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2023

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Will the Octopus Ever Find Its Place in the Evolutionary Tree?

New finds in genetics and neuroscience both shed light and deepen the puzzle of the almost "alien" species. Read More ›
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Couldn’t Life’s Information Have Accumulated Gradually? No, and New Long Story Explains Why Not

It turns out there are five separate qualities to life and its information that make this comforting rationalization impossible to uphold. Read More ›
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Could Evolution Give Us Free Will?

From one corner we learn that free will could possibly exist, provided that it is materialized or, if you like “evolutionized.” Read More ›
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Eric Hedin on Free Will and Morality in an Intelligently Designed World

As Hedin puts it, “The universe reveals who we are by allowing us to make free choices.” In other words, the ball is in our court. Read More ›
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Photo: Bald eagle, by Carl Chapman, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Is Intelligent Design Compatible with Evolutionary Theory? A Theologian Weighs In

Of course, a critic might worry that Kojonen’s model violates Ockham’s razor. Why posit two explanations when only one will do? Read More ›
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The Superior Programming that Makes Plants Look Smart

Two signaling molecules — strigolactone and ethylene — can work independently to begin the process of leaf senescence. Read More ›
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“Long Story” Sunday: Why Homology Can’t Be Used as Evidence for Evolution

How has your weekend been so far? There's still time to spice it up with a little laughter and learning. Read More ›
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How Information Runs the Show in Biology

Specified information — when improbability meets a recognizable pattern — demands explanation. Read More ›
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Photo: Milwaukee, by Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 US <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.

To Throttle Human Thriving Is the Point of “Nature Rights”

Granting “rights” to nature — including geological features — profoundly undermines the concept of “rights” itself. Read More ›
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Photo: An oocyte, by Jakub Friedl, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Best and Worst Heuristics for Biological Discovery

"We don’t know what this structure does, so it probably does nothing. Remember, evolution produces a lot of non-functional debris." Read More ›

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