In his view, new characteristics are generated and passed on via epigenetics, subject to the same
mechanisms of evolution as those with a purely genetic origin.
«We're trying to identify
the mechanisms of evolution as it's occurring in the wild» and translate it into a strategy to save the devils, Jones says.
Not exact matches
«The findings showed no mineralogical evidence for abundant liquid water or its by - products, thus pointing to
mechanisms other than the flow
of water — such
as the freeze and thaw
of carbon dioxide frost —
as being the major drivers
of recent gully
evolution,» the team explained in the press release.
His idea is essentially «theistic
evolution» — belief that God has established
evolution as the
mechanism by which He has introduced complexity and diversity into the biological sphere
of life on earth.
The change that has come about in theologies that partake
of creative and emergent
evolution can be described in this way: since
mechanism is no longer the base
of their evolutionary thinking, idealism is no longer essential
as a strategy
of thought in resolving the tension between science and faith.
None
of that belief was ever predicated on a specific interpretation
of Genesis with respect to scientific details, and
as such, accepting
evolution as a
mechanism by which God creates did not alter those beliefs.
Dawkins» special reason for having written this book,
as perhaps need not be said, is his own frustration over the sheer number
of persons in the world today who continue to refuse to believe either in special
evolution or in its entirely immanent causal
mechanisms.
I am claiming that the difficulty with most neo-Darwinian discussions
of evolution is not merely that its
mechanisms are inadequate to account for
evolution's «qualitative side» but that these
mechanisms will be inadequate so long
as they are attached (ad hoc) to a materialistic philosophy.
As one who has studied genetics and
mechanisms of evolution for most
of her life»
evolution by natural selection being the one with which I am most familiar» I can say with a high degree
of confidence that Prof. Carlin has no clear idea
of what «Darwinism» means.
For example, in criticising Dawkins, he points out that «If every step in the series [
of evolution] occurs by chance... the end can not be ordered», apparently unaware that Dawkins does not view
evolution as entirely random, but allows for a certain direction, provided by the
mechanism of natural selection (p. 51).
The present discussion has dealt with the problem
of evolution as one depending wholly on
mechanisms and chance.
Their claim is that the appearance
of new traits in a population, generally regarded
as a first step toward the
evolution of new species, can occur by means other than the accumulation
of micromutations (i.e., small - scale or highly localized mutations), the classic
mechanism by which new traits, and eventually new species, are thought to appear.
With worms
as his subjects, he plumbs the cellular
mechanisms driving the complex protein interactions regulating lifespan, some
of which — remarkably — have been conserved through
evolution all the way from his microscopic Caenorhabditis elegans to us.
«Together these studies tell a story about how mushroom - forming fungi evolved a complex
mechanism for breakdown
of plant cell walls in «white rot» and then cast it aside following the
evolution of mycorrhizal associations,
as well
as the alternative decay
mechanism of «brown rot,»» Hibbett said.
The second is more controversial, but has come to be accepted over the past 150 years
as the principal
mechanism of evolution.
Perhaps the
mechanisms that allow collective action among chimpanzees served
as building blocks for the subsequent
evolution of even more sophisticated cooperation later in human
evolution.»
Objecting on both philosophical and empirical grounds, Fodor and Piattelli - Palmarini reject natural selection
as the
mechanism of adaptive
evolution.
«It had not particularly occurred to me
as a likely
mechanism of venom
evolution,» admitted Wolfgang Wüster, a lecturer at Bangor University.
Further investigations could pave the way to a more complete understanding
of the genetics and metabolomics
of cell growth in yeast and the underlying
mechanisms relevant to other settings in which cells face challenging conditions, such
as cancer progression and the
evolution of drug resistance.
Once the
mechanism of laughter was set in place by
evolution, the theory goes, it could be hijacked for other purposes: the expression
of contempt for out - groups (
as the superiority theory
of humor claims) or the ventilation
of forbidden sexual impulses (the relief theory
of humor).
«It is essential to understand the dynamics
of cultural inheritance at different temporal and spatial scales, to uncover the underlying
mechanisms that drive these dynamics, and to shed light on their implications for our current theory
of evolution as well
as for our interpretation and predictions regarding human behavior.»
Over the course
of evolution, plants have developed
mechanisms to adapt to periods
of inadequate water, and
as any gardener can tell you, some species are better able to handle drought than others.
