Evolution aesthetic

In his new book, photographer Nick Veasey creates inside-out images of the everyday and the bizarre. Using a lead-lined studio he shoots his subjects, then composes and embellishes the images on a

The development of language groups, as discussed by MJ, highlights the evolution and diversification of languages over time. Through historical and so... - #development #groups #Language

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Jason deCaires Taylor casts giant cement sculptures that weigh thousands of pounds — and then sinks them into the ocean. His idea: to create a unique underwater gallery that algae, corals and…

From hiccups to wisdom teeth, the evolution of man has left behind some glaring, yet innately human, imperfections

Article by Craig Holdrege. Interpretations of the fossil record and the relations among animals have changed radically over the past several centuries. So, too, has the meaning of the word, “evolution.” Reflecting upon some of these changes can help to loosen our thinking from particular formulations that have tended over time to become unhealthy dogma.

In the 150 years since Charles Darwin speculated that humans originated in Africa, the number of species in the human family tree has exploded, but so has the level of dispute concerning early human evolution. Fossil apes are often at the center of the debate, with some scientists dismissing their importance to the origins of the human lineage (the "hominins"), and others conferring them starring evolutionary roles. A new review out on May 7 in the journal Science looks at the major…

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Copying — unoriginal, dull, and derivative by definition — can be creative, contested, and consequential in its effects. Nick Hopwood tracks Haeckel’s embryos, some of the most controversial pictures in the history of science, and explores how copying put them among the most widely seen.