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Photo: Neanderthal Musuem, Germany, by Clemens Vasters, via Flickr (cropped).

Will Other Evolutionary Biologists Speak Out About These Misleading Videos?

So, what does it matter if visually compelling but absolutely rubbishy videos give kids and their parents entirely the wrong perception of evolutionary theory? Read More ›
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Image credit: אהוד הלפרין, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Prehistoric Humans Were Not So Brutish After All

Overall, our ancestors have persistently failed to be anywhere near as stupid as current evolutionary theory requires.  Read More ›
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Abstract Reasoning in Our Ancestors Earlier than Thought?

Researchers say, bone tools were being mass produced 1.5 million years ago in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Read More ›
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Dodging the Main Issue in the Cambrian Explosion

In three papers, scientists babble about irrelevant details but ignore the main question: the origin of new genetic information for new body plans and organs. Read More ›
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Photo: Replica of a typical Denisovan fragment, by Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Reader Asks: What Is Denisovan DNA?

The “Denisovans” are kind of a fictional group from which we only have a few fragmented bone specimens. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Casey Luskin.

In Aurora Borealis, Scientific and Aesthetic Design Arguments Meet 

You appreciate the aurora borealis or aurora australis because you were not created by strictly material evolutionary processes. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Direct Fossil Ancestors of Living Species?

Willi Hennig, the founder of phylogenetic systematics (cladistics), recognized that finding and demonstrating direct ancestors would be a very hard task. Read More ›
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Photo: Common ravens, via Wikimedia Commons.

Our Ancestors Are Evolving, Just to Keep Up!

Negative biases about our forebears have long been part of science, education, and popular culture. Why? Read More ›
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Ewert’s Dependency Graph Proposal: A Forest of Compositions

To help further explain this concept, I would like to introduce readers to my pet bunny, Daisy.  Read More ›
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More on Winston Ewert’s “Dependency Graph of Life” — An Important New Paper

The evolution of life mimics the evolution of software or other human technology. Read More ›

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