Darwin further noted that
evolution must be gradual, with no major breaks or discontinuities and finally, he reasoned that the
mechanism of evolution was natural selection and those four insights serve
as the foundation for Darwin's founding
of a new branch
of the philosophy
of science, a philosophy
of biology because Darwin introduced history into science.
In terms
of the
evolution of sociality, we examine underlying physiological and cognitive
mechanisms that may explain links between stress, social bonds and cooperation, between non-kin
as well
as kin.
Using Niko Tinbergen's «four questions»
as a guide, we will discuss the
evolution of primates and emergence
of the social function
of the behavior (phylogeny), the development
of the behavior during a individual's lifetime (ontogeny), the specific biological and chemical processes and motivations responsible for the behavior (
mechanism), and how the behavior increase the fitness
of individuals, allowing for its continual selection in primates (adaptive value).
However, several genetic
mechanisms — including the
evolution of protein - coding sequences and gene duplication,
as well
as the
evolution of regulatory sequences — are sources
of variation in all species and contribute to organismal adaptation.
The relationships between these two organisms, detailed in a paper published in Nature Communications, can serve
as a valuable model to study the
evolution and
mechanisms of more complex systems.
«One
of the neat things this study shows,» said Cravatt, «is that even for enzyme classes
as well studied
as the hydrolases, there may still be hidden members that, presumably by convergent
evolution, arrived at that basic enzyme
mechanism despite sharing no sequence or structural homology.»
The identification
of the genetic
mechanisms underlying human - specific brain development during
evolution will transform our ability to decipher the pathophysiological
mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders affecting humans such
as autism or schizophrenia.
While the first role
of autophagy is to enfold aging cell parts into vesicles where they can be broken down and recycled,
evolution has also put this
mechanism to work in controlling fat, or lipid, levels and
as a backup system for removing harmful bacteria.
These characterizations are pivotal for endeavors such
as searching for Earth - like planets and solar twins, understanding the
mechanisms that govern stellar
evolution, and tracing the dynamics
of our Galaxy.
Susan Amara, USA - «Regulation
of transporter function and trafficking by amphetamines, Structure - function relationships in excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs), Modulation
of dopamine transporters (DAT) by GPCRs, Genetics and functional analyses
of human trace amine receptors» Tom I. Bonner, USA (Past Core Member)- Genomics, G protein coupled receptors Michel Bouvier, Canada - Molecular Pharmacology
of G protein - Coupled Receptors; Molecular
mechanisms controlling the selectivity and efficacy of GPCR signalling Thomas Burris, USA - Nuclear Receptor Pharmacology and Drug Discovery William A. Catterall, USA (Past Core Member)- The Molecular Basis of Electrical Excitability Steven Charlton, UK - Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery Moses Chao, USA - Mechanisms of Neurotophin Receptor Signaling Mark Coles, UK - Cellular differentiation, human embryonic stem cells, stromal cells, haematopoietic stem cells, organogenesis, lymphoid microenvironments, develomental immunology Steven L. Colletti, USA Graham L Collingridge, UK Philippe Delerive, France - Metabolic Research (diabetes, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver, cardio - vascular diseases, nuclear hormone receptor, GPCRs, kinases) Sir Colin T. Dollery, UK (Founder and Past Core Member) Richard M. Eglen, UK Stephen M. Foord, UK David Gloriam, Denmark - GPCRs, databases, computational drug design, orphan recetpors Gillian Gray, UK Debbie Hay, New Zealand - G protein - coupled receptors, peptide receptors, CGRP, Amylin, Adrenomedullin, Migraine, Diabetes / obesity Allyn C. Howlett, USA Franz Hofmann, Germany - Voltage dependent calcium channels and the positive inotropic effect of beta adrenergic stimulation; cardiovascular function of cGMP protein kinase Yu Huang, Hong Kong - Endothelial and Metabolic Dysfunction, and Novel Biomarkers in Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia and Estrogen Deficiency, Endothelium - derived Contracting Factors in the Regulation of Vascular Tone, Adipose Tissue Regulation of Vascular Function in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension, Pharmacological Characterization of New Anti-diabetic and Anti-hypertensive Drugs, Hypotensive and antioxidant Actions of Biologically Active Components of Traditional Chinese Herbs and Natural