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The Math Behind the Immaterial Genome 

While not a formal defense, this analysis aims to give readers an intuitive grasp of the reasoning behind Richard Sternberg's Platonic perspective. Read More ›
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Photo: A planarian, by Pavel Kirillov from St.Petersburg, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

New Article Calls for a Philosophical Revolution in Biology, Placing Mind Over Matter

Biology is directed by cognition. But the authors do not attempt to explain the source of cognition or how it originated. Read More ›
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A Needed Protest Against “AI Slop” and AI “Word Vomit”

It’s all another lesson in human exceptionalism. I believe we will wake up from the AI delusion someday. Read More ›
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Sorry, Dr. Coyne: There Is No Religion-Science Conflict

I dare say that Michael Behe has had a far greater influence on the field of evolutionary biology than Jerry Coyne has. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Say Hello to Our Microscopic Granddaddy?

What we do know is that it is definitely not our earliest ancestor. Another overhyped missing link bites the dust. Read More ›
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The Machine Model in Medicine

The unfortunate fact is, there really are those two conflicting sides in medicine. Read More ›
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Putting AI to the “Tolkien Test”: Could It Pass?

Could ChatGPT ever hope to get close to the creative depth found in Tolkien’s Middle-earth? Read More ›
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Using AI to Discover Intelligent Design

Hundreds of faint archaeological geoglyphs were found by training AI on aerial photographs of the Nazca plain in Peru. Read More ›
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Theist Doctor, Materialist Doctor

To be a good medical doctor, you have to treat the human body as if its parts have purpose and function. There’s really no way around it. Read More ›
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Phenology: The Science of Seasonal Adaptation

No, not phrenology — phenology. It’s not pseudoscience, but a lesser-known branch of science that includes birds, bees, and trees. Read More ›

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