Project News

December 12
Galeaspid anatomy and the origin of vertebrate paired appendages

Phil Donoghue, PI of the “Chance versus Purpose in the Evolution of Biospheres” project, contributed to the Nature article, “Galeaspid anatomy and the origin of vertebrate paired appendages.”

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December 11
Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios

Tim Lenton, part of the “Chance versus Purpose in the Evolution of Biospheres” project, contributed to the Open Access Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences article, “Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios.”

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December 10
Health and environment from adaptation to adaptivity: a situated relational account

Leonardo Bich, part of two Purpose Projects, contributed to the Open Access History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences article, “Health and environment from adaptation to adaptivity: a situated relational account.”

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December 9
In the line of fire: Debris throwing by wild octopuses

Stefan Linquist (University of Guelph), coordinator of the “Higher-Level Agency and Directionality in Ecology and Earth Science” group of Purpose Projects, contributed to the Open Access PLOS ONE article, “In the line of fire: Debris throwing by wild octopuses.”

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December 8
Reality vs. Expectations of Assessment in STEM Education: An Exploratory Case Study of STEM Schools in Egypt

Gillian Roehrig, part of the “‘Function’ in biology and bio-inspired design” project, contributed to the Open Access Education Sciences article, “Reality vs. Expectations of Assessment in STEM Education: An Exploratory Case Study of STEM Schools in Egypt.”

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