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Photo: Pakicetus, by Kevin Guertin from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

To Shave a Cow: Sternberg on Whale Evolution

That evolution, over a span of 11 million years or so, was once hailed as a “poster child” for the confirmation of Darwinian theory. Read More ›
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Evolution and That Shrimp on Your Plate

Explosions of new life forms followed by stasis are emphatically not what evolution expects to find, but it is what paleontologists do find. Read More ›
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New Science Uprising Episode Asks, “Just How Bad Is the Fossil Record for Darwin’s Theory?”

The fossil record is not a good match with Darwinian thinking, but it makes a strong pairing with intelligent design. Read More ›
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Photo: Darwin’s statue, Natural History Museum, by http://www.cgpgrey.com [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design and Natural Theology

How just is the imputation of “neo-creationist” tendencies to members of the intelligent design community? Read More ›
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How I Came to Take Leave of Darwin 

I had once assumed that any opposition to Darwin must necessarily be confined to the ranks of such as Biblical fundamentalists. Read More ›
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Luskin: The “Big Bang” of Human Origins

That there would be something unique about human origins isn’t what you would expect based on evolutionary assumptions. Read More ›
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Photo: “Tree of Life,” a cave painting from Borneo, Indonesia, by Lhfage at English Wikipedia [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.

There Is No Such Thing as a Fossil Mind

We are free to accept ad hoc evo psych explanations if we wish. Like astrology and palm reading, they make good conversation pieces. Read More ›
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Photo: Clifton Suspension Bridge, by Nic Trott, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Tricks of the Cell Trade

Cell processes are quick and efficient. They can even solve geometry problems in the dark without eyes or brains. Read More ›
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Squirrel Acrobatics Amaze Scientists

The other day, walking down a tree-lined street, we were startled by a sudden crash and scramble at our feet.  Read More ›
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Luskin at The Federalist — Freedom Is Threatened; Now Will You Listen?

Critics of Darwinian theory have faced exactly such a campaign — not just recently but going back a couple of decades. Read More ›

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