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PBS Forgot to Ask Biologist Richard Sternberg About Cetacean Evolution

The smooth narrative of the documentary is expected to carry the viewer along, not asking any questions. Read More ›
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Evolution Is Due to Evolution: PBS “Explains” Dolphin Intelligence

The only lame excuse for an actual explanation of what “drives” it all is “chance”: “the chance events that rewired ancient brains.” Read More ›
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Tonight on NOVA: From “These Tiny Little Mistakes” — Evolution!

“Life continues to create itself,” “evolution is entirely built on these tiny little mistakes.” Read More ›
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Hey Octopus, How Did You Get to Be So Smart?

With the asocial brain hypothesis, researchers ask us to think beyond traditional explanations for why some animals display unexpected intelligence. Read More ›
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On Our 250th Anniversary, There Is a Battle for America’s Soul

While some researchers have "personified" their apes, others have mechanized their concept of man. Read More ›
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Life at the Limits of the Possible

Dr. Stuart Burgess suggests that organisms at the extremes not only exemplify ultimate engineering but specifically point to theistic design. Read More ›
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We Are Still Learning About the Wonderful Design of Humpback Whales

Design aspects of whales defy explanations based on Darwinian evolution, such as their complex vocal communications and the internal testes of the males. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: To Whom Are You Talking When You Talk to Yourself?

A comment by a national radio show host recently caught my attention. “So, I said to myself, SELF! What would you do under these circumstances?” Read More ›
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Here’s the Other Common Objection to Intelligent Design — Answered

If you asked me, “Do you believe in evolution?” I would reply “I believe in the evolution of life, and the evolution of automobiles." Read More ›
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War on Human Exceptionalism Turns to Tool Use

As the academic war on human exceptionalism motors on, researchers’ thinking sometimes shorts out — and they don’t even notice. Read More ›

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