http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2F Planet of the Apes is a blog about the issues and science of evolution, written by Inquirer science writer Faye Flam and illustrated by Tony Auth. en-us Fri, 25 May 2012 18:06:12 GMT 2012-05-25T18:06:12Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=154148995&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FTest-your-Probability-IQ.html Think you're smarter than a doctor? If you get this right, you probably are. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:06:12 GMT 7f04a01813c7e121ec6da65b06b7c2fb Faye Flam 2012-05-25T18:06:12Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=153233785&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FBritish-Scientists-Seek-Bigfoot-Hair-for-DNA-Analysis.html You British scientists are so droll! Wed, 23 May 2012 20:23:17 GMT 2147f78952e8f0b46f099ec96c2ee7ae Faye Flam 2012-05-23T20:23:17Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=153139685&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FMencken-vs-Millikan-Why-the-Phrase-Religious-Scientist-isnt-Always-an-Oxymoron.html H.L. Mencken wrote that religious people could be "technicians" but not real scientists. In "Free Radicals", Michael Brooks disagrees. Wed, 23 May 2012 16:43:11 GMT 18f6c1bf6146d717eb278a4c474063c1 Faye Flam 2012-05-23T16:43:11Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=152638755&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FMystery-Quote-on-the-True-Essence-of-Science.html Science abandons ideas when they go wrong. Someone famous said this. It's true and it's happening right now, as cancer screening undergoes a big paradigm shift. Tue, 22 May 2012 20:40:13 GMT 44ff1bc9b752629de485b2e82ac445f7 Faye Flam 2012-05-22T20:40:13Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=152612755&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FTonight-A-Mix-of-Science-Popularization-and-Experimental-Beer-.html Tonight - the result of a chemist who teaches and a brewer who experiments. Tue, 22 May 2012 18:21:03 GMT 26dfc92dbde8512edae376b6c83d347e Faye Flam 2012-05-22T18:21:03Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=152344125&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FNo-New-Food-Since-the-Dinosaur-Era-A-Story-of-Extreme-Survival.html Wonderful Joel Achenbach Story about Weird Bacteria from Under the Sea Floor. Mon, 21 May 2012 22:57:38 GMT 63b5a37c8440dabdbd7710813f12dba7 Faye Flam 2012-05-21T22:57:38Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=152151565&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FHow-Dogs-See-the-World-The-Evolutionary-Story-of-Color-Vision.html Color vision evolved more than a billion years ago so bacteria could tell time. But new color sensing abilities were lost and then gained again in our evolutionary lineage. Sat, 19 May 2012 17:10:33 GMT 0021f2785dac630c369c903948508b5e Faye Flam 2012-05-19T17:10:33Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=152079575&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FThe-Essence-of-Science-.html Richard Feynman says the essence of science is experiment, but what's the essence of a good experiment? Fri, 18 May 2012 20:07:15 GMT df731110640679b277a3293a8ea5c1d1 Faye Flam 2012-05-18T20:07:15Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=151949745&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FHappiness-in-a-Bottle-and-other-Brain-Drinks-Tested.html Students love the crop of popular drinks that promise to pick you up and and slow you down, or both at the same time. FDA doesn't have to approve claims. Thu, 17 May 2012 21:49:47 GMT c75692bedb3f38ad529a984d63cf4f13 Faye Flam 2012-05-17T21:49:47Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=151622785&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FA-Physicist-says-Science-Can-Address-Questions-about-Gods-etc-.html Stephen Jay Gould famously sorted science and relgion into "non-overlapping magisteria". Physicist Victor Stenger thinks otherwise. Tue, 15 May 2012 22:25:25 GMT 1b00b9dc126948d9c99816c44036e9a9 Faye Flam 2012-05-15T22:25:25Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=151435155&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FTemple-Grandins-insights-into-Autism-Animals-and-Love.html Professor Temple Grandin says her autism helps her get into the heads of other animals. Mon, 14 May 2012 20:35:51 GMT 54132b4800a5bce92f5ace49b1cb8a0b Faye Flam 2012-05-14T20:35:51Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=151373645&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FElements-of-Color-Vision-Evolved-Before-Eyes.html We owe our color vision to bacteria. They invented color-detection to tell the time. Mon, 14 May 2012 14:42:26 GMT 79ae3eb86c3a623e31167a2de1415718 Faye Flam 2012-05-14T14:42:26Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=151303275&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FThe-Evolution-of-Mitt-Romney-and-other-High-School-Bullies.html A reader wants to know if bullies are a product of evolution. Scientists say yes, but they're on the way out. Mon, 14 May 2012 11:26:25 GMT c5cadb136bbd7e2b22a28d5c16e7f0af Faye Flam 2012-05-14T11:26:25Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=151192935&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FGood-Stories-this-Week-Critical-Thinking-and-Cancer-Statistics.html Readers should demand to know how health statistics were derived Fri, 11 May 2012 22:30:51 GMT 8ac3add48fc791c9bb7f683680d72add Faye Flam 2012-05-11T22:30:51Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=151022615&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FA-Reader-Connects-Evolution-to-an-Amoral-Society.html Why is evolution singled out as a problem for failing to give people a complete moral compass? We don't ask this of physics, math or organic chemistry. Thu, 10 May 2012 22:02:47 GMT d0899c99993a86ab6ba19a6a97d1a8a4 Faye Flam 2012-05-10T22:02:47Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=150860405&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FExtra-Small-Water-and-other-Drivel-in-the-News.html Will extra-small water molecules clean your pores? And is this claim "drivel" or just good old fashioned B.S.? Wed, 09 May 2012 23:04:03 GMT 524294c94ff5b7328c6b5f3f284d0d3c Faye Flam 2012-05-09T23:04:03Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=150424445&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FMonkeying-Around-With-Technology.html Why do people text and tweet while ignoring people sitting next to them? Like monkeys, humans jostle for status. Mon, 07 May 2012 14:10:26 GMT a63da26b678a736ebb0c6b70bc09f8ca Faye Flam 2012-05-07T14:10:26Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=150072985&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FThe-End-of-the-World-and-a-Correction-Mind-Puzzle.html We said the world will not end Dec. 12. We meant the world will not end Dec. 21. How do we fix it? Thu, 03 May 2012 21:49:27 GMT 1e36e919716842ef1625b6588bb2ac4e Faye Flam 2012-05-03T21:49:27Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=150044025&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FCritical-Thinking-and-the-Mayan-Prophesy-.html People laugh at the idea that the world would end December 21, 2012, but they bought hook line and sinker the rumor that this had been a Mayan prophecy. Thu, 03 May 2012 21:48:29 GMT b01dd09ff6ae79be689426a99d7c0353 Faye Flam 2012-05-03T21:48:29Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=835714&44=149742095&32=3796&7=881169&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fevolution%2FThursday-Chemical-Heritage-Foundation-Features-Scott-Gilbert-on-Symbiosis.html Some think symbiosis is a more important factor in our evolution than currently believed. Developmental biologist Scott Gilbert explains Wed, 02 May 2012 21:09:27 GMT fded431a235d83e9e8ea386caa33b13b Faye Flam 2012-05-02T21:09:27Z