Charles Darwin



Alfred Wallace
Co-discoverers of the 'natural selection' evolutionary process.
 WELCOME TO THE SECOND EVOLUTION WEB SITE


This site describes a radical new scientific theory - that in addition to 'natural selection,' the evolutionary process discovered by Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace in 1859, a second evolutionary process also exists that regulates the evolution of innate behaviours, instincts and emotions in multicellular animals.

Although this second evolutionary process, which I call 'teemosis' emerged about 543 million years ago from selectionist pressures for inheritable adaptive behaviours, it also exerts an indirect influence over organic (physical) evolution.

Although arguably the most revolutionary new biological theory since Darwin's, the second evolution hypothesis is based on the simple premise that everything in nature evolves, including the process of evolution itself.


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An Introduction to Teem Theory.

INTRODUCTION TO TEEM THEORY


Read a non-technical introduction to teem theory.




Click here to check out some
of the major hypotheses
generated by teem theory.

THE MAIN TEEM THEORY HYPOTHESES

Teem theory is not just a new theory of behavioural evolution. Because the teemosis process presaged the emergence of animals, it influences almost every aspect of animal evolution, from behaviour and instincts to emotions, perception, motivation, personality, memory, physical evolution, speciation, brain evolution and molecular biology.

Here, I list 23 principle hypotheses generated by teem theory.


To read the paper as
a web page, click here.




Alternatively, read the
paper as a PDF file.
 THE MEDICAL HYPOTHESES PAPER ON TEEM THEORY

For a more technical introduction, read a recent paper on teem theory published in the British journal, 'Medical Hypotheses.'

The paper argues the DNA molecule contains two separate modes of inheritance - protein coding genes that code for physical traits, and noncoding 'junk DNA' nucleotides that code for emotional and behavioural traits.

Citation: Vendramini, Danny. (2005) Noncoding DNA and the teem theory of
inheritance, emotions and innate behaviour. Medical Hypotheses. v64, 3, pp512-519. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2004.08.022.



Five papers on
teem theory

FIVE ADDITIONAL PAPERS ON TEEM THEORY


Teem theory generates hypotheses in a number of fields, including evolutionary biology, palaeontology, psychology and genetics, so five interconnected papers were required to fully describe the theory and document the supporting evidence. Each paper examines a different aspect of teem theory.

'THE SECOND EVOLUTION ' BOOK

I have included the Preface and Chapter One of a book I'm writing on teem theory. Called 'The Second Evolution' the book is written in a simple, informative style for a non-academic audience and assumes the reader has little or no formal training in the life sciences apart from high school biology.






"The Second Evolution" has just been accepted for publication by Kardooair Press.

Publication is set for July 2008.
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Implications of teem theory.

IMPLICATIONS: WHAT TEEM THEORY EXPLAINS

Teem theory appears to explain a wide variety of biological phenomena. In fact, the best proof for the theory comes from its ability to resolve so many problematical issues in biology, genetics, palaeontology and psychology - things that have perplexed life scientists for decades. Some of the implications of teem theory are discussed here.


Read a sample of opinions
from life scientists.






Go straight to the
Discussion pages.		 WHAT SCIENTISTS SAY ABOUT TEEM THEORY

The history of science tells us that radical new scientific theories are usually met with initial resistance from the scientific community, and this is especially so when the proponent of that theory comes from outside the field, such as Gregor Mendel. However, this has not been the case with teem theory. Perhaps because it is widely believed in the biological community that gaps remains in the NeoDarwinian paradigm, especially as it relates to the evolution of behaviour, scientists, on the whole, have responded positively but cautiously. 

In any case, you can read short summaries of their comments, or else read the complete correspondence. Some of it's a bit technical. Please feel free to post your own comments.
 



Find out how teem theory
refutes intelligent design.

TEEM THEORY VS CREATIONISM

All too often, critics of Darwinian theory are motivated by
religious agendas. Is this the case here? Does teem theory support creationism? Certainly not. In fact, teem theory provides powerful new scientific arguments to counter creationist rhetoric.







Visit my Charles Darwin page


A PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES DARWIN
 This site is intended as a resource for   Darwinian scholars and students. It attempts to gather for the first time in
a single database, every photo, painting and drawing ever made of Darwin.

DOES THIS MEAN DARWIN WAS WRONG?


Evolution undoubtedly occurs by natural selection and Darwin's theory explains incremental gradualistic evolution (what we call 'microevolution') perfectly well. The problem is that it's less adept at explaining 'macroevolution' (morphological complexity, biodiversity, speciation etc.) and unable to adequately explain behavioural evolution. 

 Teem theory doesn't refute Darwinism, it simply adds a new complementary strand to Darwin's theory. By filling in a few
blanks and resolving a number of long-standing biological, palaentological and genetic problems, teem theory can only strengthen our existing NeoDarwinian paradigm.
















"If you are right, nearly
everything I know about genetics
and development is wrong."

Prof. Robert Trivers
 THE INEVITABLE CONTROVERSY
Darwin-smallAny scientific theory that challenges a cherished and prevailing orthodoxy is bound to be controversial. As Darwin himself said about 'The Origin of Species,' “I by no means expect to convince experienced naturalists whose minds are stocked with a multitude of facts all viewed, during a long course of years, from a point of view directly opposite to mine.”

I don’t know what the solution is, except to hope, as Darwin did, for “young and rising naturalists who will be able to view both sides of the question with impartiality.”

 In the long term though, because teem theory provides simple, verifiable explanations for so many problematical aspects of biology, psychology, palaeontology and genetics, I'm confident
it will eventually become an integral part of the NeoDarwinian paradigm.



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Copyright 2005-07: Danny Vendramini

THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


While my greatest scientific debt is undoubtedly to Charles Darwin, there are lots of other people I'd like to personally thank for offering to read material, providing invaluable feedback, giving sound advice and generally helping to test and validate the theory.

They include, Rosie Scott, Professor Tord Kjellstrom, Professor Simon Conway-Morris, Professor Jaak Panksepp, Professor Noam Chomsky, Professor Anita Heiss, Professor Larry Young, Elizabeth Weiss, Professor Simon Chapman, Dr Coral Wynter, Professor Daniel Blumstein, Professor Stanley Stalthe, Dr. Bruce Charlton, Professor Richard Fortey, Professor Tony McMichael, Professor John Tyson, Dr. Andrew Bell, Professor David Skibinski, Dr Mary MacGibbon, Professor Merlin Crossley,  Professor James Shapiro, Dr. Werner Meyer, Professor David Featherstone, Professor Kirk Winemiller, Fran Bonier, Professor Robin Allott, Professor Georg Striedter, Dr. Dayal Purohit,  Dr. Wiliam Novak, Professor Roger Masters, Professor Pierre Capy, Jessica Wollard, Professor Ross Crozier, Professor Carl Schlichting, Bella Vendramini, Josie Vendramini, Tom Markham, Emily Walker, Dr. Fiona Yih Ling Chan, Professor Robert Trivers, Professor Timothy Mousseau, Professor Geoff Parker and Dr. Peter Richerson.
            




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