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Stifling Food Production to “Save the Planet”

After Sri Lanka’s government restricted non-organic fertilizer use, the economy and government collapsed. Read More ›
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High Energy: Long Story Short Addresses “Energy Harnessing” and Life’s Origin

Everyone knows that maintaining life requires energy, but most do not appreciate the intricate steps required to harness it. Read More ›
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Origin of Life without Intelligent Design? Long Story Short Tackles the “Energy Harnessing” Problem

“Life’s energy harnessing process is one big paradox. You need it before you can have it, and you can’t make it until you’ve already made it." Read More ›
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animals
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Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts”

It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.” Read More ›
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Image: WASP-96b, by NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI.

Exoplanets: Searching for “Earth 2.0”

"Webb has revealed the unambiguous signature of water, indications of haze, and evidence for clouds that were thought not to exist based on prior observations" Read More ›
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Fact Check: Humans Aren’t “Evolving a New Artery”

The median artery was not caught in the act of “evolving,” either in the micro- or macro- sense. It has been caught in the act of “persisting.” Read More ›
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Robert J. Marks: Could Artificial Intelligence Replace Tom Cruise?

Strictly in terms of optimal military tactics, the job of the human fighter pilots could be better filled by drones. Read More ›
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In Artificial and Biological Neural Networks, Intelligent Design Is Undeniable

Someday evolutionists might connect the dots. Right now, even simple nerve nets in jellyfish and hydra are remarkably well designed for what they do. Read More ›
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olfaction
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The Nose Really Does Know, It Turns Out…

Anosmia, the loss of a sense of smell, affects up to 80 percent of COVID sufferers. However long it lasts, it is a health and safety concern. Read More ›

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