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Manfred Eigen
catastrophe error
Photo: Manfred Eigen (second from the right) met with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in 1983, by Rob Croes / Anefo [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Error Catastrophe: Manfred Eigen’s Show-Stopper Is Still Stopping the Origin-of-Life Show

We are nearing a half-century since Eigen wrote about this paradox, and it “still challenges theoretical biologists.” Read More ›
origin of life
Image source: Illustra Media, from Origin: Design, Chance, and the First Life on Earth.

Latest Acts in the Origin-of-Life Circus

Leading lights in origin-of-life research share their work and thoughts in a series of open-access articles about chemical evolution. Read More ›
Heretic
Matti Leisola
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Stockholm University’s Ola Hössjer Reviews Heretic

“Should materialism be enforced, or are we, as scientists, willing to allow an intelligent designer through the door?” Read More ›
What-is-life
Photo: Stephen Meyer and Michael Medved, by Nathan Jacobson.

Michael Medved and Stephen Meyer: What Is Life?

Even if you don’t know how to define life, you know it when you see it. But how? Read More ›

From Atheist Jeffrey Shallit, a Telling Response on the Origin of Life

Shallit is a computer scientist at the University of Waterloo whom we've dealt with here on occasion before. Read More ›
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group of students takes the test in class
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Picture This: What Teaching the Controversy over Evolution Looks Like in the Classroom

In general terms, as I wrote to a parent recently, we recommend that students learn more about evolution, not less. Read More ›

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