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Robot Evolution? How the Trick Is Done

Some evolutionists still don’t get it. You can’t design something for a purpose and call it Darwinism. Read More ›
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Orphan Proteins Spell Trouble for AlphaFold 2

Proteins are indispensable molecular biological workhorses that come in thousands of different shapes and sizes. Read More ›
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For AI to Be Creative, Here’s What It Would Take

AI can appear smart when it generates a surprising result. But surprise does not equate to creativity. Read More ›
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Watch: Animal Algorithms and the Bluff of Darwinism

Human navigation technology is just catching up to what animals like these can do by instinct. Read More ›
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Viruses, the Immune System, and Computer Systems

Virus detection in computer programs is primarily implemented using a signature-based technique. Read More ›
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Plant Diversity and Computer Programming

I asked the gardener how come, after all these years, the soil in my geranium pots is at roughly the same level. Read More ›
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Notre Dame gargoyle
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The Gargoyle’s Challenge — Remembering Schützenberger on Darwinism

David Berlinski lives in the shadow of the Notre-Dame in Paris and poignantly remembers the cathedral before it burned. Read More ›
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In Search of Self-Replicating Clocks

That Darwinism seems even superficially plausible depends completely on the ability of living things to reproduce themselves without significant degradation. Read More ›

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