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From the UK, Good News for Biology

Here’s hoping that in the U.S., women and girls can again be secure in female-only spaces. Read More ›
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High Bird Intelligence Is Consistent with Design, Not Evolution

A discussion of animal intelligence that refuses to acknowledge human exceptionalism becomes a script for suppressing discussions we need to have. Read More ›
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New Article Calls for a Philosophical Revolution in Biology, Placing Mind Over Matter

Biology is directed by cognition. But the authors do not attempt to explain the source of cognition or how it originated. Read More ›
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Get Smart: Recognizing Reptile Intelligence

Mammals, birds, and reptiles all developed different smart survival strategies on their own. It sounds like convergent evolution or intelligent design. Read More ›
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Biologist Michael Levin Is at It Again, Now Pushing at the Mind-Brain Equation

When caterpillars are in their chrysalises, their brains physically dissolve (along with the rest of their bodies) and are rebuilt as butterfly brains. Read More ›
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A Cell Makes “Decisions” — But if It’s Following a Material Blueprint, How Does It Do That?

Watching cells under a microscope, we sense familiarity with their challenges when they face puzzles. How is this possible if their nature is strictly physical? Read More ›
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Big Human Brain from…Just Two Genes?

The genes, unique to humans, spurred brain growth when introduced in mice and chimpanzee stem cells. Read More ›
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From Seizures, a Healthy Respect for the Brain

Webb Wright’s roundup of historical approaches to epilepsy is not very insightful, unfortunately. Read More ›
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A Needed Protest Against “AI Slop” and AI “Word Vomit”

It’s all another lesson in human exceptionalism. I believe we will wake up from the AI delusion someday. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide with Casey Luskin

How would you explain intelligent design to someone who has just recently begun looking into it? Perhaps you are new to it yourself. Read More ›

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