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Photo: A raven, by Peter Lloyd via Unsplash.

How the Raven Said “Nevermore”

Watch how easy it is to tell a Darwinian story. If something exists and looks advantageous, it evolved. Read More ›
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Photo: Lehigh University campus, by IR393DEME [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

A Response to My Lehigh Colleagues, Part 2

Lang and Rice cite a number of articles to show that loss-of-function mutations are just a small minority of those found in studies of organisms. Read More ›
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Jerry Coyne
Photo: Jerry Coyne on The Dave Rubin Show, via YouTube (screenshot).

Bullet Points for Jerry Coyne

Alas, Coyne’s review of Darwin Devolves has too little intellectual content to sustain any real engagement. Read More ›
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Perplexing: Michael Behe’s Critics Falsely Claim He Ignores Exaptation

Writing in the journal Science, reviewers Lents, Swamidass, and Lenski make a very specific, clear, strong, and unambiguous claim. Read More ›
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Darwin Devolves
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First Review of Darwin Devolves Relies Heavily on Circular Reasoning

This line of argumentation only appears compelling to those who assume from that start that the core assumptions of the standard evolutionary model are true. Read More ›
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Photo source: An Australian house sparrow, via Phys.org/Wikipedia.

News for the Birds — Smart, Gymnastic, Flute-Playing, Surviving

Is it reasonable that two populations would independently hit on an adaptation by chance? Read More ›
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Ignoring Other Research, New Study Explains (Away) the Origin of New Body Plans

Recently, a team of British paleontologists added a new pseudo-explanation. Read More ›
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Migrating Birds Can Find Their Flocks After Many Miles and Days Apart

Another study of bird migration using geolocators finds fascinating new facts about social interactions during long-distance flights. Read More ›
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Photo: Zebra finches, by Keith Gerstung from McHenry, IL, United States (Niagara Falls AviaryUploaded by Snowmanradio) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Do Animals Recognize Beauty?

One must separate beauty from mate choice in order to tell if animals recognize beauty. Read More ›
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The Problem with “Bad Design” Arguments

In a physical world there will be design constraints, so it is only realistic to expect tradeoffs. Read More ›

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