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Humans Have Limits. Transhumanists Want to Overcome Them

Transhumanism, arguably an offshoot of neo-Darwinism, is set on envisioning the next grand step of human evolution. Read More ›
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Will Earth BioGenome Project Vindicate Darwin?

Compare the latest project to sequence everything to other megaprojects that may or may not answer evolutionary questions. Read More ›
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Darwin’s Tree Morphs into a Network, with Implications for Intelligent Design

If lateral gene transfer is rampant throughout life, the universal tree of life becomes a matter of philosophical preference, not empirical demonstration. Read More ›
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New Paper by Winston Ewert Demonstrates Superiority of Design Model

Winston Ewert’s results are a Copernican Revolution moment. Read More ›
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From Darwinism to Dataism: Will We Lose Democracy to Techno-Religion?

When tyranny comes it often is introduced as some improvement, or as the correction of some perceived problem. Read More ›
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Warnings exclamation mark alerts in computer systems to be aware of the dangers and risks of cyberattacks on the Internet. Malicious software to secure online logins on websites
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Robert Marks: What Computers Will Never Do

Many Artificial Intelligence researchers wrongly believe that intelligence arises from the application of algorithms. Read More ›
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In Election 2016, Why Big Data Took a Tumble

Human judgment and insight, especially trained human judgment and insight, are irreplaceable. Read More ›
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-powered language translation software for global communication
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Artificial Intelligence and the Language Barrier

If you have a few free minutes, try, for fun, filling them with Google Translate. Read More ›
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Science Can Perpetuate Myths

For those who believe science is a self-correcting process leading inexorably to progress in true knowledge about the world, a professor of medical statistics has a heavy dose of realism. Read More ›

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