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A Year Ago Today, Steve Meyer Met Joe Rogan

“Things seem much different than they did a year ago,” said our colleague Emily Sandico in an office conversation the other day. Read More ›
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Jonathan Witt: More than Just “Bare” Design, Nature Reveals Cosmic Genius

Like a matryoshka doll, nature displays its depths in a hidden manner, not just on the surface. Read More ›
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Sleeping Mice Show How the Brain Lays Down Memories

Studies of mice running mazes have shed light on the sharp waves of neurons that assist in forming memories. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Cambrian Fossils Turned Upside Down Yet Again

Most of these reconstructions are based on very weak evidence and are highly speculative. Read More ›
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Blind Cavefish: Evolutionary Icon, or an Example of Preprogrammed Adaptation?

There is another model that could explain the transformations of the cavefish. This model is called continuous environmental tracking and it is design-based. Read More ›
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Emily Reeves on the Intersection of Biology and Engineering

Dr. Reeves explains the importance of using engineering principles to understand biological systems. Read More ›
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Springs, Glues, and Rocket Launchers in Cell Division

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 ›
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Five Years Ago, Yale’s David Gelernter Gave Up on Darwin

David Gelernter is one of a growing number of scientists and thinkers bold enough to look beyond a Darwinian paradigm. Read More ›
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The Wonder of Sunlight: Appreciating the Remarkable Coincidences that Make Life Possible

It is easy to imagine a plethora of scenarios where, if our universe were just slightly different, photosynthesis could not take place. Read More ›
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Oxford Physiologist Denis Noble: Dissent from Neo-Darwinism Has Passed a “Tipping Point”

We were wondering when the (often very dramatic) claims made recently in arcane academic texts would begin making more of a splash in the popular media. Read More ›

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