…discussed the infamous Nature comment debate piece, Does evolutionary theory need a rethink?, which we later came to understand misrepresented both sides of the debate. The discussion left us wondering:…

…knowledge of agricultural techniques (e.g. arboriculture, dryland production), as well as parasites and non-domesticated commensals (e.g. Polynesian rat). Not only did humans have direct impacts on the new ecosystems they…

…from many different fields to encourage discussions across empirical and theoretical biology, philosophy and history of science, computer science, and anthropology. The atmosphere buzzed with enthusiasm and excitement. The title…

…the book   Lynn Chiu: Tobias, it is incredible to see high profile scientists and philosophers come together to discuss foundational issues in evolutionary biology. What unifies these chapters and…

…environment (e.g., water, salinity, soil composition), the biotic environment (e.g., domesticated species, pests including insects, fungi, and weeds), and the social environment (e.g., social norms, regulation, markets). As such, agriculture…

…large grants associated with the EES.   Combining philosophical and the biological sciences methods and tools can be both conceptually and empirically fruitful. Looking beyond the EES, one can point…

…biogeographic group.     Our new study, published in Nature Communications, took advantage of this setting to find out if morphological diversification proceeded in a different way following colonization of…