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#960 - Dr Jerry Coyne - The Spiciest Ideas Of Evolutionary Biology
2025/6/28
Modern Wisdom
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Jerry Coyne
Jerry Coyne: 我主要研究物种起源，这是达尔文未解决的问题。物种之所以能保持分离，是因为存在生殖隔离的屏障。我花了很多时间反对神创论和创造论，并写了一本书《Why Evolution is True》。现在的进化心理学正变得越来越科学，但它受到左派的反对，因为它限制了人类行为的可塑性。意识形态正在严重影响科学，不仅限于生物学，还包括物理学甚至数学。我认为只有两种性别，没有更多，这是一个无可辩驳的事实，而且具有解释性。人们并不真正忠于世界的真相，人们总是相信让他们感觉良好的东西。右派正在获胜，因为左派因为对边缘化群体感到内疚而犹豫不决。我认为人类群体之间存在基因差异，这是由于早期人类祖先在隔离状态下进化所致。媒体在报道犯罪嫌疑人时，通常不会提及他们的种族，因为这被认为是种族主义行为。总而言之，意识形态对科学的侵蚀是一个严重的问题，需要引起我们的关注。
Deep Dive
This chapter explores the concept of speciation, defining it as the process by which new and distinct species arise. It discusses the challenges Darwin faced in understanding speciation, particularly the difficulty in defining what constitutes a species and explaining how discontinuous entities arise from a continuous evolutionary process. The role of reproductive isolation barriers in maintaining species separation is also discussed.
- Speciation is the origin of species, a problem Darwin didn't fully solve.
- Species are discrete entities, not a continuum.
- Reproductive isolation barriers prevent gene flow between species.
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