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The Farm at the Center of the Universe
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Earth Left “A Path of Tools” to Scientific Discovery

The fine-tunings for scientific discovery and technological progress are very interesting to me and not just because they defeat the anthropic principle. Read More ›
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Singing — A Remarkable Gift, by Design

The vagus nerve is implicated in how our nervous systems respond when we engage in singing and related vocal activities. Read More ›
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More “Nature Rights” Virtue Signaling, Now in Jackson, Wyoming

So, wise city councilors: Do the plants in the ponds have a right not to be eaten by the moose? Do grubs have a right not to be consumed by black bears? Read More ›
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Evolutionary Model Can’t Account for Singing

Our fascination with singing and how enamored we can become with hearing quality vocalists reveals something significant about our identity as humans. Read More ›
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Herding Chromosomes in the Mitosis Corral

The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways. Read More ›
General Sherman tree
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Michael Denton on Nature’s Fitness for Life

Carbon’s suite of life-friendly features is foundational to the cell’s peerless ability to build sophisticated biological forms. Read More ›
Galaxy Cluster SDSS J1531+3414
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From Galaxies to Atoms, a Vast Web of Fitness for Life

“The miracle of the cell completes the overall fitness paradigm that unites galaxies with atoms in a vast web of fitness for life.” Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Time Wanderers Debunk Popular Scenario of Mammalian Evolution

The crude Darwinist presumption of more advanced descendants outcompeting their primitive ancestors turned out to be wrong once again. Read More ›
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Research: Our Brains Float Between Two Phases, Dodging Disorder

The good news, according to recent research, is that unsteadiness is the normal state of the human brain. Read More ›
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Irreducible Complexity in Bacterial Cell Division

Ready to dip a toe in the ocean of biological ingenuity? Dr. Jonathan McLatchie is back. Read More ›

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