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Telegraph operator
Photo: Telegraph operator, by Tropenmuseum, part of the National Museum of World Cultures, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

In Life, Not One Code but Many

It would be as ridiculous to lump all of these into a single genetic code as it would be to lump Morse Code into the genetic code. Read More ›
Francis Galton
Image: Francis Galton, National Portrait Gallery, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwin, Galton, and “Replacement Theory”

Darwinism and eugenics, going back to the 19th century, were haunted by ideas of “replacement.” Read More ›
Brian Miller Teaching at ID Educatin Day
Photo: Brian Miller, by Daniel Reeves.

Brian Miller: From Non-Life to Life via Natural Forces Alone? Nope

Steven Novella, a scientist committed to puncturing science hype, seems to have fallen for the hype surrounding this laboratory work. Read More ›
honeybees
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Claim: Honeybees, “Like Humans,” Can Tell Odd Vs. Even Numbers

Ants, fruit flies, and even plants can also calculate but it does not follow that they are conscious of what they are doing. Read More ›
humpback whale
humpback whale
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Whales Give More “Design of Life” Evidence, Defying Explanations Based on Natural Selection

Biologist Richard Sternberg explains how the whale-evolution sequence is more “artistic license” than demonstrable fact. Read More ›
Tops Friendly Market
Photo: A former Tops Friendly Market, by Nicholas Eckhart, via Flickr (cropped).

How Science Fueled the White Supremacist Mass Murderer in Buffalo, NY

Over the weekend, a teenage male shooter perpetrated a horrific mass murder in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. Read More ›
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Biologist Michael Denton: Paradigm Shifts

Dr. Denton reflects on paradigm shifts in science he’s witnessed in his lifetime and how his own thinking has changed. Read More ›
kinesin
Image: Kinesin, via Discovery Institute.

Natural Machinery Operates Without Intervention; But How?

We’re going to need a new philosophy: one that can handle realities the Elizabethans and Victorians could never have imagined. Read More ›
parallel-bars
Photo credit: West Point, U.S. Military Academy, via Flickr (cropped).

Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?

Watch an acrobat performing on the parallel bars. Or a baseball player pitching a fastball. Or an athlete swimming the butterfly. Read More ›
Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone
Photo: Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone, by David Coppedge.

Transfer RNAs Wear Special Gear for Hot Water

As usual, evolution-talk is inversely proportional to the amount of detail presented about cellular workings. Read More ›

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