Paul Nelson on the 50th Anniversary of the Wistar Conference

Episode 919 April 25, 2016 00:07:08
Paul Nelson on the 50th Anniversary of the Wistar Conference
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Paul Nelson on the 50th Anniversary of the Wistar Conference

Apr 25 2016 | 00:07:08

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Show Notes

In 1966, MIT engineers and eminent biologists met at the Wistar Institute to discuss problems with evolutionary theory. Now, at the 50th anniversary of the conference, CSC senior fellow and philosopher of biology, Dr. Paul Nelson, describes what happened at the symposium called "Mathematical Challenges to the Neo-Darwinian Interpretation of Evolution."

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