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Photo: A falcon’s eye, by Oussama dzlion [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

Modern Software and Biological Organisms: Object-Oriented Design

Let’s consider the eye, which is but one of many subsystems (along with the brain, heart, liver, lungs, etc.) in higher animals that coordinate their tasks to keep an organism alive. Read More ›
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Photo credit: A statue of Darwin as a young man was commissioned at Christ’s College, Cambridge University, to celebrate the Darwin bicentenary in 2009, with Prince Philip immediately to the right of Darwin. Photo by fortheloveofknowledge [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

A Darwinian Pilgrimage

Darwin still has some cachet among design advocates. In this I differ from some of my friends and colleagues. Read More ›
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Image: Precambrian life, by Ghedoghedo [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons.

Cambrian-Aged Ediacaran Organism Reconfirms Explosiveness of the Cambrian Explosion

For the first time it has been discovered that an organism from the Precambrian Ediacaran fauna may have survived into the Cambrian period. Read More ›
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Image: "Man Writing a Letter," by Gabriël Metsu, via Wikimedia Commons.

Correspondence: A Father, an Atheist Son, and Darwin Heretic Matti Leisola

The father had sent his son a copy of our book, urging him to read it so the two could discuss the evidence and arguments there. Read More ›
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Photo: “Tree of Life,” a cave painting from Borneo, Indonesia, by Lhfage at English Wikipedia [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Adventures in New Places — A Conference on Human Origins

I asked fairly innocuous questions, realizing that I was being allowed to participate as long as I didn’t cause strife. Read More ›
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Photo: Bust of Alfred Russel Wallace, Wallace Garden, National Botanic Garden of Wales, by Elliott Brown, via Flickr (cropped).

New Book Offers History as an Antidote to the Paralyzing “Science-Denier” Label

Whether the subject is evolution or climate change, the purpose of accusing someone of “science-denial” is to keep that person in line. Read More ›
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Photo: Mylodon darwinii, lower jaw, Natural History Museum, Berlin, by FunkMonk [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons.

Doctor’s Diary: Inexplicable Species and the Theory of Evolution

Man has been searching for fossils, or stumbling upon them, for millennia. Read More ›
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Photo credit: hhach, via Pixabay.

The Drive to Obliterate “Medical Conscience”

An international effort seeks to transform abortion into a positive right, which would require the state to guarantee access. Read More ›
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Photo: Ariel toucan (Ramphastos ariel), by Ana Cotta [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

Discovering Alfred Russel Wallace

For those who wish to caricature the theory of intelligent design, Wallace becomes a very inconvenient historical figure. Read More ›

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