Academia Biology recently published a paper by Blyth Institute research director Jonathan Bartlett. The paper, titled “Alternate mutation modalities in models of population dynamics,” covers the way that new discoveries in mutation theory mean that the way that we model population dynamics needs to change as well. Since “random mutations” are no longer the primary…

Bob Murphy, a podcaster focusing on academic-oriented interviews, recently interviewed Blyth Institute director Jonathan Bartlett on his recent published research on mutation theory and evolution and where biology is going into the future.

Teleological causation has been a difficult subject in the philosophy of science for some time. On the one hand, it is difficult to even think of biology except in terms of goals and purposes. On the other hand, using teleological causes has historically allowed researchers quite a bit of room to substitute hand-waving for hard…

The modern synthesis, developed in the middle of the 20th century, held firmly that no intentional forces were at play in evolutionary theory (a thorough review of the approach of the modern synthesis is available in Stoltzfus’s Mutations, Randomness and Evolution). However, this was based more on the philosophical outlook of the participants of the…

The validity of infinitesimals as mathematical entities was demonstrated in the 1960s by Abraham Robinson. However, the most widespread application area of infinitesimals, differentials, has continued to be plagued by inconsistencies. Typically, these inconsistencies are papered over by forcing practitioners to never use differentials in isolation. However, new work from The Blyth Institute shows that…

We are pleased to announce the release of the next issue of Communications of the Blyth Institute. CBI continues to attract, review, and publish high quality research in a variety of scientific disciplines. The present issue includes papers on the origin of life, a new model for the Big Bang, and a variety of topics…

The Kindle edition of Naturalism and Its Alternatives in Scientific Methodologies was made available for free for a short period this week, and it immediately shot to the #1 spot in several categories on Amazon.

We are pleased to announce the availability of our next issue (volume 3, issue 1) of Communications of the Blyth Institute. This issue has a focus on the mathematics of tiling patterns. If you are interested in contributing to Communications, you can email submissions@blythinstitute.org or use our online submission process.

We are pleased to announce the availability of our next issue (volume 2, issue 2) of Communications of the Blyth Institute. This issue has a focus on active information, both in mathematics and in practice. If you are interested in contributing to Communications, you can email submissions@blythinstitute.org or use our online submission process.