![One of the worst hidden bias of modern science. // Teleology in biology is the use of the language of goal-directedness in accounts of evolutionary adaptation, which some biologists and philosophers of science find problematic. The term teleonomy has also been proposed.](/img/lead/teleology-in-biology.webp)
Teleology in biology
One of the worst hidden bias of modern science. // Teleology in biology is the use of the language of goal-directedness in accounts of evolutionary adaptation, which some biologists and philosophers of science find problematic. The term teleonomy has also been proposed.
![For decades, the selfish gene metaphor let us view evolution with new clarity. Is it now blinding us?](/img/lead/the-selfish-gene-is-a-great-meme-too-bad-its-so-wrong.webp)
The selfish gene is a great meme. Too bad it’s so wrong
For decades, the selfish gene metaphor let us view evolution with new clarity. Is it now blinding us?