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The Objective Probability of the Fine-Tuning Evidence

Science and philosophy aim to explain aspects of the world and of our experience, and both offer judgments about what is correct or incorrect. Read More ›
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Jaime Escalante: Why a Heroic Teacher Matters to Intelligent Design

Anyone who has studied the history of IQ testing and eugenics will recognize the weaponization of low expectations against people deemed inferior. Read More ›
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The Big Bang Simplified

Since very few people understand Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, for most of us the Big Bang seems very mysterious and counterintuitive. Read More ›
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Can Algorithms Designed by Humans Catch Up with the Genius of Biological Systems?

While humans invented algorithms only within the last century, enabling the development of AI, animals exhibit behavioral algorithms that long predate humans. Read More ›
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Is Mathematics Discovered or Invented?

Some think that math is invented. Evidence, though, points towards its discovery. Read More ›
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Iterations of Immortality

The calculus made modern science possible, but it was the algorithm that made possible the modern world. Read More ›
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Science After Babel: An Exercise in Self-Criticism

Until the day before yesterday, the imperial architects of the scientific revolution were well satisfied and sleek as seals. Read More ›
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Mice Can’t Do Calculus but Their Brains Can

Neuroimaging and mathematics showed that a simple Stop! signal in the brain would not allow a mouse to stop as quickly as it in fact did. Read More ›
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How Frogs and Fish “Count”

We’re beginning to find out more about how animals that don’t really “think” much can keep track of numbers, when needed. Read More ›
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Navigation Ability Crosses Phylum Lines — And That’s a Problem for Evolution

Yes, that is kind of adorable. It took only a few days for the fish to learn to drive. Read More ›

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