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Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins as Reluctant Darwinian

At a debate in Chicago between Dawkins and Bret Weinstein, I witnessed something that I never thought I’d see. Read More ›
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Darwinian Faith and Fetish

Andrew Berry, the Harvard biologist who conducts a Darwin pilgrimage each year for undergraduates to Darwin-related sites in England, responds to my recent post. Read More ›
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Photo: Snapdragons, by Off2riorob (talk) [CC BY 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

Three Ways that Plants Defy Darwin’s Mechanism

Plants have no brains and limited mobility, yet they have mechanisms to thrive in place. One mechanism involves the prevention of inbreeding. Read More ›
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Biologist Scott Turner’s Purpose and Desire, In His Own Words

If Turner is right, the clockwork, mechanistic, DNA-centric model may have met its match. Read More ›
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Smaller Voles: “Evolution in Action” Is Rare, Trivial

News from the University of Zurich is notable both for how underwhelming it is and for a "rare" admission. Read More ›
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Photo: Golden eagle, by Diego Delso [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Evolutionist Recommends “Listening to Other Arguments,” Except When It Comes to Evolution

Rob Brooks decries "tribal thinking." Doug Axe replies skeptically. Read More ›
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More Reports from Confidential Informants at the Royal Society

ID sympathizers at the meeting "wonder whether we should all have some kind of signal...rub the left nostril twice perhaps?" Read More ›

In Terror of Chipmunks: A Response to Joseph Felsenstein

Seldom have I seen a piece of scientifically inspired writing like Felsenstein's that is so far off the mark. Read More ›

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