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By Gary Gindler Make what you will of Charles Darwin’s natural selection theory in biology, but it can certainly be applied to political thought.
By Gary Gindler Make what you will of Charles Darwin’s natural selection theory in biology, but it can certainly be applied to political thought.
Sometimes, our preference for certitude, our need to define things with conviction, closes us off from possibility.
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Takimag Lizard Brains With the coming of spring, nature’s mysteries are out to play. TakiMag After what seemed like a biblical period of rain—40 days and 40 nights—the sun at last came out, as did the lizards on the terrace of my house in France, where I luxuriated with them in the warm spring sunshine. One of my many regrets is that I am not a naturalist, though I enjoy the casual observation of the natural world. Indeed, I can happily watch the lizards for extended periods of time: if only I knew how to interpret their behavior! One curious thing that has happened to the lizards in the last five years is that many…Open