Plants including Polypehnols and Ginsenosides Adriaan P. IJzerman, The Netherlands - G protein - coupled receptors; allosteric modulation; binding kinetics Michael F Jarvis, USA - Purines and Purinergic Receptors and Voltage-gated ion channel (sodium and calcium) pharmacology Pain mechanisms Research Reproducibility Bong - Kiun Kaang, Korea - G protein - coupled receptors; Glutamate receptors; Neuropsychiatric disorders Eamonn Kelly, Prof, UK - Molecular Pharmacology of G protein - coupled receptors, in particular opioid receptors, regulation of GPCRs by kinasis and arrestins Terry Kenakin, USA - Drug receptor pharmacodynamics, receptor theory Janos Kiss, Hungary - Neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease Stefan Knapp, Germany - Rational design of highly selective inhibitors (so call chemical probes) targeting protein kinases as well as protein interaction inhibitors of the bromodomain family Andrew Knight, UK Chris Langmead, Australia - Drug discovery, GPCRs, neuroscience and analytical pharmacology Vincent Laudet, France (Past Core Member)- Evolution of the Nuclear Receptor / Ligand couple Margaret R. MacLean, UK - Serotonin, endothelin, estrogen, microRNAs and pulmonary hyperten Neil Marrion, UK - Calcium - activated potassium channels, neuronal excitability Fiona Marshall, UK - GPCR molecular pharmacology, structure and drug discovery Alistair Mathie, UK - Ion channel structure, function and regulation, pain and the nervous system Ian McGrath, UK - Adrenoceptors; autonomic transmission; vascular pharmacology Graeme Milligan, UK - Structure, function and regulation of G protein - coupled receptors Richard Neubig, USA (Past Core Member)- G protein signaling; academic drug discovery Stefan Offermanns, Germany - G protein - coupled receptors, vascular / metabolic signaling Richard Olsen, USA - Structure and function of GABA - A receptors; mode of action of GABAergic drugs including general anesthetics and ethanol Jean - Philippe Pin, France (Past Core Member)- GPCR - mGLuR - GABAB - structure function relationship - pharmacology - biophysics Helgi Schiöth, Sweden David Searls, USA - Bioinformatics Graeme Semple, USA - GPCR Medicinal Chemistry Patrick M. Sexton, Australia - G protein - coupled receptors Roland Staal, USA - Microglia and neuroinflammation in neuropathic pain and neurological disorders Bart Staels, France - Nuclear receptor signaling in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases Katerina Tiligada, Greece - Immunopharmacology, histamine, histamine receptors, hypersensitivity, drug allergy, inflammation Georg Terstappen, Germany - Drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases with a focus on AD Mary Vore, USA - Activity and regulation of expression and function of the ATP - binding cassette (ABC) tr
mechanisms controlling the selectivity and efficacy
of GPCR signalling Thomas Burris, USA - Nuclear Receptor Pharmacology and Drug Discovery William A. Catterall, USA (Past Core Member)- The Molecular Basis
of Electrical Excitability Steven Charlton, UK - Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery Moses Chao, USA -
Mechanisms of Neurotophin Receptor Signaling Mark Coles, UK - Cellular differentiation, human embryonic stem cells, stromal cells, haematopoietic stem cells, organogenesis, lymphoid microenvironments, develomental immunology Steven L. Colletti, USA Graham L Collingridge, UK Philippe Delerive, France - Metabolic Research (diabetes, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver, cardio - vascular diseases, nuclear hormone receptor, GPCRs, kinases) Sir Colin T. Dollery, UK (Founder and Past Core Member) Richard M. Eglen, UK Stephen M. Foord, UK David Gloriam, Denmark - GPCRs, databases, computational drug design, orphan recetpors Gillian Gray, UK Debbie Hay, New Zealand - G protein - coupled receptors, peptide receptors, CGRP, Amylin, Adrenomedullin, Migraine, Diabetes / obesity Allyn C. Howlett, USA Franz Hofmann, Germany - Voltage dependent calcium channels and the positive inotropic effect of beta adrenergic stimulation; cardiovascular function of cGMP protein kinase Yu Huang, Hong Kong - Endothelial and Metabolic Dysfunction, and Novel Biomarkers in Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia and Estrogen Deficiency, Endothelium - derived Contracting Factors in the Regulation of Vascular Tone, Adipose Tissue Regulation of Vascular Function in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension, Pharmacological Characterization of New Anti-diabetic and Anti-hypertensive Drugs, Hypotensive and antioxidant Actions of Biologically Active Components of Traditional Chinese Herbs and Natural Plants including Polypehnols and Ginsenosides Adriaan P. IJzerman, The Netherlands - G protein - coupled receptors; allosteric modulation; binding kinetics Michael F