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Why AI Can’t Replace Us Functionally

The map is not the territory. The symbol is not the thing. And the model is not the mind. Read More ›
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Remembering Bernie Widrow, a Great Engineer and a Wise Scientist

Widrow called his learning machine a neural network because it was loosely based on the 1943 McCulloch-Pitts model of the biological neuron. Read More ›
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New Paper: Giraffe Fossil Record Defies Neo-Darwinism

Results have been obtained in definite contrast to the expectations of the neo-Darwinian theory. Read More ›
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What’s in a Name? Darwin’s Confusing Terminology

In the English language prior to Darwin, “natural selection” was a term used by those who reared animals to denote nature’s serendipity. Read More ›
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What Can Science Tell Us About the Existence of God?

The worldview of materialism is increasingly at odds with the latest scientific discoveries of the last hundred years. Read More ›
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Innovative New Book by French Authors Complements Meyer’s God Hypothesis

Kurt Gödel is not as widely known in popular culture as Einstein, but mathematicians consider his work just as revolutionary and foundational. Read More ›
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French Authors Say Science Points to God; Scientists Listen

Computer engineer Michel-Yves Bolloré, a lifelong Catholic, and Olivier Bonnassies, who came late to faith, argue that the universe must have had a creator. Read More ›
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New Book: God Hypothesis, European Style; Events at Princeton, Berkeley

In the faith context, the popular picture in America of what Europe is like — the land that God forgot — may need to be revised. Read More ›
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Postcard from Warsaw: Debating Teleology in Science

An English version of the debate, with Professor Sady's words translated into English, is now available on YouTube. Read More ›
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A Device to Read Minds? Not What Researchers Intended, But…

"There’s a voice inside most people’s minds that comes alive when they listen, read, or prepare to speak." Read More ›

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