Tag: Theory

This brief commentary on evolution nicely summarizes the basic premises of evolution- the basic facts of evolution.  Despite little controversy within the scientific community, society at large in the US remains relatively ignorant to the main facts of evolution.

The late Bernard D. Davis, Adele Lehman Professor at the Harvard Medical School, was a pioneer and a leader in the field of microbial physiology.  Here he explains the assumptions and traditions that underlie the scientific enterprise. His love for science shines through this description of how scientists think and work, how they choose problems, seek answers, deal with ambiguity in experimental results, maintain standards, and understand issues of credit, cooperation, and competition. This paper describes the features of the world of science, and it compares that world briefly with that of politics and the law.  The paper includes broader implications of interactions of government and science.