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acid mine drainage
Photo: Acid mine drainage, a home for archaea, by Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Elephant in the Science Lab

I have been seeking to describe the science of purpose. Now it is worth getting down to the basics of what science actually is and how it works. Read More ›
exoplanet
Image credit: M. Mizera / PTA / IAU100, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Search for Habitable Planets Is a Design Detection Exercise

The extent of habitable space within all space can serve as a determinant of the plausibility of naturalism vs intelligent design. Read More ›
primordial soup
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A Mystery: Prebiotic Synthesis of Simple Organic Monomers

In 2010, University College London biochemist Nick Lane stated the primordial soup theory “doesn’t hold water” and is “past its expiration date.” Read More ›
farmer Sri Lanka
Photo credit: Kannan Arunasalam, IWMI, via Flickr (cropped).

Stifling Food Production to “Save the Planet”

After Sri Lanka’s government restricted non-organic fertilizer use, the economy and government collapsed. Read More ›
Venus
Photo: Venus, by NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Why Researchers Focus on Possible Life on Venus

Chemicals that we shouldn’t find unless they are produced by life forms are sparking interest in exploring Venus from both public and private sources. Read More ›
Costco
Photo credit: Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Costco Chickens and Human Exceptionalism

The impact of too-onerous animal-welfare laws on the diets of people of limited means becomes clear. Read More ›
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Getting to the Roots of Design

Plants make food for everyone else, but they couldn’t do it without a lot of help from their microbial friends. Read More ›
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The Origin of Life: Dangers of Taking Research Claims at Face Value

All simulations that purport to be breakthroughs in origins problems follow the same pattern. Read More ›

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