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Gottfried Leibniz

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Image: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, by Christoph Bernhard Francke, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Before Darwin — How Evolution Evolved

The soil was prepared — soon, seeds were sprouting. In roughly the third quarter of the 18th century, evolutionary theories of biology proliferated.  Read More ›
Ray Kurzweil
Photo: Ray Kurzweil, by Nathan Jacobson.

Artificial General Intelligence: Machines vs. Organisms

It may seem that I’m picking too much on Ray Kurzweil. But he and I have been crossing paths for a long time. Read More ›
Perseid meteor
Photo: Perseid meteor, by NASA/Bill Ingalls.

Physicist: “The Multiverse Is a Lot Like God”

I have to admit it makes me smile to think Professor Gleiser’s thoughts ahead of him. Read More ›
Carl Sagan
Image: Carl Sagan lectures to school kids, in a scene from Cosmos (screen shot).

When Scientists Make Truth Claims Outside Science

Here is a small, representative sampling of such claims over the past three centuries. These claims are not from science, but they drive science. Read More ›

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