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Re: [xmca] Units of Scientiic Achievement
- To: ablunden@mira.net, "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
- Subject: Re: [xmca] Units of Scientiic Achievement
- From: Huw Lloyd <huw.softdesigns@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:44:48 +0100
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On 20 June 2011 15:33, Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net> wrote:
> But the metaphor Michael is calling on, Carol, as I see it is "normal
> science" is the incremental, gradual adaptation of a species to its niche,
> and remaining much the same for millions of years, and on the other hand,
> when a species is under real pressure, you get exactly the process Kuhn
> describes in science: rapid diversification and die-outs, with a distinctly
> new species species emerging at the end. It's called "punctuated evolutuion"
> isn't it?
>
> I find the idea of a formation perfecting itself into extinction
> attractive.
>
Said like a representative! :)
Though maybe that's part of their attraction:
http://images.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&gbv=2&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=6mACTubxN87F8QPQzuzNDQ&ved=0CDcQBSgA&q=sea+dragon+horse&spell=1&biw=1109&bih=671
Huw
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