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+-   Evolutionary Scientists Test-Drive "Spore" on Thursday October 23 2008, @03:37PM ahab_2001

Submitted by ahab_2001 on Thursday October 23 2008, @03:37PM
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ahab_2001 writes "The computer game Spore has been marketed partly as an experience that makes evolutionary biology come alive in a game setting. But does that claim hold water? To find out, John Bohannon, a correspondent for Science Magazine (writing as "The Gonzo Scientist"), sat four card-carrying scientists, ranging from evolutionary biologist Niles Eldredge to JPL astrophysicist Miles Smith, down in front of a terminal to play the game. The upshot, says Bohannon: Spore flunks basic science, getting "most of biology badly, needlessly, and often bizarrely wrong.""
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