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Reflections on punctuated equilibria 🧪 Niles Eldredge @nilese.bsky.socialwww.cambridge.org/core/journal... "It is a pleasure to be invited to contribute to the celebration of the publication of “punctuated equilibria” 50 years ago—the canonical version I did with Steve Gould"

PE evident in biological & cultural evolution, abrupt extinctions, biodiversity crashes, pathogen & tech change On the multiscale dynamics of punctuated evolution 🧪 Salva Duran-Nebreda, @andrejpaleo.bsky.social@nilese.bsky.social@svalver.bsky.socialwww.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

A very interesting read. I knew this would be the final paragraph

Thank you, Carolyn. The two events were punctuated for very different reasons but their consequences will be the same - if we don’t act.

Please read the 🌟 excellent 🌟 thread on our just published in TREE article on the Punctuated Evolution - a conceptual generalization of Punctuated Equilibria at different levels and kinds of evolutionary systems 👇 🧪 ⚒️ #Geology#Paleobio#EvoBio

SVsvalver.bsky.socialJun 2, 2024 9:59am

Very excited to share our Trends in Ecology and Evolution review paper on #punctuated_evolution: a pattern of long-term stability interrupted by dramatic changes. A thread on the origins of rapid change, from large #extinctions to socio-technological #disruption. 🌍🧬🛠   www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

The road towards publishing this paper has been complex and punctuated; the trip only made possible by the collaborative efforts of a fantastic team! Salva Duran-Nebreda, @andrejpaleo.bsky.social@blaividiella.bsky.social, Niles Eldredge, Alex Bentley and Mike O'Brien.

Takeaway: #punctuated_evolution evolution isn't confined to the past. It's happening now, in our rapidly changing world. By recognizing complex evolutionary patterns, we can better anticipate and adapt to present and future challenges.

Why does #punctuated_evolution#tippingpoints

Technological evolution mirrors this too. From the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Age, progress often comes in sudden, transformative bursts rather than a smooth continuum. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...