Research Articles
Beyond Purpose and Design: Pedagogical Approaches to Navigate Teleological Thinking in Drug Development
This article addresses the critical challenge of teleological thinking—the attribution of purpose or conscious design to natural phenomena—in the education of drug development professionals.
Cultivating Metacognitive Vigilance: A Framework for Curriculum Development in Drug Discovery and Biomedical Research
This article provides a comprehensive framework for developing curricula that foster metacognitive vigilance—the ability to consciously monitor and regulate one's own thinking—among drug development professionals and biomedical scientists.
Beyond Purpose: Designing Non-Teleological Natural Selection Lessons for Biomedical Research Professionals
This article provides a comprehensive framework for researchers, scientists, and drug development professionals to design and implement effective lessons on natural selection that explicitly avoid teleological reasoning.
Measuring Teleological Reasoning in Evolution: Assessment Tools, Validation Strategies, and Applications for Research
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of contemporary tools and methodologies for assessing teleological reasoning in evolutionary biology.
Identifying Teleological Language in Student Responses: Protocols for Biomedical Research and Education
This article provides a comprehensive framework for researchers and drug development professionals to identify, analyze, and address teleological language in scientific education and communication.
Overcoming Teleological Reasoning: Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies for Biomedical Professionals
This article provides a comprehensive framework for addressing the pervasive cognitive bias of teleological reasoning in scientific education, with a specific focus on researchers and professionals in drug development.
Teleology in Biology: Philosophical Foundations and Research Applications
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the philosophical basis of teleology in biology, exploring its evolution from ancient Aristotelian thought to contemporary naturalized frameworks.
Metacognitive Exercises for Evolution Education: Enhancing Conceptual Understanding for Research and Clinical Applications
This article provides a comprehensive framework for implementing metacognitive exercises in evolution education, tailored for researchers, scientists, and drug development professionals.
Licensed Anthropomorphism: A Heuristic Framework for Evolutionary Explanation in Biomedical Research
This article examines the nuanced role of anthropomorphism as a cognitive tool and a source of heuristic power in evolutionary biology and its implications for biomedical science.
Beyond Misconceptions: Understanding and Addressing Student Resistance to Evolutionary Theory in Scientific Education
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the multifaceted causes of student resistance to evolutionary theory, a foundational concept crucial for researchers, scientists, and drug development professionals.