SIO518: Biological Definitions Do Not Do What Richard Dawkins Says They Do

Thomas is joined by Dr. Eric Jaffe , biologist, dinosaur enthusiast, and high school biology teacher, for a conversation that starts with a deceptively simple question: what are biological definitions actually doing ? It turns out that biology is far more like history than math, and that difference has enormous consequences for anyone trying to weaponize phrases like "the biological definition of…