(March 26, 2021 at 10:07 am)John 6IX Breezy Wrote: I think this over-arching comment by Peebo is interesting. At its simplest level, evolution is change in allele frequencies over time. And the mechanisms of evolution we all know (mutation, selection, drift, etc.), are the reasons why allele frequencies change over time. But from here the theory grows broader: people become interested in adaptation, social behavior, speciation etc. With the broadest overarching umbrella perhaps being that of the historical narrative of life on earth, fossil records, origins, reconstructing the story of evolution.
I've added your book recommendation to my collection. (Libgen is like Barnes and Nobles for me lol.)
All those things are part of modern evolutionary theory, and are not controversial - except some aspects of behavior. Explaining aspects of human behavior can get unscientific, as people spin just-so stories. However, I do like game theory for better understanding how societies and social interactions work or don't work.