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The End of the Machine Metaphor? 

Rather than purpose deriving from a purposeless process like natural selection, natural selection can only occur when life itself is the result of purpose. 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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Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Speciation

Swedish scientist Arne Müntzing used two plant species to make a hybrid that underwent chromosome doubling to produce hempnettle, a member of the mint family. Read More ›
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Dogs Understand Many More Words than We Think

Of course, the dog is responding to words as signals, not as components of sentences. Read More ›
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If Human Eugenics Wouldn’t Work, Human Evolution Has a Big Problem

Richard Dawkins got his wings clipped over the weekend, following a claim on Twitter. Read More ›
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World Magazine: Darwin Devolves Is Science Book of the Year; Foresight Makes the Short List

This, of course, comes on top of kudos Dr. Eberlin had already received from, among others, no fewer than three Nobel Prize-winning scientists. Read More ›
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Michael Behe, Biochemist and Superhero, Was Live at Seattle Center; See It Now!

John West appropriately introduced Dr. Behe as the “archetypal mild-mannered professor” who “helped provoke a revolutionary debate.” Read More ›

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