Jarvis, USA - Purines and Purinergic Receptors and Voltage-gated ion channel (sodium and calcium) pharmacology Pain mechanisms Research Reproducibility Bong - Kiun Kaang, Korea - G protein - coupled receptors; Glutamate receptors; Neuropsychiatric disorders Eamonn Kelly, Prof, UK - Molecular Pharmacology of G protein - coupled receptors, in particular opioid receptors, regulation of GPCRs by kinasis and arrestins Terry Kenakin, USA - Drug receptor pharmacodynamics, receptor theory Janos Kiss, Hungary - Neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease Stefan Knapp, Germany - Rational design of highly selective inhibitors (so call chemical probes) targeting protein kinases as well as protein interaction inhibitors of the bromodomain family Andrew Knight, UK Chris Langmead, Australia - Drug discovery, GPCRs, neuroscience and analytical pharmacology Vincent Laudet, France (Past Core Member)- Evolution of the Nuclear Receptor / Ligand couple Margaret R. MacLean, UK - Serotonin, endothelin, estrogen, microRNAs and pulmonary hyperten Neil Marrion, UK - Calcium - activated potassium channels, neuronal excitability Fiona Marshall, UK - GPCR molecular pharmacology, structure and drug discovery Alistair Mathie, UK - Ion channel structure, function and regulation, pain and the nervous system Ian McGrath, UK - Adrenoceptors; autonomic transmission; vascular pharmacology Graeme Milligan, UK - Structure, function and regulation of G protein - coupled receptors Richard Neubig, USA (Past Core Member)- G protein signaling; academic drug discovery Stefan Offermanns, Germany - G protein - coupled receptors, vascular / metabolic signaling Richard Olsen, USA - Structure and function of GABA - A receptors; mode of action of GABAergic drugs including general anesthetics and ethanol Jean - Philippe Pin, France (Past Core Member)- GPCR - mGLuR - GABAB - structure function relationship - pharmacology - biophysics Helgi Schiöth, Sweden David Searls, USA - Bioinformatics Graeme Semple, USA - GPCR Medicinal Chemistry Patrick M. Sexton, Australia - G protein - coupled receptors Roland Staal, USA - Microglia and neuroinflammation in neuropathic pain and neurological disorders Bart Staels, France - Nuclear receptor signaling in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases Katerina Tiligada, Greece - Immunopharmacology, histamine, histamine receptors, hypersensitivity, drug allergy, inflammation Georg Terstappen, Germany - Drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases with a focus on AD Mary Vore, USA - Activity and regulation of expression and function of the ATP - binding cassette (ABC) tr
Mechanisms of Neurotophin Receptor Signaling Mark Coles, UK - Cellular differentiation, human embryonic stem cells, stromal cells, haematopoietic stem cells, organogenesis, lymphoid microenvironments, develomental immunology Steven L. Colletti, USA Graham L Collingridge, UK Philippe Delerive, France - Metabolic Research (diabetes, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver, cardio - vascular diseases, nuclear hormone receptor, GPCRs, kinases) Sir Colin T. Dollery, UK (Founder and Past Core Member) Richard M. Eglen, UK Stephen M. Foord, UK David Gloriam, Denmark - GPCRs, databases, computational drug design, orphan recetpors Gillian Gray, UK Debbie Hay, New Zealand - G protein - coupled receptors, peptide receptors, CGRP, Amylin, Adrenomedullin, Migraine, Diabetes / obesity Allyn C. Howlett, USA Franz Hofmann, Germany - Voltage dependent calcium channels and the positive inotropic effect
of beta adrenergic stimulation; cardiovascular function
of cGMP protein kinase Yu Huang, Hong Kong - Endothelial and Metabolic Dysfunction, and Novel Biomarkers in Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia and Estrogen Deficiency, Endothelium - derived Contracting Factors in the Regulation
of Vascular Tone, Adipose Tissue Regulation
of Vascular Function in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension, Pharmacological Characterization
of New Anti-diabetic and Anti-hypertensive Drugs, Hypotensive and antioxidant Actions
of Biologically Active Components
of Traditional Chinese Herbs and Natural Plants including Polypehnols and Ginsenosides Adriaan P. IJzerman, The Netherlands - G protein - coupled receptors; allosteric modulation; binding kinetics Michael F Jarvis, USA - Purines and Purinergic Receptors and Voltage-gated ion channel (sodium and calcium) pharmacology Pain
