology
Explore the scientific debate between teleonomy and teleology in biology, from ancient philosophy to modern research on mutation bias and molecular self-organization.
The Evolving Framework: How Breakthroughs Are Reshaping Evolutionary Theory
Exploring how cutting-edge experiments are rebuilding evolutionary theory's foundations with profound implications for medicine, ecology, and artificial intelligence.
Shape Shifters: How Geometry Revolutionizes Our Understanding of Life's Designs
Exploring how geometric morphometrics transforms our understanding of biological forms from deep-sea creatures to human health.
The Hidden Worldviews in Your Lab Notebook: Unpacking Science's Unseen Philosophical Baggage
Exploring how unchallenged philosophical frameworks silently steer biological research, from CRISPR to Ozempic, and how to address these hidden assumptions.