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Woodpecker Is a Stunning Example of Irreducible Complexity

A partially functional woodpecker evolving to be a functional woodpecker would be evolutionary dead-end. Read More ›
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In a Universe of Non-Living Matter, Communication Sets Us Apart

Communication is found across all life forms, from the signals sent by trees through fungal networks to the deep conversations we can have with each other. Read More ›
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Trailer: Secrets of the Human Body

“The human body. Nothing we know of is as complex or finely tuned. How did humans reach this level of sophistication?" Read More ›
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Conundrum: Split Brain But Unified Perception

Current research suggests that a non-materialist approach to the neuroscience of the human mind is quite viable. Read More ›
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Where in the Brain Does the Mind Reside?

A rabbi asks neurosurgeon Michael Egnor how consciousness can exist without a place in the brain. Read More ›
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Learning About Biological Design from Human Art

How does an intelligent agent go from idea to artifact? What can the process of art teach us about the evidence of design in the natural world? Read More ›
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Logic Shows Abstract Thought Is an Immaterial Power

There are also logical reasons for thinking that the intellect is immaterial, which means spiritual. Read More ›
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The Boy Who Proved Most Theories of Consciousness Wrong

He was unequivocally conscious — without a cerebral cortex and even without brain hemispheres. Read More ›
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New Book, The Immortal Mind, Out Today — The Brain Can Be Split, but Not the Mind

Even when the brain is split in half, many important aspects of the mind remain unified. Thus, the mind is something that the brain isn’t. Read More ›
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The Logical Basis of the Immaterial Mind

The indeterminacy of matter precludes brain states from forming the basis of abstract thought. Simple logic points to this truth. Read More ›

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