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Qafzeh
Photo: A skull from the Qafzeh Cave, by Wapondaponda, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

When Did Humans Start Burying the Dead?

Only humans understand death as the inevitable and final reality for all mortal beings no matter what we do. Read More ›
woman and dog
Photo credit: Jamie Street via Unsplash.

Intelligent Design in Human-Animal Friendships

A man and his emotional support alligator, Wally, made headlines last week when they tried to attend a baseball game together in Philadelphia. Read More ›
paws
Photo credit: droїd, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

By Using Floor Buttons, Can Dogs Talk?

The latest fad in the “Talk to the animals” arena appears to be a classic in confirmation bias. Read More ›
ichneumon wasp
Photo: An ichneumon wasp, aka Darwin wasp, by Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Debate on the “Randomness” of Mutation 

The historical wellspring of randomness in evolutionary theory is Darwin’s own insistence on “chance” at the causal foundations of life. Read More ›
Ovid Banished from Rome
Image: Ovid Banished from Rome, by J. M. W. Turner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Ovid in His Exile

Schermerhorn Hall at Columbia University was the scene of many strange experiments. Read More ›
Tower-of-Babel
Image: Tower of Babel, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, via Wikimedia Commons.

With Becket Cook, David Berlinski Discusses Speech as a Problem for Darwin, and More

Dog owners know that to look into your dog’s eyes is often to see that the dog has something he wishes to say but lacks the “machinery for externalization.” Read More ›
pine trees in snow
Photo credit: Dreamy Pixel, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A New Look at Natural Selection

If you are a pine tree, you need to have antifreeze in your needles if you are rooted beyond certain latitudes or elevations. Read More ›
storytelling
Image credit: John Everett Millais, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

By Design: Storytelling Reveals Human Exceptionalism

That humans enjoy being made to wait seems to have been deliberately built into us. It’s unique in nature, an intelligent design. Read More ›
click beetle
Photo: A click beetle, by Sarefo, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

New Engineering Ideas from Biology

The 2023 Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, organized by the CSC's Engineering Research Group, is set for June 1-3 in Denton, Texas. Read More ›
Border collie
Photo: Border collie, by Iceblueblue, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Can a Dog Be Bred to Be as Smart as a Human?

An enterprising electrical engineer, Payton Pearson, thinks it can be done. There are reasons for doubt. Read More ›

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