Derek Hough
writes on various subjects and his latest work is a small book detailing the
rules needed to reduce or eliminate warfare. His booklet, Global Leviathan,
sketches out a utopian vision of the future in which a world leader or world
authority with a monopoly over large-scale weaponry and also
armed with a new definition of democracy will bring peace to the world.
Derek
Hough’s only novel, A Business Affair, is set in the aftermath of The
Great War, where the protagonists Richard and Christine dedicate so much time
and effort to building a world-class business that they overlook the fact that
they may actually be in love with each other.
Writing
under the pen name of Jeffrey Chaucer, Derek Hough reminisces about his
thirteen years as a hotelier in his short book The Hotelier’s Tale. The
names of people and places have been disguised, but otherwise the almost
unbelievable stories are 100% true.
Derek Hough’s earlier book is on the very different
subject of Evolutionary Theory and is entitled Evolution: from copying
errors to evolvability. He logically spells out the current theory,
explains why it is incorrect, and proceeds to propose a better theory, one that
Darwin himself would have approved.
He has used genetic algorithms to study various
aspects of evolution and makes comments on other scientific areas when he
thinks he can make a useful contribution. The links to his papers and YouTube
videos are listed below
Global Leviathan.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380029414_Global_Leviathan
or
https://philpapers.org/rec/HOUGLS
Evolutionary
Theory in Seven Articles.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334304974_Evolutionary_Theory_in_Seven_Articles
or
https://philpapers.org/archive/HOUETI.pdf
Neo-Darwinism
is an outdated theory. It has never been updated for the computer age, despite the fact that the subject matter can only be
investigated with the aid of computers. These articles, apart from explaining
Hough’s new theory, discuss various aspects of the subject including Darwin’s
view on a comprehensive theory of evolution, a critique of Douglas Futuyma’s classic
textbook on the subject, two references to Richard Dawkins including a
discussion on Altruism and Group Selection and finally a rebuttal of the claim
that Kettlewell’s Moths were an example of ‘evolution in action’.
Sex and the
elimination of copying errors.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351358060_Sex_and_the_elimination_of_copying_errors
or
https://philpapers.org/rec/HOUSAT-3
This paper
explores two separate elements of sex, namely sexual selection and crossover. A
simple computerised genetic algorithm can confirm a possible connection between
sexual selection and the elimination of copying errors.
Evolutionary
Theory and Computerised Genetic Algorithms.
or
https://philpapers.org/archive/HOUETA.pdf
Neo-Darwinism
can be usefully studied with the help of a Computerised Genetic Algorithm. Only
a mathematical approach can reveal the shortcomings of the current dogma and
point the way to a revised definition of the Theory of Evolution.
The origins
of Darwin’s ‘unknown laws of variation’.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351365066_In_the_Beginning_was_Variety
or
https://philpapers.org/archive/HOUTOO-4.pdf
The goal of
this project is to encourage biologists to exclude any mention of ‘copying
errors’ from the latest definition of the theory of evolution. Instead, it should
be accepted that evolutionary change is facilitated by an evolved system of
variety-maintenance and variety-generation which in turn leads to novel
structures and complexity.
The role of
redundancy and many-to-one mapping in evolution.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368881742_Fantasy_protein_mutation
or
https://philpapers.org/archive/HOUTRO-8.pdf
How does the
genetic code navigate through the mind-boggling list of alternatives? This
brief article gives a clue.
Endocrine
Disputing Chemicals.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365398115_Endocrine_Disrupting_Chemicals
or
https://philpapers.org/archive/HOUEDC-3.pdf
This is an article
published in Athletics Weekly which attempts to explain why the overall
standard of British distance running is not what it used to be.
Letter to
the Editor published in New Scientist magazine concerning Concussion and
Consciousness.
or
https://philpapers.org/archive/HOUCAC-3.pdf
Possible
relevance of concussion to consciousness.
Letter to
the Editor published in New Scientist magazine recalling a forgotten evolution
pioneer.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307562498_Another_forgotten_evolution_pioneer
or
https://philpapers.org/archive/HOUAFE.pdf
YouTube.
Derek Hough
summarises the history of the evolution of consciousness from the beginnings of
the universe in a 40-minute YouTube lecture.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4h6jN7bPqg)
Derek Hough
critiques neo-Darwinism and highlights its major fault.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5foHHbAawek&t=17s
Derek Hough has
also tried his hand at satire, and he gives his views on the downside of
humanity with a crude puppet show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yNjHkco7aQ