What is natural selection: the driving force of evolution
It s one of the most revolutionary theories in science.
Natural selection is a critical mechanism by which organisms evolve, alongside mutation, migration, and genetic drift.
So what is natural selection? You may be familiar with the phrase ‘survival of the fittest, which has been used time and time again, sometimes even by nefarious agents seeking to justify their bigotry and racism with genuine scientific concepts.
Natural selection refers to the process by which organisms that are the most adapted to an environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, while those that are less adapted tend to die out. Thus, the fittest survive to pass their genes and over the course of generations, the adapted offspring can replace entire populations and, given enough time, even form new species.
One People, One House: ‘The truth about race IS there is no race’
Updated Mar 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 14, 2021
In this photo from 1994, WGBY Channel 57 hosts a forum, “Healing Racism,” co-produced by the Springfield Newspapers. From left are Westfield State University professor Kamal H. Ali, Dr. John Woodall, a psychiatrist and faculty member at Harvard University, Gloria Caballer-Arce, vice principal of John F. Kennedy Middle School in Springfield, and Paul Herron, of the University of Tennessee Medical School. Jim Madigan is the moderator.The Republican file
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By Kamal H. Ali | Professor emeritus, Westfield State University
The morning after Donald J. Trump’s stunning presidential electoral victory in 2016 my very smart lawyer-daughter observed, “Abbie, I think we simply underestimated the level of white rage in the country following the Obama years.”