One of the more interesting aspects of studying evolution is to trace the evolution of the traits possessed by the organisms, whether those...

This is Part 2 of a 2-part blog series. Part 1 covered some history, while this post has three (more) recently published matrices, and the...

[This is Part 1 of a two-part topic – this one is Historical matrices from the 1980s] When I first came into contact with phylogenetics (...

There are theoretically an infinite number of ways to mathematically analyze any set of data, and yet it is unlikely that all (or even most...

Arguments from authority play an important role in our daily lives and our societies. In political discussions, we often point to the opi...