mechanisms Research Reproducibility Bong - Kiun Kaang, Korea - G protein - coupled receptors; Glutamate receptors; Neuropsychiatric disorders Eamonn Kelly, Prof, UK - Molecular Pharmacology of G protein - coupled receptors, in particular opioid receptors, regulation of GPCRs by kinasis and arrestins Terry Kenakin, USA - Drug receptor pharmacodynamics, receptor theory Janos Kiss, Hungary - Neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease Stefan Knapp, Germany - Rational design of highly selective inhibitors (so call chemical probes) targeting protein kinases as well as protein interaction inhibitors of the bromodomain family Andrew Knight, UK Chris Langmead, Australia - Drug discovery, GPCRs, neuroscience and analytical pharmacology Vincent Laudet, France (Past Core Member)- Evolution of the Nuclear Receptor / Ligand couple Margaret R. MacLean, UK - Serotonin, endothelin, estrogen, microRNAs and pulmonary hyperten Neil Marrion, UK - Calcium - activated potassium channels, neuronal excitability Fiona Marshall, UK - GPCR molecular pharmacology, structure and drug discovery Alistair Mathie, UK - Ion channel structure, function and regulation, pain and the nervous system Ian McGrath, UK - Adrenoceptors; autonomic transmission; vascular pharmacology Graeme Milligan, UK - Structure, function and regulation of G protein - coupled receptors Richard Neubig, USA (Past Core Member)- G protein signaling; academic drug discovery Stefan Offermanns, Germany - G protein - coupled receptors, vascular / metabolic signaling Richard Olsen, USA - Structure and function of GABA - A receptors; mode of action of GABAergic drugs including general anesthetics and ethanol Jean - Philippe Pin, France (Past Core Member)- GPCR - mGLuR - GABAB - structure function relationship - pharmacology - biophysics Helgi Schiöth, Sweden David Searls, USA - Bioinformatics Graeme Semple, USA - GPCR Medicinal Chemistry Patrick M. Sexton, Australia - G protein - coupled receptors Roland Staal, USA - Microglia and neuroinflammation in neuropathic pain and neurological disorders Bart Staels, France - Nuclear receptor signaling in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases Katerina Tiligada, Greece - Immunopharmacology, histamine, histamine receptors, hypersensitivity, drug allergy, inflammation Georg Terstappen, Germany - Drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases with a focus on AD Mary Vore, USA - Activity and regulation of expression and function of the ATP - binding cassette (ABC) tr
mechanisms Research Reproducibility Bong - Kiun Kaang, Korea - G protein - coupled receptors; Glutamate receptors; Neuropsychiatric disorders Eamonn Kelly, Prof, UK - Molecular Pharmacology
of G protein - coupled receptors, in particular opioid receptors, regulation
of GPCRs by kinasis and arrestins Terry Kenakin, USA - Drug receptor pharmacodynamics, receptor theory Janos Kiss, Hungary - Neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease Stefan Knapp, Germany - Rational design
of highly selective inhibitors (so call chemical probes) targeting protein kinases
as well
as protein interaction inhibitors
of the bromodomain family Andrew Knight, UK Chris Langmead, Australia - Drug discovery, GPCRs, neuroscience and analytical pharmacology Vincent Laudet, France (Past Core Member)-
Evolution of the Nuclear Receptor / Ligand couple Margaret R. MacLean, UK - Serotonin, endothelin, estrogen, microRNAs and pulmonary hyperten Neil Marrion, UK - Calcium - activated potassium channels, neuronal excitability Fiona Marshall, UK - GPCR molecular pharmacology, structure and drug discovery Alistair Mathie, UK - Ion channel structure, function and regulation, pain and the nervous system Ian McGrath, UK - Adrenoceptors; autonomic transmission; vascular pharmacology Graeme Milligan, UK - Structure, function and regulation
of G protein - coupled receptors Richard Neubig, USA (Past Core Member)- G protein signaling; academic drug discovery Stefan Offermanns, Germany - G protein - coupled receptors, vascular / metabolic signaling Richard Olsen, USA - Structure and function
of GABA - A receptors; mode
of action
of GABAergic drugs including general anesthetics and ethanol Jean - Philippe Pin, France (Past Core Member)- GPCR - mGLuR - GABAB - structure function relationship - pharmacology - biophysics Helgi Schiöth, Sweden David Searls, USA - Bioinformatics Graeme Semple, USA - GPCR Medicinal Chemistry Patrick M. Sexton, Australia - G protein - coupled receptors Roland Staal, USA - Microglia and neuroinflammation in neuropathic pain and neurological disorders Bart Staels, France - Nuclear receptor signaling in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases Katerina Tiligada, Greece - Immunopharmacology, histamine, histamine receptors, hypersensitivity, drug allergy, inflammation Georg Terstappen, Germany - Drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases with a focus on AD Mary Vore, USA - Activity and regulation
of expression and function
of the ATP - binding cassette (ABC) transporters
Our findings place the focus back on bacterial
evolution between nasopharyngeal carriage and invasion, or diversity
of the host,
as likely
mechanisms for determining invasiveness.
