Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Denis Noble, Oxford physiologist, has been all over YouTube spreading misinformation and confusion about the current status of evolutionary biology. He and his colleagues promote what they call the "Third Way of Evolution," which they see as overturning so-called Neo-Darwinism. In this video, we cover all of their major arguments - from the role of non-genetic inheritance in evolutionary theory, to concepts of agency, purpose, and teleonomy in biology, "natural genetic engineering," and more. Ultimately, we conclude that the Third Way is neither a novel paradigm nor a serious challenge to the existing one.
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YT videos referenced:
youtu.be/MJqUeJOjc0c
youtu.be/8zIWf-dd398
youtu.be/tfMMuI7rQ8E
youtu.be/ve-mE4ezU6M
youtu.be/JHWmokGr6W8
youtu.be/K-U-ZB3yHK4?si=kAahlwXw0pDguH8Q
youtu.be/dCLRKP9NW8I?si=MHSRLTaBT0XyX2JG
youtu.be/DT0TP_Ng4gA?si=CF391J3LIBqoaroi
youtu.be/hIAFSgISuHQ?si=3q1loTvczD6qMWAR
Articles:
Noble, D., Noble, R., Corning, P. A., Kauffman, S. A., Shapiro, J. A., Vane-Wright, R. I., & Pross, A. (2023). How purposive agency became banned from evolutionary biology. Evolution “On Purpose”. Teleonomy in living systems, 221-235.
doi.org/10.1007/s12304-021-09405-3
doi.org/10.1007/s12304-022-09509-4
Shapiro, J. A. (2011). Evolution: a view from the 21st century. Pearson education.
doi.org/10.1007/BF00133714
doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2864
doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae170
doi.org/10.1534/genetics.114.173492
forbes.com/sites/andreamorris/2024/06/14/evolution-may-be-purposeful-and-its-freaking-scientists-out
quantamagazine.org/scientists-seek-to-update-evolution-20161122
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22028-9_11
Denis Noble, Oxford physiologist, has been all over YouTube spreading misinformation and confusion about the current status of evolutionary biology. He and his colleagues promote what they call the "Third Way of Evolution," which they see as overturning so-called Neo-Darwinism. In this video, we cover all of their major arguments - from the role of non-genetic inheritance in evolutionary theory, to concepts of agency, purpose, and teleonomy in biology, "natural genetic engineering," and more. Ultimately, we conclude that the Third Way is neither a novel paradigm nor a serious challenge to the existing one.
Support the channel: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1NB6UQHUYAJQO?ref_=wl_share
YT videos referenced:
youtu.be/MJqUeJOjc0c
youtu.be/8zIWf-dd398
youtu.be/tfMMuI7rQ8E
youtu.be/ve-mE4ezU6M
youtu.be/JHWmokGr6W8
youtu.be/K-U-ZB3yHK4?si=kAahlwXw0pDguH8Q
youtu.be/dCLRKP9NW8I?si=MHSRLTaBT0XyX2JG
youtu.be/DT0TP_Ng4gA?si=CF391J3LIBqoaroi
youtu.be/hIAFSgISuHQ?si=3q1loTvczD6qMWAR
Articles:
Noble, D., Noble, R., Corning, P. A., Kauffman, S. A., Shapiro, J. A., Vane-Wright, R. I., & Pross, A. (2023). How purposive agency became banned from evolutionary biology. Evolution “On Purpose”. Teleonomy in living systems, 221-235.
doi.org/10.1007/s12304-021-09405-3
doi.org/10.1007/s12304-022-09509-4
Shapiro, J. A. (2011). Evolution: a view from the 21st century. Pearson education.
doi.org/10.1007/BF00133714
doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2864
doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae170
doi.org/10.1534/genetics.114.173492
forbes.com/sites/andreamorris/2024/06/14/evolution-may-be-purposeful-and-its-freaking-scientists-out
quantamagazine.org/scientists-seek-to-update-evolution-20161122
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22028-9_11
