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Photo: The Chinese FAST telescope, by 罗放 / CC BY-SA.

Another Cosmos Episode, Another Sermon from Pastor Tyson

Eventually, Dr. Tyson gets to Saint Charles. No, we mean that literally. Tyson calls Darwin “the greatest spiritual teacher of the last 1000 years.” Read More ›
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For Your Post-Holiday Enjoyment, Healthy ID Snacks

Among other design inspirations, the “ultimate non-stick coating” developed at McMaster University is based on the lotus leaf.  Read More ›
Artist’s impression of exoplanet orbiting two stars
Fermi Paradox
Image: An exoplanet (artist’s rendering), by ESA/Hubble [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Exoplanets and the Fermi Paradox

Contrary to first impressions, exoplanet discoveries actually strengthen the impact of the Fermi Paradox. Read More ›
Are we alone?
Fermi paradox
Image credit: An imagined alien “super-Earth,” by ESO/M. Kornmesser, via NASA.

Are We Alone in the Cosmos? Here’s a Real Paradox for You

The problem is, none of these people cite papers or other writing by researchers on intelligent design, like the work done by Douglas Axe on protein evolution probabilities. Read More ›
Milky Way
Photo: Milky Way, by Free-Photos, via Pixabay.

Updating the Drake Equation

The Drake equation is simply the product of a set of factors, estimating the number of active, technologically advanced, communicating civilizations in our galaxy. Read More ›
Golden Record

If No One Can Play It, Is It Music?

Archiving music in DNA for future generations sounds promising, as long as the playback directions are not forgotten. Read More ›
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Image credit: NASA, ESA, M.J. Jee and H. Ford (Johns Hopkins University) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Alien Physics: Scientist Offers Novel Escape Hatch from Intelligent Design

It's a good day for some rather underwhelming attempts to evade scientific indications of ID. Read More ›
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Image credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz (STScI).

An Open Letter to Dr. Hossenfelder’s Mother

Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder neatly dismisses media hype about a "multiverse." Read More ›

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