Moreover, the data can serve
as a basis for studies concerning the
evolution of signaling
mechanisms,
as well
as can give specific insights into the regulation
of basic cellular processes such
as polar cell growth, cell expansion, plant morphogenesis and the plants responses to fungal pathogens.
Besides the classic model
of new gene
evolution through gene duplication and functional divergence, other
mechanisms are receiving increasing attention
as a source
of evolutionary innovation.
The difference between us and our pets is that our pets can't outright tell us that they're in pain - often, the exact opposite is true - they hide all signs
of pain
as a survival
mechanism they developed over thousands
of years
of evolution to keep weakness hidden from predators and other members
of their own colonies, Your pet may tell you in different ways when they are uncomfortable, such
as by whining or whimpering, staying too still and showing little interest in what's going on around them, sleeping more than usual, becoming aggressive or intolerant
of petting or exercise or even by becoming more active - pacing, circling, wandering -
as the pain is too much for them to sit still and rest.
Paul Kuniholm Pauper's diverse artistic practice arises amidst issues such
as consumerism, corporatocratic
evolution, anthropological inquiry overlain popular culture, psychological therapeutic
mechanisms, sound language, noise identity, compensatory behavior and durational Art, often in response to self - instigated antipathy toward social media and media distortion
of identity.
As to the theory
of evolution — it has been shown to be true repeatedly, and it is the only
mechanism that explains the evidence.
This technical document argues that the 2010 Conference
of the Parties serving
as the Meeting
of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) 6 decision to introduce the concept
of standardized sectoral baselines into the Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM), and extended at CMP 7 in 2011 (Durban, South Africa), could also have a substantial impact on the further
evolution of the CDM and its regulation.
For topics where people might have strong opinions for political or ideological reasons, such
as vaccination and autism, or human
evolution, or climate change, there can be strong psychological defense
mechanisms to learning a different point
of view.
If you had taken the trouble to read the all the post, you would see that the
mechanisms of how innate skepticism detects collective deception, or incorrectly triggers on characteristics that are not indicative
of collective deception, are completely independent
of what the topics at issue are (i.e. work the same for any), and indeed these detection
mechanisms are framed using principles that themselves stem from
evolution / cultural
evolution (so not from contested topic domains such
as CC etc. that I or anyone else agrees or disagrees with).
The problem for Blackmore,
as for Dennet, is that whereas the
mechanisms of evolution — DNA — has been isolated, the
mechanisms by which ideas and culture are transmitted are harder to identify.
Although the chain
of the actual physical
mechanisms generating these cycles is still obscure, (I have argued in my previous papers that the available climatic data would suggest an astronomical modulation
of the cloud cover that would induce small oscillations in the albedo that, consequently, would cause oscillations in the surface temperature also by modulating ocean oscillations), the detected cycles can surely be considered from a purely geometrical point
of view
as a description
of the dynamical
evolution of the climate system.
Turnbull and Frydenberg have already any ruled out kind
of carbon price, even the emissions intensity
mechanism proposed by the Climate Change Authority (
of which I'm a member)
as an
evolution of Direct Action.
At paragraph 26 and 27 the Court substantiates the reasons for this
as the fact that the interpretation
mechanism would not respond to the
evolution of the case - law
of the Court
of Justice, and furthermore would not cover essential elements
of the case - law such
as direct effect and primacy.
We first trace the progression
of conceptions
of resilience, giving attention to their
evolution from an early focus on individual traits, to models that viewed resilience
as primarily a function
of relational processes within and outside the family; to current efforts to move beyond identifying numerous indicators
of risk and resilience by instead shedding light on underlying causal
mechanisms and processes (Luthar 2006).