Carl Zimmer on Spore. If the NYT wants you to log in, try via his blog: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom... - Michael Kuhn from Bookmarklet

Darn, he beat me to it :) - Deepak Singh

"Evolutionary biologists like Dr. Near and Dr. Prum, who have had a chance to try the game, like it a great deal. But they also have some serious reservations. The step-by-step process by which Spore’s creatures change does not have much to do with real evolution. “The mechanism is severely messed up,” Dr. Prum said." - Michael Kuhn

"Spore also mimicked evolution in another way that pleased Dr. Shubin. “Will asked me, ‘Why did creatures evolve to walk on land?’ ” he recalled. “I mentioned that the freshwater ecosystems of the Late Devonian were pretty predator-intensive. He smirked.”" - Michael Kuhn

That's it - what my little brother told me about. He says it's quite wonderful. Will pass on to Henry as promised. - Heather