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The Panda’s Thumb: An Extraordinary Instance of Design?

Optimizing a structure can sometimes come at the cost of certain design constraints. Read More ›
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Farewell to Daniel Dennett

Dennett noted that Paul Nelson and I were in the audience and would be speaking at Tufts that evening on intelligent design. Read More ›
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Science Paper: Use Artificial Intelligence to Challenge Evolution

The authors conclude, "It seems remote that AI would conclude that it is ‘turtles all the way down’.” Read More ›
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Gould’s Panda Argument Is a Problem for Atheistic and Agnostic Views

Contrary to conventional wisdom, then, Stephen Jay Gould’s panda argument does not provide evidence against intelligent design. Read More ›
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Ignorance of Evolutionary Theory as a “Superpower”

Early in her career, Celeste Nelson tried to publish a paper on chicken lung development. The reviewers were not very interested in her findings. Read More ›
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Science Gone Wrong, Thanks to a Hasty Transhumanist

“40,000 years of evolution and we’ve barely even tapped the vastness of human potential." Read More ›
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Did Consciousness Evolve?

Michael Egnor interviews Bernardo Kastrup, a philosopher with a background in computer engineering, about consciousness, evolution, and intelligent design. Read More ›
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Photo: Holotype of Mesobalanoglossus buergeri, by G. Bechly.

Fossil Friday: Hemichordate Body Plan and Lifecycle Goes Back to the Cambrian Explosion

This Fossil Friday we will discuss the abrupt origin of yet another animal phylum during the famous Cambrian Explosion. Read More ›
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Science Needs a Scout Mindset; Here’s Why

One advantage of the scout mindset is that it makes adjusting the confidence we have in our opinions more of a low-stakes enterprise. Read More ›
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Does the Panda Argument Hurt the Case for Evolution?

Gould cannot have it both ways: either theology-laden arguments are legitimate within scientific discourse or not. Read More ›

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