What big eyes you have, Grandma!

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Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and ReviewsVolume 16, Issue 2 p. 43-48 Crotchets & QuidditiesFree Access What big eyes you have, Grandma! Big eyes are to see with, but what about the unseen? The principle of parsimony in evolution. Kenneth M. Weiss, Kenneth M. Weiss Ken Weiss is Evan Pugh Professor of Anthropology and Genetics at Pennsylvania State UniversitySearch for more papers by this author Kenneth M. Weiss, Kenneth M. Weiss Ken Weiss is Evan Pugh Professor of Anthropology and Genetics at Pennsylvania State UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: 24 April 2007 https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.20127Citations: 1AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES 1 Huxley TH. 1860. Collected essays, vol. II. Darwiniana: the origin of species. London: Macmillan 22– 79. 2 Gould SJ. 1997. Nonoverlapping magisteria. Nat Hist 106: 16– 22. 3 Pollack R. 2000. The faith of biology and the biology of faith: order, meaning, and free will in modern medical science. 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