A new theory linking evolution and physics has scientists baffled – but is it solving a problem that doesn't exist?
- Written by: Bill Bateman, Associate professor, Curtin University
Tim Johnson / UnsplashIn October, a paper titled “Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution” appeared in the top science journal Nature. The authors – a team led by Lee Cronin at the University of Glasgow and Sara Walker at Arizona State University – claim their theory is an “interface between...